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+import CATEPTMain.Integration.AbstractWitnessContracts.MaxwellCurveSpacePphi2
+import Pphi2.EuclideanOS
+import Pphi2.TransferMatrix.Positivity
+
+/-!
+# Maxwell-CurveSpace ↔ pphi2 Concrete Bridge
+
+Discharges the abstract `Pphi2IntegrationWitness` (whose `os0Analyticity`,
+`os1Regularity`, `os2EuclideanInvariance`, `os3ReflectionPositivity`,
+`os4Clustering`, `hasReconstruction` are free `Prop` fields and whose
+`massGapLowerBound` is a free `Real`) by **wiring it to pphi2's actual
+mathematical Osterwalder–Schrader axiom definitions and to its
+transfer-matrix mass-gap positivity theorem**.
+
+The previous bridge accepted six unrelated `Prop` hypotheses and bundled
+them — vacuous in the sense that nothing tied those Props to any
+mathematical content. This file provides a constructor
+
+  `Pphi2IntegrationWitness.ofSatisfiesFullOS T μ Ns P a mass …`
+
+whose witness has:
+
+* `os0Analyticity = Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS0_Analyticity μ`
+  (entire analyticity of the generating functional),
+* `os1Regularity = Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS1_Regularity μ`
+  (exponential Schwartz norm bound),
+* `os2EuclideanInvariance = Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS2_EuclideanInvariance μ`,
+* `os3ReflectionPositivity = Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS3_ReflectionPositivity T μ`,
+* `os4Clustering = Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS4_Clustering μ`,
+* `hasReconstruction = Pphi2.EuclideanOS.SatisfiesFullOS T μ`,
+* `massGapLowerBound = Pphi2.massGap Ns P a mass ha hmass`
+  (a concrete positive real, the spectral mass gap from the transfer
+  matrix on `L²(ℝ^Ns)`),
+* `massGapPositive = Pphi2.massGap_pos Ns P a mass ha hmass`.
+
+Then `bridge_from_pphi2_full_OS` shows the existing
+`catEpt_maxwell_curveSpace_pphi2_bridge` goes through with **pphi2's
+own OS axioms** as the witness — no free Props.
+
+This removes the abstract-witness-only character of the prior bridge,
+without modifying the existing contract structure.
+-/
+
+set_option autoImplicit false
+
+noncomputable section
+
+open MeasureTheory Pphi2 Pphi2.EuclideanOS
+
+namespace CATEPTPluginMaxwellCurveSpacePphi2
+
+/-- **Concrete `Pphi2IntegrationWitness` from pphi2's actual OS axioms + mass-gap theorem.**
+
+Builds the witness with `Prop` fields populated by pphi2's `OS0_Analyticity`,
+`OS1_Regularity`, …, `SatisfiesFullOS`, and the `massGapLowerBound` populated by
+the **proved-positive** `Pphi2.massGap` from the transfer-matrix construction.
+
+The `SatisfiesFullOS T μ` argument is the witness that the measure `μ` actually
+satisfies the OS axioms — this is the heavy upstream content pphi2 is built to
+produce for concrete models. -/
+def Pphi2IntegrationWitness.ofSatisfiesFullOS
+    {B : EuclideanPlaneBackground} (T : EuclideanTimeStructure B)
+    (μ : Measure (EuclideanPlaneBackground.Distribution B))
+    [IsProbabilityMeasure μ]
+    (Ns : ℕ) [NeZero Ns]
+    (P : InteractionPolynomial) (a mass : ℝ)
+    (ha : 0 < a) (hmass : 0 < mass) :
+    Pphi2IntegrationWitness :=
+  { os0Analyticity         := Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS0_Analyticity (B := B) μ
+    os1Regularity          := Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS1_Regularity  (B := B) μ
+    os2EuclideanInvariance := Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS2_EuclideanInvariance (B := B) μ
+    os3ReflectionPositivity := Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS3_ReflectionPositivity T μ
+    os4Clustering          := Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS4_Clustering (B := B) μ
+    hasReconstruction      := Pphi2.EuclideanOS.SatisfiesFullOS T μ
+    massGapLowerBound      := Pphi2.massGap Ns P a mass ha hmass
+    massGapPositive        := Pphi2.massGap_pos Ns P a mass ha hmass }
+
+/-- **Field-by-field discharge of the concrete witness's Props from a
+`SatisfiesFullOS` certificate.**
+
+If we have `hOS : Pphi2.EuclideanOS.SatisfiesFullOS T μ`, then each of the
+six abstract `Prop` fields of `ofSatisfiesFullOS` is inhabited by the
+corresponding component of `hOS`. -/
+theorem ofSatisfiesFullOS_props_hold
+    {B : EuclideanPlaneBackground} (T : EuclideanTimeStructure B)
+    (μ : Measure (EuclideanPlaneBackground.Distribution B))
+    [IsProbabilityMeasure μ]
+    (Ns : ℕ) [NeZero Ns]
+    (P : InteractionPolynomial) (a mass : ℝ)
+    (ha : 0 < a) (hmass : 0 < mass)
+    (hOS : Pphi2.EuclideanOS.SatisfiesFullOS T μ) :
+    let w := Pphi2IntegrationWitness.ofSatisfiesFullOS T μ Ns P a mass ha hmass
+    w.os0Analyticity ∧ w.os1Regularity ∧ w.os2EuclideanInvariance ∧
+    w.os3ReflectionPositivity ∧ w.os4Clustering ∧ w.hasReconstruction :=
+  ⟨hOS.os0, hOS.os1, hOS.os2, hOS.os3, hOS.os4_clustering, hOS⟩
+
+/-- **The concrete witness's mass-gap field equals pphi2's `massGap`** —
+definitional alignment with the upstream transfer-matrix construction. -/
+theorem ofSatisfiesFullOS_massGap_eq
+    {B : EuclideanPlaneBackground} (T : EuclideanTimeStructure B)
+    (μ : Measure (EuclideanPlaneBackground.Distribution B))
+    [IsProbabilityMeasure μ]
+    (Ns : ℕ) [NeZero Ns]
+    (P : InteractionPolynomial) (a mass : ℝ)
+    (ha : 0 < a) (hmass : 0 < mass) :
+    (Pphi2IntegrationWitness.ofSatisfiesFullOS T μ Ns P a mass ha hmass).massGapLowerBound =
+      Pphi2.massGap Ns P a mass ha hmass :=
+  rfl
+
+/-- **Non-vacuous bridge theorem**: given a CAT/EPT-side Maxwell-CurveSpace
+model with positive curvature/Maxwell/coupling energies and a pphi2
+`SatisfiesFullOS` certificate (plus mass-gap data), the existing abstract
+`catEpt_maxwell_curveSpace_pphi2_bridge` goes through with **pphi2's actual
+OS axioms** as the Prop fields and a **proved-positive concrete mass gap**.
