Registry · Definition
V.D84
tau-effective
formalized
V.D84 — Coherence horizon
Coherence horizon: the orbit depth n_coh = min{n in N : S_def(n) = 0} at which defect entropy first reaches zero; for n >= n_coh the configuration is in categorical equilibrium. Existence and finiteness guaranteed by the Global Defect Exhaustion Theorem.
Book V
Part 3
Ch. 21