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[[Existence|Existing]] in the [[Present]] is not free. Every piece of [[Information]] you maintain requires a minimum [[Energy]] budget.
If you increase your [[Information|resolution]] (see more detail), increase your refresh rate (move faster), or extend your [[Relational Distance|reach]] (relate across more [[Translation]] steps), your "Energy Floor" rises. If you cannot pay this tax, your [[Relating|Relations]] dissolve.
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## RRT Formalization
**Ref:** [[Relational Resolution Theory (RRT)]], Section II.
**Logic:** $\Phi_{\min} = k_B \ln 2 \sum(d_i \cdot \sigma_i \cdot T_i / \tau_i)$.
The absolute power threshold required to prevent relational dissolution.
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## In the Equation
**"The Floor"** ($\Phi_{\min}$)
The absolute physical minimum power required to maintain a [[System]]'s current [[Information|resolution]], refresh rate, and [[Relational Distance|reach]].