A Fundamental Distinguishability Threshold from Consistency

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contents <p>This work shows that a fundamental limit to distinguishability is not an assumption, but a necessary consequence of consistency.</p> <p>Within a constraint-first framework, we derive the existence and uniqueness of a minimal threshold below which distinctions do not define independent structure. This threshold emerges from the requirement that macrostates remain well-defined under coarse-graining, without invoking geometry, spacetime, or external scales.</p> <p>The result provides a non-geometric foundation for the emergence of structure, establishing a minimal distinguishability threshold as a prerequisite for any physical description.</p>
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spellingShingle A Fundamental Distinguishability Threshold from Consistency
Haskins, Diana
fundamental length scale
distinguishability
coarse-graining
emergent structure
foundations of physics
quantum gravity
<p>This work shows that a fundamental limit to distinguishability is not an assumption, but a necessary consequence of consistency.</p> <p>Within a constraint-first framework, we derive the existence and uniqueness of a minimal threshold below which distinctions do not define independent structure. This threshold emerges from the requirement that macrostates remain well-defined under coarse-graining, without invoking geometry, spacetime, or external scales.</p> <p>The result provides a non-geometric foundation for the emergence of structure, establishing a minimal distinguishability threshold as a prerequisite for any physical description.</p>
title A Fundamental Distinguishability Threshold from Consistency
topic fundamental length scale
distinguishability
coarse-graining
emergent structure
foundations of physics
quantum gravity
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19887328