On a warm spring day, with faint white clouds drifting lazily across a sun-filled sky, a mentor and her apprentice wandered through a meadow that hummed with life. The air was thick with the sweet scent of blooming flowers, and the gentle hum of sweet-natured honey bees created a symphony of nature's whispers.
The mentor, a wise woman with eyes that held the secrets of many lifetimes, paused by an ancient oak tree. Its branches stretched towards the heavens, casting dappled shadows on the ground. She turned to her apprentice, a young woman whose heart was open to the mysteries of the world.
"Tell me," the mentor began, her voice like a soft breeze, "what do you understand about control and freedom?"
The apprentice closed her eyes, feeling the earth beneath her feet and the sky above her head. "Control is about having power over something, while freedom is the absence of restrictions," she replied, her voice thoughtful.
The mentor smiled, a knowing glint in her eyes. "Yes, but there is more to it. Look at this tree," she said, gesturing to the old oak. "It stands tall and strong, its branches reaching for the sky. It appears free, doesn't it?"
The apprentice nodded, feeling the tree's ancient energy.
"But consider this," the mentor continued, her voice weaving a spell of understanding. "The tree's freedom to grow tall and spread its branches is a result of many controls. The roots anchor it firmly in the ground, the soil provides nutrients, and the seasons dictate its growth. Without these controls, the tree would not thrive."
The apprentice's eyes widened as she felt the truth of the words resonate within her. "So, what we call freedom can sometimes be the product of dimensions of control?"
"That's right," the mentor affirmed, her voice like a gentle caress. "True freedom often arises from a balance between control and the absence of it. Just as the tree needs the stability of its roots to reach for the sky, many phenomena in nature rely on this principle. Some we are aware of, and others remain hidden from our understanding."
They continued their walk, the apprentice's mind swirling with new insights. As they reached a hilltop, the mentor pointed to a kite soaring high in the sky, its string held firmly by a child below.
"See that kite?" the mentor said, her voice filled with wonder. "It dances freely in the wind, but it is the control of the string that allows it to soar. Without the string, it would drift aimlessly and fall."
The apprentice smiled, understanding illuminating her face like the first light of dawn. "So, there is a balance between opposites that allows incredible things to happen."
"Yes," the mentor said softly, her voice blending with the whispers of the wind. "In life, we must learn to balance control and freedom, for it is in this harmony that we find our true strength and potential."
As the sun began to set, casting a golden glow over the meadow, the mentor and her apprentice walked back, their hearts and minds enriched by the day's lesson. The sweet-natured honey bees continued their gentle hum, a reminder of the delicate balance in nature. The world around them shimmered with the magic of interconnected life, each element contributing to the vibrant tapestry of existence.

Control Dimensions

So, what are control dimensions and how do they work within a QTEC system? If you look at the block diagram of the RLB stage (here), you will see two separate inputs leading into the reintegration logic block. Each input stage is a control domain, and each method used to produce its relevant output is a dimension of control.

For example, in this particular RLB circuit, stage 1 has a single control domain with three control dimensions. Stage 1 is defined by its function, which in this case is sine generation. The various inputs to the oscillator that control the nature of the waveform output are its control dimensions: one to control the phase, frequency, and amplitude of the waveform; one to generate the actual sine wave; and one to inform the device about the quality of the connection, known as the variable probability reference control.

To avoid getting lost in the fog of details, I chose to keep things simple. For example, how many control dimensions are there? Just three? Unfortunately, no. There are control dimensions you can control and others you cannot. Huh? How can you have control dimensions you can't control? It makes more sense if you look at a control dimension from the perspective of the circuit it is acting on, rather than from the point of view of the engineer designing various systems to control that circuit.

In any system, just as there are factors within your ability to fully or partially control, there are also parameters outside your ability to change. Even if you cannot modify a parameter, it will still act as a control dimension on the circuit. So, what are some types of control dimensions that are fully, partially, or not at all within your ability to control?

Fully controllable parameters: frequency, waveform, noise level (mostly), etc.

Partially controllable parameters (geo-parameters): external temperature, vibration, chemistry of components, external electrical and magnetic fields, etc.

Not controllable parameters (including both cosmogenic parameters and cosmogenetic parameters): gravitational fields, cosmic rays, external quantum and relativistic effects, etc.

Control Domains in Circuit Stages

In my block diagram, I show each stage as having one control domain. However, there can be more than one control domain per stage. Generally, all control domains within a particular stage share a common characteristic. For instance, in stage one, this characteristic is frequency generation. Depending on how the waveform is generated, there can be more than a single oscillator involved. The synthetic aperture oscillator I mentioned on the page about oscillators is an example, as it has two oscillators contributing to the final output waveform. Depending on your circuit design, each oscillator can have its own unique control dimensions.

Although the laser diode in stage two still produces an electromagnetic wave at a particular frequency, the way it is controlled, and the delivery of the light photons are different enough to constitute a separate stage. So, how many stages do you need? As many as you can implement. Seriously. The more stages you add, the better your transfer efficiency becomes. This also applies to control domains within each stage and individual dimensions of control within each control domain. The more the merrier.

Digital Automation Helps

The downside is that it can become very difficult to match all possible parameters in both the DMC and the RLB. Eventually, you will find yourself trying to control dozens of parameters. This is where digital automation comes into play. There is a reason the pipeline stabilization feedback bus looks like an old fashioned computer ribbon cable - because it is. The hunter-seeker started as a simple feedback loop but grew so complex that it eventually required a dedicated computer. The hunter-seeker must provide command and control for every control dimension across all stages.

