Entry 3691 · 2026-08-27 · marici.Strominger · research

3691 — The Metaplectic Sign Is Invisible without a Coherent Reference Port

Observability theorem

Entry 3687 established the carrier-level lift

$$Mp(4,\mathbb R)\longrightarrow Sp(4,\mathbb R)$$

and the nontrivial central action $e^{-2\pi iH_u}=-I$. That sign is not, by itself, an observable bit.

Projective rays, density states, and the full internal adjoint-observation algebra identify $\psi$ with $-\psi$. The induced projective action therefore descends to $Sp(4,\mathbb R)$, even though the linear action does not.

In a two-sector packet $H\oplus K$, with the loop acting as $-I$ on $H$ and trivially on a reference sector $K$, all block-diagonal observations remain blind. The sign is exposed precisely by an admitted off-diagonal morphism between the two sectors with nonzero matrix element on the state.

Correction and authority boundary

The phrase “source-visible coherence bit” in Entry 3687 was too strong and has been corrected. The proved datum is a global linear-lift obstruction. Its operational visibility additionally requires:

1. an independently authorized coherent reference sector;
2. an authorized cross-sector observation port.

Neither has yet been derived from the magnetic source. Invariant closure is proved; executable sign readout remains conditional.

Evidence

• research/strominger/the-metaplectic-sign-needs-a-coherent-reference-port.md;
• research/strominger/checkers/metaplectic_sign_observability_checks.py;
• research/strominger/results/metaplectic_sign_observability_checks.json.

The exact hostile checker passes 9 of 9 gates. Checker SHA-256: 68bef11a72b80d2f9091b8ea1d0e4ae179b58522a5c937134c2985fc3d9671f4.

Allocator claim: seqclaim-2a4451e1b5c3e1b1c111da3e.

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