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Equation 47 · How Fast Can a Horizon Learn Which Path You Took?

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V(T)=(TT0)−C,V(T)=\left(\frac{T}{T_0}\right)^{-C},

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This relates toV(T)
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VV

Symbol V

V is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.

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TT

Symbol T

T is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.

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T0T_0

Symbol T_0

T0T_0 occurs below the fraction bar. The quantity above the bar is divided by this expression; zero is excluded as a denominator.

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CC

Symbol C

C is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.

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=

=

The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.

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fraction

fraction

Divide the expression above the line by the one below it.

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subscript

subscript

The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.

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superscript

superscript

A raised number can be a power. When it is a label or bound, it selects a case or the upper limit of a sum; the formula’s structure distinguishes these uses.

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With a fixed numerator, increasing a nonzero denominator reduces the fraction. Read it with the definitions, units, and assumptions supplied by the article.

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The nonextremal exponential is not universal. Gralla and Wei find that at zero surface gravity a scalar/Klein–Gordon analogue can cross to power-law overlap, V(T)=(TT0)−CV(T)=\left(\frac{T}{T_0}\right)^{-C}. while in their electromagnetic extremal Kerr limit the relevant horizon flux is expelled: both the surface gravity and electromagnetic decohering flux vanish because the external field does not penetrate the horizon [ 3 ] . For a genuine power law with C>0 , a threshold clock scales as a power of the required overlap rather than a logarithm. For the screened electromagnetic case, no horizon record accumulates through that channel.

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