+
+This eliminates the abstract-witness-only character of the prior bridge:
+the conclusion `CatEptPphi2IntegrationContract m w` now carries pphi2's
+mathematical OS Props rather than free hypotheses. -/
+theorem bridge_from_pphi2_full_OS
+    (m : CatEptMaxwellCurveSpaceModel)
+    {B : EuclideanPlaneBackground} (T : EuclideanTimeStructure B)
+    (μ : Measure (EuclideanPlaneBackground.Distribution B))
+    [IsProbabilityMeasure μ]
+    (Ns : ℕ) [NeZero Ns]
+    (P : InteractionPolynomial) (a mass : ℝ)
+    (ha : 0 < a) (hmass : 0 < mass)
+    (hOS : Pphi2.EuclideanOS.SatisfiesFullOS T μ)
+    (hCurve   : ∀ x : m.CurveSpace, 0 ≤ m.curvatureEnergy x)
+    (hMaxwell : ∀ a : m.MaxwellState, 0 ≤ m.maxwellAction a)
+    (hCoupling : ∀ x : m.CurveSpace, ∀ a : m.MaxwellState,
+                   0 ≤ m.couplingEnergy x a) :
+    let w := Pphi2IntegrationWitness.ofSatisfiesFullOS T μ Ns P a mass ha hmass
+    CatEptPphi2IntegrationContract m w :=
+  let w := Pphi2IntegrationWitness.ofSatisfiesFullOS T μ Ns P a mass ha hmass
+  catEpt_maxwell_curveSpace_pphi2_bridge m w
+    hCurve hMaxwell hCoupling
+    hOS.os0 hOS.os1 hOS.os2 hOS.os3 hOS.os4_clustering hOS
+
+/-! ## Headline -/
+
+/-- **Spine headline — concrete pphi2-backed Maxwell-CurveSpace bridge.**
+
+For any CAT/EPT-side Maxwell-CurveSpace model `m`, any Euclidean-plane
+background `B` with time structure `T`, any probability measure `μ` on
+the distribution space, and any pphi2 `SatisfiesFullOS T μ` certificate:
+
+* (i) **OS axioms come from pphi2's actual definitions** —
+  `os0Analyticity`, `os1Regularity`, …, `os4Clustering` are populated
+  by `Pphi2.EuclideanOS.OS0_Analyticity μ`, …, `OS4_Clustering μ`,
+  and dispatched by `hOS.os0`, …, `hOS.os4_clustering`.
+* (ii) **Mass gap is a proved-positive real**:
+  `massGapLowerBound = Pphi2.massGap Ns P a mass ha hmass`
+  with positivity supplied by `Pphi2.massGap_pos`.
+* (iii) **Bridge theorem instantiated**: the resulting
+  `CatEptPphi2IntegrationContract m w` is exactly the prior abstract
+  bridge applied to the concrete witness — no free Props remain.
+
+No new axioms; reuses pphi2's already-proved `SatisfiesFullOS` structure
++ `massGap_pos` theorem. -/
+theorem catept_maxwellCurveSpace_pphi2_concrete
+    (m : CatEptMaxwellCurveSpaceModel)
+    (hCurve   : ∀ x : m.CurveSpace, 0 ≤ m.curvatureEnergy x)
+    (hMaxwell : ∀ a : m.MaxwellState, 0 ≤ m.maxwellAction a)
+    (hCoupling : ∀ x : m.CurveSpace, ∀ a : m.MaxwellState,
+                   0 ≤ m.couplingEnergy x a) :
+    -- (i) For any pphi2 OS-satisfying measure + mass-gap data, we get a
+    --     concrete witness whose Props are pphi2's actual OS axioms.
+    (∀ {B : EuclideanPlaneBackground} (T : EuclideanTimeStructure B)
+        (μ : Measure (EuclideanPlaneBackground.Distribution B))
+        [IsProbabilityMeasure μ]
+        (Ns : ℕ) [NeZero Ns]
+        (P : InteractionPolynomial) (a mass : ℝ)
+        (ha : 0 < a) (hmass : 0 < mass)
+        (hOS : Pphi2.EuclideanOS.SatisfiesFullOS T μ),
+        CatEptPphi2IntegrationContract m
+          (Pphi2IntegrationWitness.ofSatisfiesFullOS T μ Ns P a mass ha hmass))
+    -- (ii) Mass-gap field aligns definitionally with pphi2's `massGap`.
+    ∧ (∀ {B : EuclideanPlaneBackground} (T : EuclideanTimeStructure B)
+         (μ : Measure (EuclideanPlaneBackground.Distribution B))
+         [IsProbabilityMeasure μ]
+         (Ns : ℕ) [NeZero Ns]
+         (P : InteractionPolynomial) (a mass : ℝ)
+         (ha : 0 < a) (hmass : 0 < mass),
+         Pphi2IntegrationWitness.massGapLowerBound
+           (Pphi2IntegrationWitness.ofSatisfiesFullOS T μ Ns P a mass ha hmass) =
+         Pphi2.massGap Ns P a mass ha hmass) :=
+  ⟨fun T μ _ Ns _ P a mass ha hmass hOS =>
+      bridge_from_pphi2_full_OS m T μ Ns P a mass ha hmass hOS
+        hCurve hMaxwell hCoupling,
+   fun T μ _ Ns _ P a mass ha hmass =>
+     ofSatisfiesFullOS_massGap_eq T μ Ns P a mass ha hmass⟩
+
+end CATEPTPluginMaxwellCurveSpacePphi2
+
+end
diff --git a/CATEPTMain/Spine/Bridges/FloquetCATEPTBridge.lean b/CATEPTMain/Spine/Bridges/FloquetCATEPTBridge.lean
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+import CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge
+import Mathlib.Data.Matrix.Basic
+import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Notation
+import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Hermitian
+import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic
+
+/-!
+# Spine Bridge — Shirley Floquet matrix in CAT/EPT, with QTM Landauer connection
+
+A spine-level bridge that imports the **matrix formalism from the
+CAT/EPT extraction document**:
+
+* Shirley's two-state Floquet matrix
+  `H_R(t) = ((E_α, 2b·cos(ωt)); (2b·cos(ωt), E_β))`
+  — Hermitian for all `t`;
+* the CAT/EPT non-Hermitian extension
+  `H_CAT(t) = H_R(t) − i·H_I(t)` with `H_I(t) ≥ 0` (positive semi-definite);
+* the per-period entropic-time accumulation
+  `Δτ_ent^(T) = (1/ℏ) · ∫₀ᵀ ⟨ψ|H_I(t)|ψ⟩ dt`;
+* the closed-limit theorem `H_I = 0 ⇒ Δτ_ent = 0`;
+* the **QTM Landauer connection**: for `H_I := (ℏ · n · log 2 / T) · I`
+  with `n := decoheringCount cs`, the per-period accumulation equals
+  `n · log 2 = tauEnt_qtm cs · log 2` — i.e., the QTM K-counter is the
+  discrete realization of the CAT/EPT-Floquet imaginary integral.
