c_RS
RS-native units set the gravitational propagation speed c_RS to exactly 1, matching the electromagnetic speed because both signals traverse the same ledger substrate at one cell per tick. Cosmologists and gravity modelers cite this normalization when computing prefactors such as the eta_B correction or black-hole entropy coefficients. The declaration is a direct constant assignment with no lemmas or reduction steps.
claimIn RS-native units the gravitational signal speed satisfies $c_{RS} = 1$.
background
The module addresses G-007 on whether gravity propagates at exactly the speed of light. Recognition Science places both electromagnetic and gravitational signals on the same simplicial ledger, so they inherit the identical tick rate and therefore the same limiting speed; the definition normalizes this common speed to 1, meaning one ledger cell per tick.
proof idea
The declaration is a direct definition that assigns the real number 1 to c_RS. No lemmas are applied and no tactics are used.
why it matters in Recognition Science
This definition anchors the structural equality of gravitational and electromagnetic speeds and is referenced by twenty-eight downstream declarations, chiefly the eta_B prefactor derivations in cosmology. It implements the module claim that identical tick rates force identical speed limits, consistent with the eight-tick octave of the forcing chain. The choice closes the unit system for propagation questions in the Recognition Science framework.
scope and limits
- Does not derive the speed limit from the J-uniqueness condition or the Recognition Composition Law.
- Does not supply the numerical value in SI units.
- Does not distinguish effective speeds for different fields or particle species.
- Does not include dispersion relations or higher-order corrections.
formal statement (Lean)
27def c_RS : ℝ := 1
proof body
Definition body.
28
29/-- Gravitational "signal" speed in RS-native units.
30 Same as c: both use the ledger as substrate. -/
used by (28)
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correctionFactor -
c_RS -
c_RS_expanded -
c_RS_lower -
c_RS_lt_one -
c_RS_pos -
c_RS_upper -
eta_B_corrected -
eta_B_corrected_lower -
eta_B_corrected_upper -
EtaBPrefactorCert -
phi_zpow_neg44_upper -
BlackHoleEntropyFromLedgerCert -
black_hole_entropy_one_statement -
c_RS -
c_RS_neg -
c_RS_neq_LQG -
c_RS_neq_string -
S_lead_pos -
S_RS -
blackHoleHorizonStatesCert -
BlackHoleHorizonStatesCert -
black_hole_horizon_states_one_statement -
c_RS_band -
log_phi_pos -
c_grav_eq_c_RS -
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