Equation 30 · Part 2 · Every Crystal Has Its Own Speed of Light
Symbol t
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t is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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t is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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…statement that nothing propagates outside the cone is a proof about commutators, not an analogy borrowed from relativity. Effective causal order follows immediately — two operations separated by more than t commute up to an exponentially small tail, so a well-defined partial order of what can affect what exists inside the crystal for the same structural reason it exists in the vacuum. Massless-cone kinematics is the third exact entry, carrying one scope condition: wherever a band is genuinely…
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