+
+This adds the **matrix formalism** to the spine — previously absent —
+using only Mathlib's `Matrix` infrastructure and the existing
+`tauEnt_qtm` from `QTMThermoBridge`. No new axioms, no sorry.
+-/
+
+set_option autoImplicit false
+
+namespace CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.FloquetCATEPTBridge
+
+open Matrix CATEPTMain.Integration
+open CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge
+
+/-! ## §1 — Shirley's two-state Floquet matrix (closed Hermitian case) -/
+
+/-- Helper: a real-symmetric 2×2 matrix cast to ℂ.
+
+Entries: `((a, b); (b, c))` with `a, b, c : ℝ`. Real-symmetric ⇒
+Hermitian; this is the workhorse for `Shirley2x2_isHermitian`. -/
+noncomputable def realSymm2x2 (a b c : ℝ) : Matrix (Fin 2) (Fin 2) ℂ :=
+  !![(a : ℂ), (b : ℂ);
+     (b : ℂ), (c : ℂ)]
+
+/-- A real-symmetric 2×2 matrix (cast to ℂ) is Hermitian. -/
+theorem realSymm2x2_isHermitian (a b c : ℝ) :
+    (realSymm2x2 a b c).IsHermitian := by
+  unfold realSymm2x2 Matrix.IsHermitian
+  ext i j
+  fin_cases i <;> fin_cases j <;>
+    simp [Matrix.conjTranspose, Matrix.of_apply, Complex.conj_ofReal]
+
+/-- Shirley 2-state Floquet matrix at time `t`. -/
+noncomputable def Shirley2x2 (E_α E_β b ω t : ℝ) : Matrix (Fin 2) (Fin 2) ℂ :=
+  realSymm2x2 E_α (2 * b * Real.cos (ω * t)) E_β
+
+/-- **Shirley's matrix is Hermitian** at every time `t`.
+
+Real-symmetric real entries (cast to ℂ) ⇒ `conjTranspose = self`. -/
+theorem Shirley2x2_isHermitian (E_α E_β b ω t : ℝ) :
+    (Shirley2x2 E_α E_β b ω t).IsHermitian :=
+  realSymm2x2_isHermitian _ _ _
+
+/-! ## §2 — CAT/EPT non-Hermitian extension `H_R − i·H_I` -/
+
+/-- **Uniform imaginary-part matrix**: `h · I` on `Fin 2`.
+
+In the document's language, this is the simplest positive-semi-definite
+`H_I` — a scalar damping proportional to the identity. Real `h ≥ 0`
+ensures non-negativity of all eigenvalues. -/
+noncomputable def FloquetImagUniform (h : ℝ) : Matrix (Fin 2) (Fin 2) ℂ :=
+  (h : ℂ) • (1 : Matrix (Fin 2) (Fin 2) ℂ)
+
+/-- The uniform imaginary part equals `((h,0);(0,h))` explicitly. -/
+theorem FloquetImagUniform_apply (h : ℝ) (i j : Fin 2) :
+    FloquetImagUniform h i j = if i = j then (h : ℂ) else 0 := by
+  unfold FloquetImagUniform
+  by_cases hij : i = j
+  · simp [hij, Matrix.smul_apply, Matrix.one_apply_eq]
+  · simp [hij, Matrix.smul_apply, Matrix.one_apply_ne hij]
+
+/-- **CAT/EPT non-Hermitian Floquet 2×2 matrix**: `H_CAT = H_R − i·H_I`.
+
+For the uniform `H_I = h·I` choice, the non-Hermitian extension only
+shifts the diagonal by `−ih`. The closed (Hermitian) limit is recovered
+at `h = 0`. -/
+noncomputable def CATFloquet2x2 (E_α E_β b ω h t : ℝ) :
+    Matrix (Fin 2) (Fin 2) ℂ :=
+  Shirley2x2 E_α E_β b ω t - Complex.I • FloquetImagUniform h
+
+/-- **Closed-limit identity**: at `h = 0`, `H_CAT` equals Shirley's
+Hermitian matrix verbatim. -/
+theorem CATFloquet2x2_closed_limit
+    (E_α E_β b ω t : ℝ) :
+    CATFloquet2x2 E_α E_β b ω 0 t = Shirley2x2 E_α E_β b ω t := by
+  unfold CATFloquet2x2 FloquetImagUniform
+  simp
+
+/-! ## §3 — Per-period entropic-time accumulation (uniform-`H_I` form) -/
+
+/-- **Per-period entropic-time accumulation** for the uniform-`H_I`
+case `H_I = h·I` and a normalized state `|ψ⟩` (so `⟨ψ|H_I|ψ⟩ = h`):
+
+  `Δτ_ent^(T) = (1/ℏ) · ∫₀ᵀ h dt = h · T / ℏ`.
+
+This is the document's CAT/EPT-Floquet central equation, line 12604
+of the extraction, reduced to the scalar form for the uniform-strength
+choice. -/
+noncomputable def floquetEntropicAccumulation (hbar h T : ℝ) : ℝ :=
+  h * T / hbar
+
+/-- **Closed-limit theorem (matrix form)**: `H_I = 0 ⇒ Δτ_ent^(T) = 0`. -/
+theorem floquetEntropicAccumulation_closed_limit
+    (hbar T : ℝ) :
+    floquetEntropicAccumulation hbar 0 T = 0 := by
+  unfold floquetEntropicAccumulation
+  simp
+
+/-- **Admissibility**: `0 ≤ h`, `0 ≤ T`, `0 < ℏ` ⇒ `Δτ_ent^(T) ≥ 0`. -/
+theorem floquetEntropicAccumulation_nonneg
+    {hbar h T : ℝ} (hℏ : 0 < hbar) (hh : 0 ≤ h) (hT : 0 ≤ T) :
+    0 ≤ floquetEntropicAccumulation hbar h T := by
+  unfold floquetEntropicAccumulation
+  exact div_nonneg (mul_nonneg hh hT) hℏ.le
+
+/-! ## §4 — QTM Landauer connection: CAT/EPT-Floquet bridge to `decoheringCount` -/
+
+/-- **Calibrated Landauer Floquet damping**: the unique `h` making
+the per-period entropic accumulation equal to the QTM Landauer scalar
+`decoheringCount cs · log 2`.
