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Let G be a compact group. For a full spatial orientation one may choose SO(3) ; for a single direction carried by a spin-coherent state the parameter space is the sphere , equivalently the quotient SO(3)/SO(2) . That distinction is not cosmetic. A spin pointing along does not encode rotation about , so it cannot specify a full triad.
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Equation 9 · Evolutionary Physics
A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation
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Let G be a compact group. For a full spatial orientation one may choose SO(3) ; for a single direction carried by a spin-coherent state the parameter space is the sphere , equivalently the quotient SO(3)/SO(2) . That distinction is not cosmetic. A spin pointing along does not encode rotation about , so it cannot specify a full triad.
Equation guide → · Article →Equation 35 · Evolutionary Physics
A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation
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For SO(3) , a coordinate-free angular distance between two rotations can be defined by
Equation guide → · Article →Equation 45 · Evolutionary Physics
A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation
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There is a trap. Even an orientation-blind fragment can sometimes satisfy a loose threshold by guessing from the prior. For uniform SO(3) , the probability that a blind estimate lies within geodesic angle of the true rotation is
Equation guide → · Article →Equation 70 · Evolutionary Physics
A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation
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For orientation, several parameters and noncommuting rotation generators enter. The best measurement for one component may be incompatible with the best measurement for another. A local Fisher matrix near a known orientation does not automatically yield a globally covariant estimator over SO(3) , and a bound need not be attainable by each finite fragment. Multiplying fragment QFI by a count can also double-count correlations if the fragments are not independent.
Equation guide → · Article →Equation 75 · Evolutionary Physics
A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation
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The initial simulation uses a spin- j coherent state as a finite directional reference and N sequential spin-one-half probes. That choice intentionally restricts the first result to . Calling it a full SO(3) frame would add an unencoded rotation about the spin axis. A later quantum-rotor or asymmetric-top model can carry a triad after the directional pipeline passes its tests.
Equation guide → · Article →Equation 109 · Evolutionary Physics
A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation
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The blind-guess correction also survives. Any thresholded continuous-parameter redundancy measure must demonstrate that its competence threshold beats the prior volume. Otherwise it counts lucky ignorance as a record. The distinction between a direction on and a full orientation on SO(3) survives as well; it prevents a common conceptual inflation before any simulation runs.
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