Records Say What Can Be Known: Empirical access, response functionals, and severity in finite information physics

Summary and scope

An account of the distinction between a model’s record ledger and empirical access through calibrated response channels. It argues for explicit measurement maps, calibration and tests capable of failing. The fine-structure numerical example belongs to a retired physical identification and does not validate the principle. The contribution is a methodological proposal about assessing finite information models, not a derivation of physical observables or a replacement for quantum theory.

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How to cite

Elliman, D. (2026). Records Say What Can Be Known: Empirical access, response functionals, and severity in finite information physics. Neuro-Symbolic Ltd technical report. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21219214

@techreport{elliman2026recordepistemology,
  author      = {Elliman, David},
  title       = {Records Say What Can Be Known: Empirical access, response functionals, and severity in finite information physics},
  institution = {Neuro-Symbolic Ltd},
  year        = {2026},
  doi         = {10.5281/zenodo.21219214},
  url         = {https://neusym.ai/papers/record_epistemology/}
}