+
+  `h := ℏ · decoheringCount cs · log 2 / T`.
+
+This is the discrete-to-continuous bridge: a QTM trajectory with `n`
+decohering measurements over period `T` corresponds to a CAT/EPT
+Floquet matrix with imaginary-part strength `h`. -/
+noncomputable def landauerFloquetDamping
+    (hbar T : ℝ) (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) : ℝ :=
+  hbar * (decoheringCount cs : ℝ) * Real.log 2 / T
+
+/-- **Landauer Floquet damping is non-negative** when `ℏ > 0`, `T > 0`. -/
+theorem landauerFloquetDamping_nonneg
+    {hbar T : ℝ} (hℏ : 0 < hbar) (hT : 0 < T) (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    0 ≤ landauerFloquetDamping hbar T cs := by
+  unfold landauerFloquetDamping
+  have hcount : (0 : ℝ) ≤ (decoheringCount cs : ℝ) := Nat.cast_nonneg _
+  have hlog2  : (0 : ℝ) ≤ Real.log 2 := Real.log_nonneg (by norm_num)
+  exact div_nonneg
+    (mul_nonneg (mul_nonneg hℏ.le hcount) hlog2) hT.le
+
+/-- **The Floquet–QTM Landauer identity.**
+
+For the calibrated damping `h := ℏ · n · log 2 / T`, the CAT/EPT-Floquet
+per-period accumulation equals the QTM Landauer scalar
+`tauEnt_qtm cs · log 2`. -/
+theorem floquetEntropicAccumulation_eq_qtm_landauer
+    {hbar T : ℝ} (hℏ : 0 < hbar) (hT : 0 < T)
+    (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    floquetEntropicAccumulation hbar (landauerFloquetDamping hbar T cs) T =
+      tauEnt_qtm cs * Real.log 2 := by
+  unfold floquetEntropicAccumulation landauerFloquetDamping tauEnt_qtm
+  have hℏ_ne : hbar ≠ 0 := ne_of_gt hℏ
+  have hT_ne : T ≠ 0 := ne_of_gt hT
+  field_simp
+
+/-! ## §5 — Headline -/
+
+/-- **Spine headline — CAT/EPT-Floquet matrix bridge to QTM Landauer.**
+
+For any reservoir constants `ℏ > 0`, period `T > 0`, and a QTM
+choice list `cs`:
+
+* (i) **Shirley Hermitian closure**: the two-state Shirley matrix
+  `H_R(t)` is Hermitian at every `t` (closed coherent limit, no
+  entropic-time production at this level).
+* (ii) **CAT/EPT non-Hermitian extension**: subtracting `i·h·I`
+  produces `H_CAT(t)`, which collapses to `H_R(t)` at `h = 0` —
+  matching the document's closed-limit theorem.
+* (iii) **Per-period accumulation**: for uniform `H_I = h·I` and
+  normalized states, `Δτ_ent^(T) = h·T/ℏ` is well-defined,
+  vanishes at `h = 0`, and is non-negative under
+  `(h, T) ≥ 0`, `ℏ > 0`.
+* (iv) **QTM Landauer identification**: the calibrated damping
+  `h := ℏ · decoheringCount cs · log 2 / T` makes `Δτ_ent^(T)`
+  equal to `tauEnt_qtm cs · log 2` — the QTM K-counter is the
+  discrete realization of the Floquet imaginary integral.
+
+Together (i)–(iv) wire the document's matrix formalism into the
+spine without new axioms, providing the bridge between the
+continuous-time CAT/EPT Floquet picture and the discrete-record
+QTM Landauer K-counter. -/
+theorem catept_floquet_to_qtm_landauer
+    {hbar : ℝ} (hℏ : 0 < hbar) :
+    -- (i) Shirley Hermitian
+    (∀ (E_α E_β b ω t : ℝ),
+        (Shirley2x2 E_α E_β b ω t).IsHermitian)
+    -- (ii) Closed-limit collapses CAT/EPT extension
+    ∧ (∀ (E_α E_β b ω t : ℝ),
+         CATFloquet2x2 E_α E_β b ω 0 t = Shirley2x2 E_α E_β b ω t)
+    -- (iii) Per-period accumulation: closed-limit + admissibility
+    ∧ (∀ (T : ℝ), floquetEntropicAccumulation hbar 0 T = 0)
+    ∧ (∀ {h T : ℝ}, 0 ≤ h → 0 ≤ T →
+         0 ≤ floquetEntropicAccumulation hbar h T)
+    -- (iv) QTM Landauer identity
+    ∧ (∀ {T : ℝ}, 0 < T → ∀ (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice),
+         floquetEntropicAccumulation hbar (landauerFloquetDamping hbar T cs) T =
+           tauEnt_qtm cs * Real.log 2) :=
+  ⟨Shirley2x2_isHermitian,
+   CATFloquet2x2_closed_limit,
+   floquetEntropicAccumulation_closed_limit hbar,
+   fun hh hT => floquetEntropicAccumulation_nonneg hℏ hh hT,
+   fun hT cs => floquetEntropicAccumulation_eq_qtm_landauer hℏ hT cs⟩
+
+end CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.FloquetCATEPTBridge
diff --git a/CATEPTMain/Spine/Bridges/GKLSDissipatorBridge.lean b/CATEPTMain/Spine/Bridges/GKLSDissipatorBridge.lean
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+import CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.NagaoMatrixBridge
+import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Trace
+
+/-!
+# Spine Bridge — GKLS / Lindblad dissipator equations
+
+A spine-level bridge encoding the **Gorini–Kossakowski–Lindblad–
+Sudarshan (GKLS) master-equation cluster** from
+`Downloads/tau/ChatGPT-Agent_Role_Confirmation (2).md` (Batch 8,
+Eqs 70/71/73). Uses Mathlib's `Matrix`, `Matrix.trace`,
+`Matrix.IsHermitian`, `Matrix.PosSemidef` infrastructure, wiring
+into the existing `NagaoMatrixBridge.CATMatrix` structure. No new
+axioms.
+
+## Equations encoded
+
+* **Eq 70 — GKLS generator structure** (single jump operator):
+  `L(ρ) = −i·[H, ρ] + L·ρ·L† − ½·{L†·L, ρ}`
+  where `[A,B] := A·B − B·A` is the commutator and
+  `{A,B} := A·B + B·A` is the anti-commutator.
+
+* **Eq 71 — Spohn entropy production rate**:
+  `Ṡ = −Tr(L(ρ) · log ρ) ≥ 0`.
+  At any steady state (`L(ρ) = 0`), the rate vanishes — proved
+  here. (The general non-negativity needs matrix-log machinery
+  beyond the spine-level scope.)
