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N⊥=2πℏE∞ Δt=2πℏ(f E0′)Δτf=2πℏE0′ ΔτN_\perp = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}E_\infty\,\Delta t = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}\left(\sqrt f\,E_0'\right)\frac{\Delta\tau}{\sqrt f} = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}E_0'\,\Delta\tau

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​ : N⊥=2πℏE∞ Δt=2πℏ(f E0′)Δτf=2πℏE0′ ΔτN_\perp = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}E_\infty\,\Delta t = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}\left(\sqrt f\,E_0'\right)\frac{\Delta\tau}{\sqrt f} = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}E_0'\,\Delta\tau. The two calculations agree exactly. This is the covariance check the construction has to pass: N⊥N_\perp[Γ\Gamma] does not care which energy convention is used, provided the convention is applied consistently — local energy paired with proper time, or Killing energy paired with coordinate time, never a local energy stapled to a coordinate-time integral or the reverse. That last error is precisely the one the naive “free thoughts” argument makes. It takes the huge blueshift factor 1/f\sqrt f multiplying local energy and pairs it with the huge 1/f\sqrt f multiplying elapsed coordinate time, double-counting the same factor as though it were two independent windfalls rather…

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N⊥N_\perp

Symbol N_perp

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

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π\pi

Symbol pi

pi 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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ff

Symbol f

f 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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Δτ\Delta\tau

Symbol Δτ

Δτ occurs above the fraction bar. The numerator is divided by the entire denominator below it.

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N⊥=2πℏE∞ Δt=2πℏ(f E0′)Δτf=2πℏE0′ Δτ.N_\perp = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}E_\infty\,\Delta t = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}\left(\sqrt f\,E_0'\right)\frac{\Delta\tau}{\sqrt f} = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}E_0'\,\Delta\tau.

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This equation states an equality: the expressions on both sides have the same value under the article’s assumptions.

​ : N⊥=2πℏE∞ Δt=2πℏ(f E0′)Δτf=2πℏE0′ ΔτN_\perp = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}E_\infty\,\Delta t = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}\left(\sqrt f\,E_0'\right)\frac{\Delta\tau}{\sqrt f} = \frac{2}{\pi\hbar}E_0'\,\Delta\tau. The two calculations agree exactly. This is the covariance check the construction has to pass: N⊥N_\perp[Γ\Gamma] does not care which energy convention is used, provided the convention is applied consistently — local energy paired with proper time, or Killing energy paired with coordinate time, never a local energy stapled to a coordinate-time integral or the reverse. That last error is precisely the one the naive “free thoughts” argument makes. It takes the huge blueshift factor 1/f\sqrt f multiplying local energy and pairs it with the huge 1/f\sqrt f multiplying elapsed coordinate time, double-counting the same factor as though it were two independent windfalls rather…

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