The observer gets only part

A record can be preserved without being complete or accessible.

FIGURE 9 / Events leave partial traces in light, matter and memory. A trace can form without a conscious reader. [19-21]

Does an event remain accessible after it has occurred?

Unitary quantum evolution preserves information in a closed system. Environmental interactions can leave partial records. [19-21]

Information may become dispersed and practically inaccessible. Preservation does not promise a readable replay or establish every possible history as actual.

Human memory is one record among others. Intuition may reflect learned patterns, but confidence alone does not establish accuracy. [18]

The minutes of the meeting are not the entire meeting.

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An interaction

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Light / matter

3

A detector

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Selected information