Manuscript Psy04-A@1 · Psy04-A-v1.tex · proposition · d5800e2a
Proposition: Classical delay cannot create a retrieval advantage
The sharp two-state classical benchmark · lines 488–501 · proof included or linked
Psy04-A@1#prop:classicaldelay
For a fixed encoder and admitted classical delay, the best post-delay decoding score is no larger than the best score available from the encoder's pre-delay memory state.
Proof. A decoder receiving the pre-delay state can simulate the delay kernel internally and then apply any post-delay decoder. Thus the pre-delay optimization includes every such strategy.