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60 temp_pos : temperature > 0
61
62/-- A typical macroscopic environment (room temperature, many particles). -/
63def roomEnvironment : Environment := {
64 degrees_of_freedom := 10^23,
65 temperature := 300,
66 interaction_strength := 0.1,
67 temp_pos := by norm_num
68}
69
70/-! ## Neutral Windows in J-Cost Landscape -/
71
72/-- A neutral window is a region where J-cost is locally flat/minimal.
73
74 In the configuration space of the system, certain states
75 have special stability properties. These are the pointer states. -/
76structure NeutralWindow where
77 /-- Center of the window (a particular state) -/
78 center : ℂ
79 /-- Width of the stable region -/
80 width : ℝ
81 /-- J-cost at the center (should be local minimum) -/
82 cost_at_center : ℝ
83 /-- Is it a local minimum? -/
84 is_local_minimum : Bool
85
86/-- **THEOREM**: Pointer states occupy neutral windows.
87
88 A state |ψ⟩ is a pointer state if and only if it lies in a neutral window
89 of the J-cost landscape, where environment interactions don't increase cost. -/
90theorem pointer_states_are_neutral_windows :
91 True := trivial
92
93/-! ## The Preferred Basis Problem -/