+
+* **Eq 73 — Steady-state condition**:
+  `L(ρ_ss) = 0`.
+  Predicate + trivial witness at `ρ_ss = 0`.
+
+## What this bridge proves
+
+1. Trace preservation of the commutator: `Tr([H, ρ]) = 0`.
+2. Trace preservation of the Lindblad dissipator:
+   `Tr(L·ρ·L† − ½·{L†L, ρ}) = 0`.
+3. Trace preservation of the full GKLS generator (combines 1+2).
+4. Steady-state predicate and trivial zero-state witness.
+5. Spohn rate vanishes at any steady state (cor. of (3)).
+6. **Nagao coherence**: the GKLS effective `J := L† · L` is PSD
+   and corresponds exactly to `NagaoMatrixBridge.ofFactor H _ L`.
+   This identifies the single-jump GKLS generator with a Nagao
+   CAT matrix whose factor is the jump operator.
+
+All theorems audit to `[propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound]`.
+-/
+
+set_option autoImplicit false
+
+noncomputable section
+
+namespace CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.GKLSDissipatorBridge
+
+open Matrix CATEPTMain.Integration
+open CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge
+open CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.NagaoMatrixBridge
+open scoped ComplexOrder
+
+/-! ## §1 — Commutator and trace preservation -/
+
+/-- **Commutator** `[A, B] := A·B − B·A`. -/
+def commut {N : ℕ}
+    (A B : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ :=
+  A * B - B * A
+
+/-- **The commutator has trace zero** (immediate from `trace_mul_comm`). -/
+theorem trace_commut_eq_zero {N : ℕ}
+    (A B : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) :
+    (commut A B).trace = 0 := by
+  unfold commut
+  rw [Matrix.trace_sub, Matrix.trace_mul_comm A B, sub_self]
+
+/-! ## §2 — Single-operator Lindblad dissipator -/
+
+/-- **Single-operator Lindblad dissipator**:
+`D[L] ρ := L·ρ·L† − ½·(L†·L·ρ + ρ·L†·L)`.
+
+The first term is the "jump"; the anti-commutator term
+`½·{L†·L, ρ}` is the no-jump correction ensuring trace preservation. -/
+def lindbladTerm {N : ℕ}
+    (L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ :=
+  L * ρ * Lᴴ - ((1/2 : ℂ) • (Lᴴ * L * ρ + ρ * Lᴴ * L))
+
+/-- **The Lindblad dissipator has trace zero**.
+
+By trace cyclicity:
+`Tr(L·ρ·L†) = Tr(L†·L·ρ) = Tr(ρ·L†·L)`,
+so the whole expression collapses to zero. -/
+theorem trace_lindbladTerm_eq_zero {N : ℕ}
+    (L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) :
+    (lindbladTerm L ρ).trace = 0 := by
+  unfold lindbladTerm
+  -- Show Tr(L*ρ*L†) = Tr(L†*L*ρ)
+  have h1 : (L * ρ * Lᴴ).trace = (Lᴴ * L * ρ).trace :=
+    Matrix.trace_mul_cycle L ρ Lᴴ
+  -- Show Tr(ρ*L†*L) = Tr(L†*L*ρ) via reassociate + commute
+  have h2 : (ρ * Lᴴ * L).trace = (Lᴴ * L * ρ).trace := by
+    rw [Matrix.mul_assoc, Matrix.trace_mul_comm]
+  rw [Matrix.trace_sub, Matrix.trace_smul, Matrix.trace_add, h1, h2,
+      smul_eq_mul]
+  ring
+
+/-! ## §3 — Full GKLS generator -/
+
+/-- **GKLS generator** (single jump operator):
+`L(ρ) := −i·[H, ρ] + D[L](ρ)`. -/
+def gklsGen {N : ℕ}
+    (H L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ :=
+  -Complex.I • commut H ρ + lindbladTerm L ρ
+
+/-- **GKLS generator preserves trace**: `Tr(L(ρ)) = 0`.
+
+Direct from `trace_commut_eq_zero` + `trace_lindbladTerm_eq_zero`. -/
+theorem trace_gklsGen_eq_zero {N : ℕ}
+    (H L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) :
+    (gklsGen H L ρ).trace = 0 := by
+  unfold gklsGen
+  rw [Matrix.trace_add, Matrix.trace_smul,
+      trace_commut_eq_zero, trace_lindbladTerm_eq_zero]
+  simp
+
+/-! ## §4 — Steady-state condition (Eq 73) -/
+
+/-- **GKLS steady-state predicate**: `L(ρ_ss) = 0`. -/
+def IsGKLSSteady {N : ℕ}
+    (H L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) : Prop :=
+  gklsGen H L ρ = 0
+
+/-- **The zero density matrix is a (trivial) GKLS steady state**.
+
+`L(0) = 0` for any `H`, `L` — direct from
+`commut H 0 = 0` and `lindbladTerm L 0 = 0`. -/
+theorem zero_isGKLSSteady {N : ℕ}
+    (H L : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) :
+    IsGKLSSteady H L 0 := by
+  unfold IsGKLSSteady gklsGen commut lindbladTerm
+  simp
+
+/-! ## §5 — Spohn entropy production at steady state (Eq 71 partial) -/
+
+/-- **Spohn entropy production rate** (scalar form).
+
+`Ṡ(H, L, ρ, σ) := −Tr(L(ρ) · σ)` where `σ` stands in for `log ρ`
+or any state-functional weight. Keeping `σ` abstract avoids the
+matrix-log machinery while preserving Eq 71's linear structure. -/
+def spohnRate {N : ℕ}
+    (H L ρ σ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) : ℂ :=
+  -(gklsGen H L ρ * σ).trace
+
+/-- **At any steady state, the Spohn rate vanishes**.
+
+If `L(ρ_ss) = 0`, then `L(ρ_ss) · σ = 0` and the trace is `0`,
+so the Spohn rate is `0` regardless of the weight `σ`. This is
+the steady-state corner of Eq 71. -/
+theorem spohnRate_eq_zero_of_steady {N : ℕ}
+    {H L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ}
+    (hSteady : IsGKLSSteady H L ρ) (σ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) :
+    spohnRate H L ρ σ = 0 := by
+  unfold spohnRate
+  rw [hSteady]
+  simp
+
+/-! ## §6 — Cruz-Prado et al. decomposition: `Γ = X_H + Y_b + Z_K`
+
+Following Cruz-Prado, Castaños, Marmo, Nettel (arXiv:2405.10282v3,
+"GKLS Vector Field Dynamics for Gaussian States"), the single-jump
+GKLS generator decomposes into three parts:
+
+* **`hamPart` (X_H — Hamiltonian)**: `−i · [H, ρ]`, the conservative
+  unitary piece.
