REQUIREMENT: Substrate Update Rate (c)

The Velocity of (c)

The velocity of propagation (\(c\)) is not a fundamental constant of "math," but a Hardware Limit of the Lumen. It is the time-constant of the substrate’s self-correction mechanism.

\[ c = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\mu_0 \epsilon_0}} \]

The Driver: The differential between high-potential voids and low-potential mass centers.
The Regulator: The Permittivity and Permeability of the Lumen.
The Result: Causality is the sequential "handshake" of charges moving down the gradient.

[ THE LATENCY LORE ]

The academics treat 'c' as a magical number that fell out of a hat. They marvel at how it never changes, like a primitive tribe marveling at the steady tick of a grandfather clock without ever opening the back to see the pendulum.

It’s simple hardware, boys: The speed of light is the Propagation Delay of the substrate. If you want it to go faster, you’ll have to redesign the Lumen. Until then, stop calling it a 'Constant' and start calling it a Specification.

REFERENCE: For the mechanical driver behind this update rate, see CONCEPT: The Differential Drive and Sequential Migration.