Records require readable persistence
Records require readable persistence
Claim
A persistent distinction functions as a record only if it can be accessed repeatedly without significantly accelerating its decay.
Definitions used
Predictions
- Increasing readout coupling strength reduces record lifetime.
- Below a coupling threshold, readout does not significantly affect persistence.
Operationalization
- System: bistable memory element
- Readout: controlled coupling channel
- Metric: lifetime vs read frequency
- Threshold: onset of back-action-induced decay
Disconfirming outcomes
- Readout has no effect on persistence.
- All readout destroys records equally.