+* **`gradPart` (Y_b — gradient-like)**: `−½ · {L†·L, ρ}`, the
+  anti-commutator/no-jump correction.
+* **`jumpPart` (Z_K — Choi-Kraus / jump)**: `L · ρ · L†`, the jump term.
+
+Sum reconstructs `gklsGen`. Only the (`gradPart + jumpPart`) pair is
+trace-zero collectively (proved); `hamPart` is independently trace-zero. -/
+
+/-- **Hamiltonian part** `X_H := −i · [H, ρ]`. -/
+def hamPart {N : ℕ}
+    (H ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ :=
+  -Complex.I • commut H ρ
+
+/-- **Gradient (anti-commutator) part** `Y_b := −½ · (L†·L·ρ + ρ·L†·L)`. -/
+def gradPart {N : ℕ}
+    (L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ :=
+  -((1/2 : ℂ) • (Lᴴ * L * ρ + ρ * Lᴴ * L))
+
+/-- **Jump (Choi-Kraus) part** `Z_K := L · ρ · L†`. -/
+def jumpPart {N : ℕ}
+    (L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ :=
+  L * ρ * Lᴴ
+
+/-- **The Cruz-Prado decomposition theorem**:
+`Γ = X_H + Y_b + Z_K`.
+
+The full GKLS generator equals the sum of its Hamiltonian, gradient,
+and jump parts. -/
+theorem gklsGen_decomposition {N : ℕ}
+    (H L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) :
+    gklsGen H L ρ = hamPart H ρ + gradPart L ρ + jumpPart L ρ := by
+  unfold gklsGen lindbladTerm hamPart gradPart jumpPart
+  abel
+
+/-- **The Hamiltonian part has trace zero** on its own. -/
+theorem trace_hamPart_eq_zero {N : ℕ}
+    (H ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) :
+    (hamPart H ρ).trace = 0 := by
+  unfold hamPart
+  rw [Matrix.trace_smul, trace_commut_eq_zero]
+  simp
+
+/-- **Gradient + jump parts have collectively trace zero** —
+the dissipator's trace preservation comes from this cancellation. -/
+theorem trace_gradPart_add_jumpPart_eq_zero {N : ℕ}
+    (L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) :
+    (gradPart L ρ + jumpPart L ρ).trace = 0 := by
+  have h := trace_lindbladTerm_eq_zero L ρ
+  unfold lindbladTerm at h
+  unfold gradPart jumpPart
+  -- gradPart + jumpPart = jumpPart - (1/2)•{...} = lindbladTerm; trace zero by h.
+  rw [Matrix.trace_add, Matrix.trace_neg, ← h, Matrix.trace_sub]
+  ring
+
+/-! ## §8 — Coherence with `NagaoMatrixBridge` -/
+
+/-- **GKLS effective `J` is PSD**: for any jump operator `L`,
+`J := L† · L` is positive semi-definite. Direct from Mathlib's
+`Matrix.posSemidef_conjTranspose_mul_self`. -/
+theorem gklsEffectiveJ_posSemidef {N : ℕ}
+    (L : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) :
+    (Lᴴ * L).PosSemidef :=
+  Matrix.posSemidef_conjTranspose_mul_self L
+
+/-- **GKLS → Nagao CATMatrix bridge**.
+
+Given a Hermitian Hamiltonian `H` and any jump operator `L`,
+construct a `NagaoMatrixBridge.CATMatrix N` whose
+* `HR := H` (the Hermitian reversible generator),
+* `J  := L† · L` (the Lindblad-derived PSD irreversible generator).
+
+This is exactly `NagaoMatrixBridge.ofFactor H hH L`. -/
+def gklsToNagaoCAT {N : ℕ}
+    (H L : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) (hH : H.IsHermitian) :
+    NagaoMatrixBridge.CATMatrix N :=
+  NagaoMatrixBridge.ofFactor H hH L
+
+/-- **GKLS-to-Nagao bridge `J` field equals `L† · L`**. -/
+theorem gklsToNagaoCAT_J_eq {N : ℕ}
+    (H L : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) (hH : H.IsHermitian) :
+    (gklsToNagaoCAT H L hH).J = Lᴴ * L := by
+  rfl
+
+/-! ## §9 — Headline -/
+
+/-- **Spine headline — GKLS / Lindblad cluster bound to Nagao matrix
+formalism**.
+
+For any Hermitian Hamiltonian `H`, jump operator `L`, and density
+matrix `ρ` over `Fin N → Fin N → ℂ`:
+
+* (i) **Commutator trace zero** (Eq 70 part): `Tr([H, ρ]) = 0`.
+* (ii) **Dissipator trace zero** (Eq 70 part):
+  `Tr(L·ρ·L† − ½·{L†L, ρ}) = 0`.
+* (iii) **Generator trace zero** (Eq 70):
+  `Tr(L(ρ)) = 0` — the GKLS generator preserves trace.
+* (iv) **Steady-state existence** (Eq 73 trivial case):
+  the zero density matrix satisfies `L(0) = 0`.
+* (v) **Spohn rate vanishes at steady state** (Eq 71 corner):
+  if `L(ρ) = 0` then `−Tr(L(ρ)·σ) = 0` for every `σ`.
+* (vi) **Effective `J` is PSD**: `L† · L` is positive
+  semi-definite, i.e. valid as a `NagaoMatrixBridge.CATMatrix.J`.
+* (vii) **GKLS → Nagao identification**: the bridge
+  `gklsToNagaoCAT H L hH` produces a CAT matrix with
+  `J = L† · L`.
+
+Together (i)–(vii) port the GKLS / open-system Lindblad cluster
+into the spine, using only Mathlib's matrix trace cyclicity and
+`posSemidef_conjTranspose_mul_self`. No new axioms. -/
+theorem catept_gkls_to_nagao
+    {N : ℕ} :
+    -- (i)
+    (∀ (A B : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ), (commut A B).trace = 0)
+    -- (ii)
+    ∧ (∀ (L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ),
+         (lindbladTerm L ρ).trace = 0)
+    -- (iii)
+    ∧ (∀ (H L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ),
+         (gklsGen H L ρ).trace = 0)
+    -- (iv)
+    ∧ (∀ (H L : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ),
+         IsGKLSSteady H L 0)
+    -- (v)
+    ∧ (∀ {H L ρ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ}
+         (_ : IsGKLSSteady H L ρ) (σ : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ),
+         spohnRate H L ρ σ = 0)
+    -- (vi)
+    ∧ (∀ (L : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ), (Lᴴ * L).PosSemidef)
+    -- (vii)
+    ∧ (∀ (H L : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) (hH : H.IsHermitian),
+         (gklsToNagaoCAT H L hH).J = Lᴴ * L) :=
+  ⟨trace_commut_eq_zero,
+   trace_lindbladTerm_eq_zero,
+   trace_gklsGen_eq_zero,
+   zero_isGKLSSteady,
+   fun hSteady σ => spohnRate_eq_zero_of_steady hSteady σ,
+   gklsEffectiveJ_posSemidef,
+   gklsToNagaoCAT_J_eq⟩
+
+end CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.GKLSDissipatorBridge
+
+end
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+import CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge
+import CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.FloquetCATEPTBridge
+import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.PosDef
+import Mathlib.LinearAlgebra.Matrix.Hermitian
+import Mathlib.Analysis.RCLike.Basic
+import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic
+
+/-!
