Rotation
Nine rotations across five bases. One seam. The cost of return.
Signal does not vanish when it rotates between bases — it only pays at the seams. Nine rotations reveal where rotation is free and where it is costly.
Rotation chain
Click each node to see the rotation and its torsion cost.
Step 1 · Torsion 0.000
Zero torsion — rotation is free
Zero torsion — rotation is free Torsion — rotation costs information
Total torsion: 1.269
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Compound
Two loops through the chain reveal the asymmetry between going and returning.
Projection (forward)
0.383
Reconstruction (return)
2.281
Forward (projection) is cheap. Return (reconstruction) is costly. Cost ratio: 5.96×.
Energy ↔ light
Drag the slider to see the cost of projection and reconstruction.
Energy light
Projection (forward)
Overtones decay as 1/k
Reconstruction (return)
Signal fully restored
Torsion: 0.383 · Forward −
Cost ratio: 5.96×
Projection is incomplete (A1) — but the total cost is measurable.
The cost of return always exceeds the cost of going. This is not a flaw — it is structure.