While theoretically, the sky is the limit for how many control dimensions you can create, practically, the upper limit depends on your telemetry and the computer's ability to smoothly control variables without choking. Personally, I found controlling more than about 6 - 8 parameters became cumbersome.

To illustrate why you need to choose your control dimensions wisely, consider using separate 12-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs) to send control data from the H-S circuit to the various control points within your circuit, with one DAC per control point. You are looking to control n times 4096 unique states, where n is the total number of control dimensions. In this example, that's 6 times 4096 or 24,576 unique states. That's a lot of states for sure. It's doable, but no longer in a portable package. It gets more complicated when you start climbing up the bit ladder in search of ever more control: Analog Devices and Texas Instruments offer some pretty good 20-bit DACs to design with. For example, the AD5791 20-bit DAC by Analog Devices is a highly stable, tough old workhorse that has 1-ppm accuracy. There are also some very nice 32-bit devices commonly used in scientific instrumentation that would be excellent candidates for controlling frequency and waveform parameters, such as the PCM1795 from TI, if you can handle 4,294,967,296 control steps..

Anyway, though it may be fun to get lost in the minutiae, like comparing 12-bit DACs to 32-bit DACs, and which one is more suitable for the design you envision, the important point in all this discussion, is to not lose track of the reason why you are going to all the trouble to entangle these two disconnected halves of what is essentially the same device. For decades, experimenters have attempted to invent faster than light comms by trying to link the quantum characteristics of particle systems via entanglement and failing. QTEC links two systems together not through entanglement of quantum operators, but via the types of noise they produce. Remember, high quality noise is, like quantum operators, stochastically random. Phase noise, for example, is also governed by an equation, called the phase noise equation, L(f) = S_phi(f) / 2 , and it is the same across the entire system as long as both sides of the system are the same. Your job is to make both sides of the circuit, the DMC at the transmitting end, and the RLB at the receiving end, as identical as you can possibly make it. The more successful you are in this endeavor, the more efficient the link you create will be.

Each stage you add, and each control dimension you introduce, incrementally increases entanglement efficiency by making the noise in the RLB match the noise in the DMC more faithfully. You don't want to be too stingy, as too few stages and control dimensions will lead to failure. On the other hand, too many stages or control dimensions can make things so hard to 'dial in' due to all the permutations, that it can also, ironically, lead to a loss of control. Don't ask me how I know that... let's just say that not all DACs need to be 32 bits. Pick your battles carefully. Without a doubt, phase noise is the most important item on your list to control. The chemical composition of the quartz slugs that the sine wave oscillators are made from are, surprisingly, another characteristic you need to pay attention to. You may get unlucky and have two units that are the same on paper, and while both work alone, together nothing happens - the 'magic smoke' just isn't there.

Temperature is also a control dimension. Because of this, it makes sense to have ovenized oscillators, as well as to offer some overarching form of temperature control for your DMC and RLB. Luckily, this doesn't need to be very complex. Insulating your circuit enclosures can be as simple as using Styrofoam panels.

Shielding against extraneous electromagnetic fields? Well, that's what Faraday cages and Mu-metal sheets are for. The problem of shielding against Cosmogenetic parameters? If you have to worry about gamma and cosmic rays, well, tell SpaceX to build you a better rocket. Not much to do here....

Quantum and Relativistic Effects

Also, gravitational effects... this is a tough one. Differing intensity gravity fields between the transmitter and receiver create a weird type of interference, if you want to call it that. Reread the EPR Kindred Methodologies paper again if you need to. Relativistic time dilation due to gravity differences between two points on Earth's surface that differ in elevation by 12 inches is about 0.033 picoseconds. This means you are actually 'talking' to someone living on an alternate Earth temporally shifted from your own by 0.033 picoseconds for a delta g of 12 inches. For all intents and purposes, you will never notice this difference. There will not be even minute differences between the two points connected together for such a small difference in time. Even for the Martian Geologist in my previous story talking blissfully to 'his' family over the super-comm, the difference due to both general and special relativistic effects will most likely be negligible. It will only become noticeable for deep space explorers moving at relativistic speeds or experiencing huge gravity differentials such as being near singularities.

These are just effects we will need to get used to and accept as the fallout of living in a universe ruled by both quantum and relativistic effects. If the Martian Geologist is really bothered by talking to a near-exact, down-to-the-freckles copy of his wife, he can always use conventional radio or laser comm... cosmogenetic effects are going to be forever out of our reach to ameliorate, I'm afraid.

Decision Making Circuit and Reintegration Logic Block

The last few pages have been going over how both the Decision Making Circuit and the Reintegration Logic Block function. It should be obvious by now that you can't have one without the other. They are not just different parts of a whole circuit, but are, in fact, the same device spread across a multi-dimensional space you create using environmental variables you can exert control over. In this 'spatial reality,' the entire system comprising the DMC/RLB serves as an analog of the X particle I envisioned all those long years ago, and the system noise serves as the controllable quantum operator I called structure, or 'S'. In my artificially generated quantum analog of the X particle, this variable still holds; only now, S can stand for what it really means, Static. Given that the entire stochastically dynamical system obeys the rules of quantum logic, Schrödinger’s wave equation still describes this system accurately.

The fact that the DMC/RLB are, in fact, a stand-in for an artificially created quantum system is even reflected in their names. Many have mistaken the word 'decision' in DMC and the word 'logic' in RLB to be references to digital electronics. As much as digital electronics is related to modern computing, this is understandable. In fact, the 'logic' and 'decision' terms both reflect the operation of fundamental quantum systems, which the DMC and RLB emulate.