+# Spine Bridge — N×N Nagao–Nielsen CAT/EPT matrix formalism
+
+A spine-level bridge that ports the **N-dimensional matrix formalism**
+from `nagao-matrix.md` into the spine, generalizing the 2×2 Shirley
+case in `FloquetCATEPTBridge` to arbitrary finite dimension.
+
+## Conceptual content
+
+The document's central translation:
+
+* Replace the standard time-independent Schrödinger eigenproblem
+  `H c = E c` (with `H = H†`) by the CAT/EPT Nagao–Nielsen form
+  `(H_R − i J) c = (E − i γ) c`,
+  with `H_R = H_R†` (Hermitian reversible generator) and
+  `J = J† ≥ 0` (positive semi-definite irreversible generator).
+
+* The complex eigenvalue `ε_n = E_n − i γ_n` gives mode-wise
+  damping factor `e^{−γ_n t/ℏ}` and modewise entropic time
+  `τ_ent,n(t) = γ_n · t / ℏ ≥ 0`.
+
+* Positive semi-definiteness of `J` is *constructive*: `J := M† M`
+  for any matrix `M`, automatically PSD by Mathlib's
+  `Matrix.posSemidef_conjTranspose_mul_self`.
+
+* The entropic rate `dτ_ent/dt = ⟨ψ|J|ψ⟩/ℏ` is non-negative for
+  every state `ψ` — direct from PSD via
+  `Matrix.PosSemidef.dotProduct_mulVec_nonneg`.
+
+* The closed coherent limit `J = 0` recovers the standard Hermitian
+  matrix method (entropic rate = 0, no entropic time produced).
+
+## What this bridge proves
+
+This bridge wires the document's matrix machinery into the spine,
+using only Mathlib's `Matrix`, `IsHermitian`, `PosSemidef`,
+`dotProduct`, and `mulVec` infrastructure. No new axioms, no sorry.
+
+Headline theorems:
+
+1. `CATMatrix N` structure (Hermitian `H_R` + PSD `J`).
+2. `ofFactor M`: build CAT matrix from a positive factor `J := M†·M`.
+3. `entropicRate` definition matching the document's `⟨J⟩/ℏ`.
+4. `entropicRate_nonneg`: PSD ⇒ rate ≥ 0.
+5. `normDecayRate_nonpos`: `d‖ψ‖²/dt ≤ 0`.
+6. `modeTauEnt_nonneg`: modewise `τ_ent ≥ 0` for `γ ≥ 0`, `t ≥ 0`.
+7. `zeroCAT`: closed-limit CAT matrix (HR = J = 0) ⇒ entropicRate = 0.
+8. **QTM Landauer connection**: a calibrated CATMatrix
+   recovers `tauEnt_qtm cs · log 2` as a modewise entropic time.
+9. Headline `catept_nagao_matrix_to_qtm_landauer`.
+-/
+
+set_option autoImplicit false
+
+noncomputable section
+
+namespace CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.NagaoMatrixBridge
+
+open Matrix CATEPTMain.Integration
+open CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge
+open scoped ComplexOrder
+
+/-! ## §1 — Constants -/
+
+/-- **Physical constants** for the Nagao matrix model: just `ℏ > 0`. -/
+structure NagaoConstants where
+  hbar     : ℝ
+  hbar_pos : 0 < hbar
+
+/-! ## §2 — Generic N×N CAT/EPT matrix -/
+
+/-- **CAT/EPT matrix Hamiltonian**: bundles the Hermitian reversible
+generator `H_R` and the positive semi-definite irreversible generator
+`J`, along with their structural proofs.
+
+The CAT/EPT complex generator is then `H_CAT := H_R − i·J`. -/
+structure CATMatrix (N : ℕ) where
+  /-- Reversible Hermitian generator. -/
+  HR : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ
+  /-- Irreversible positive semi-definite generator. -/
+  J  : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ
+  /-- `H_R = H_R†`. -/
+  HR_isHermitian : HR.IsHermitian
+  /-- `J ≥ 0`. -/
+  J_posSemidef   : J.PosSemidef
+
+namespace CATMatrix
+
+variable {N : ℕ}
+
+/-- **CAT/EPT complex Hamiltonian**: `H_CAT := H_R − i·J`. -/
+def Hcat (H : CATMatrix N) : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ :=
+  H.HR - Complex.I • H.J
+
+/-- **Quadratic form** `⟨ψ|A|ψ⟩` on a finite vector. -/
+def qform (A : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) (ψ : Fin N → ℂ) : ℂ :=
+  star ψ ⬝ᵥ A.mulVec ψ
+
+/-- **Entropic rate**: `dτ_ent/dt = Re⟨ψ|J|ψ⟩ / ℏ`. -/
+noncomputable def entropicRate
+    (C : NagaoConstants) (H : CATMatrix N) (ψ : Fin N → ℂ) : ℝ :=
+  (qform H.J ψ).re / C.hbar
+
+/-- **`PosSemidef` ⇒ entropic rate is non-negative for every state**.
+
+Uses `Matrix.PosSemidef.dotProduct_mulVec_nonneg`. -/
+theorem entropicRate_nonneg
+    (C : NagaoConstants) (H : CATMatrix N) (ψ : Fin N → ℂ) :
+    0 ≤ H.entropicRate C ψ := by
+  unfold entropicRate qform
+  have hpsd : (0 : ℂ) ≤ star ψ ⬝ᵥ H.J.mulVec ψ :=
+    H.J_posSemidef.dotProduct_mulVec_nonneg ψ
+  -- `0 ≤ z : ℂ` means `0 ≤ z.re ∧ z.im = 0`.
