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Equation 55 · How Fast Can a Horizon Learn Which Path You Took?

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ΔIaccess(T)=Iglobal(T)−Icollector(T).\Delta I_{\rm access}(T)= I_{\rm global}(T)-I_{\rm collector}(T).

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Inputs and operationsI_rm global(T)-I_rm collector(T)
Result or conditionΔ I_rm access(T)
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ΔIaccess\Delta I_{\rm access}

Symbol Δ I_rm access

Δ IrI_rm access 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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IglobalI_{\rm global}

Symbol I_rm global

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

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IcollectorI_{\rm collector}

Symbol I_rm collector

IrI_rm collector 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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Capital delta attached to a quantity marks a difference between two values of that quantity; the article’s sign convention determines the order.

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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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That motivates two access models. The global algebra score permits the optimal measurement on the entire declared horizon state. The causal collector score restricts the measurement to the world tube and duration of a modeled interior receiver. Their difference is an access gap, ΔIaccess(T)=Iglobal(T)−Icollector(T)\Delta I_{\rm access}(T)= I_{\rm global}(T)-I_{\rm collector}(T). This gap is another proposed observable. It prevents the phrase “information is in the horizon state” from becoming “one observer can gather it.” The global score is a capacity statement; the collector score is an engineering task constrained by causal geometry.

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