Equation 55 · How Fast Can a Horizon Learn Which Path You Took?
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Symbol Δ I_rm access
Δ m access is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol T
T is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.
Symbol I_rm global
m global is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.
Symbol I_rm collector
m collector is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.
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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, . 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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