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finding:the-fep-is-asymptotically-equivalent-to-the-principle-of-unitarity-as-prediction-error-approaches-zero-a-and-b-would-need-to-share-identical-reference-frames-which-requires-entanglement-rather-than-separability-fields-et-al-2022The FEP is asymptotically equivalent to the Principle of Unitarity: as prediction error approaches zero, A and B would need to share identical reference frames, which requires entanglement rather than separability (Fields et al. 2022)
Demonstrates that optimal modelling erodes the very separability condition that defines a bounded agent
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extracted_from(2026) · Lars Sandved-Smith · Chris Fields · Thomas Doctor · Ruben Laukkonen +1
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- Remarkable convergence result showing optimal modelling erodes the distinction the modeller imposed
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