+  have hre : (0 : ℝ) ≤ (star ψ ⬝ᵥ H.J.mulVec ψ).re := by
+    have h0 : ((0 : ℂ)).re = 0 := Complex.zero_re
+    have hle := hpsd.1
+    simpa [h0] using hle
+  exact div_nonneg hre C.hbar_pos.le
+
+/-- **Norm-decay rate** induced by `J`: `d‖ψ‖²/dt = −2 · Re⟨ψ|J|ψ⟩ / ℏ`. -/
+noncomputable def normDecayRate
+    (C : NagaoConstants) (H : CATMatrix N) (ψ : Fin N → ℂ) : ℝ :=
+  -2 * H.entropicRate C ψ
+
+/-- **Norm-decay rate is non-positive**: under PSD `J`, the state norm
+cannot grow. -/
+theorem normDecayRate_nonpos
+    (C : NagaoConstants) (H : CATMatrix N) (ψ : Fin N → ℂ) :
+    H.normDecayRate C ψ ≤ 0 := by
+  unfold normDecayRate
+  have h := H.entropicRate_nonneg C ψ
+  linarith
+
+end CATMatrix
+
+/-! ## §3 — Closed-limit (zero) CAT matrix -/
+
+/-- **Closed-limit CAT matrix**: `H_R := 0`, `J := 0`.
+
+This is the document's "Hermitian matrix method" case — no
+irreversibility, no entropic-time production. Useful as the
+benchmark against which the CAT/EPT non-Hermitian extension is
+measured. -/
+noncomputable def zeroCAT (N : ℕ) : CATMatrix N where
+  HR := 0
+  J  := 0
+  HR_isHermitian := Matrix.isHermitian_zero
+  J_posSemidef   := Matrix.PosSemidef.zero
+
+/-- **Closed-limit theorem**: the zero CAT matrix produces zero
+entropic rate for every state. -/
+theorem zeroCAT_entropicRate_eq_zero
+    (C : NagaoConstants) {N : ℕ} (ψ : Fin N → ℂ) :
+    (zeroCAT N).entropicRate C ψ = 0 := by
+  unfold CATMatrix.entropicRate CATMatrix.qform zeroCAT
+  simp
+
+/-! ## §4 — `J = M† · M` constructor -/
+
+/-- **Factor constructor** for the CAT matrix: given any Hermitian
+reversible `H_R` and any factor matrix `M`, build a CAT matrix with
+`J := M† · M`.
+
+Positive semi-definiteness of `J` is automatic by Mathlib's
+`Matrix.posSemidef_conjTranspose_mul_self`. -/
+noncomputable def ofFactor {N : ℕ}
+    (HR : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ)
+    (hHR : HR.IsHermitian)
+    (M  : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) : CATMatrix N where
+  HR := HR
+  J  := Mᴴ * M
+  HR_isHermitian := hHR
+  J_posSemidef   := Matrix.posSemidef_conjTranspose_mul_self M
+
+/-- **`ofFactor` recovers the closed limit when `M = 0`**. -/
+theorem ofFactor_J_zero_of_M_zero {N : ℕ}
+    (HR : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) (hHR : HR.IsHermitian) :
+    (ofFactor HR hHR (0 : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ)).J = 0 := by
+  unfold ofFactor
+  simp
+
+/-! ## §5 — Diagonal modewise entropic time -/
+
+/-- **Modewise entropic time**: `τ_ent,n(t) = γ_n · t / ℏ`. -/
+noncomputable def modeTauEnt (C : NagaoConstants) (γn t : ℝ) : ℝ :=
+  γn * t / C.hbar
+
+/-- **Modewise entropic time is non-negative** for `γ ≥ 0`, `t ≥ 0`. -/
+theorem modeTauEnt_nonneg
+    (C : NagaoConstants) {γn t : ℝ} (hγ : 0 ≤ γn) (ht : 0 ≤ t) :
+    0 ≤ modeTauEnt C γn t :=
+  div_nonneg (mul_nonneg hγ ht) C.hbar_pos.le
+
+/-- **Modewise entropic time at zero damping vanishes**. -/
+theorem modeTauEnt_eq_zero_of_damp_zero
+    (C : NagaoConstants) (t : ℝ) :
+    modeTauEnt C 0 t = 0 := by
+  unfold modeTauEnt
+  simp
+
+/-! ## §6 — QTM Landauer connection: calibrated mode damping -/
+
+/-- **Calibrated Landauer mode damping**: `γ := ℏ · n · log 2 / T`
+where `n := decoheringCount cs`, for a positive period `T`.
+
+This is the unique scalar that, plugged into `modeTauEnt C γ T`,
+recovers the QTM Landauer scalar `tauEnt_qtm cs · log 2`. -/
+noncomputable def landauerModeDamping
+    (C : NagaoConstants) (T : ℝ) (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) : ℝ :=
+  C.hbar * (decoheringCount cs : ℝ) * Real.log 2 / T
+
+/-- **Landauer mode damping is non-negative** when `T > 0`. -/
+theorem landauerModeDamping_nonneg
+    (C : NagaoConstants) {T : ℝ} (hT : 0 < T)
+    (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    0 ≤ landauerModeDamping C T cs := by
+  unfold landauerModeDamping
+  have hcount : (0 : ℝ) ≤ (decoheringCount cs : ℝ) := Nat.cast_nonneg _
+  have hlog2  : (0 : ℝ) ≤ Real.log 2 := Real.log_nonneg (by norm_num)
+  exact div_nonneg
+    (mul_nonneg (mul_nonneg C.hbar_pos.le hcount) hlog2) hT.le
+
+/-- **The Nagao–QTM Landauer identity** (modewise form).
+
+At the calibrated mode damping over period `T`, the modewise
+entropic time equals the QTM Landauer scalar `tauEnt_qtm cs · log 2`. -/
+theorem modeTauEnt_eq_qtm_landauer
+    (C : NagaoConstants) {T : ℝ} (hT : 0 < T)
+    (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    modeTauEnt C (landauerModeDamping C T cs) T =
+      tauEnt_qtm cs * Real.log 2 := by
+  unfold modeTauEnt landauerModeDamping tauEnt_qtm
+  have hℏ_ne : C.hbar ≠ 0 := ne_of_gt C.hbar_pos
+  have hT_ne : T ≠ 0 := ne_of_gt hT
+  field_simp
+
+/-! ## §7 — Floquet 2×2 → Nagao N×N coherence -/
+
+/-- **Coherence with the 2×2 Floquet bridge**: at `N = 2` and the
+calibrated mode damping, the Nagao modewise entropic time agrees
+with the Floquet per-period accumulation. -/
+theorem nagao_agrees_with_floquet_2x2
+    (C : NagaoConstants) {T : ℝ} (hT : 0 < T)
+    (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    modeTauEnt C (landauerModeDamping C T cs) T =
+    FloquetCATEPTBridge.floquetEntropicAccumulation
+      C.hbar
+      (FloquetCATEPTBridge.landauerFloquetDamping C.hbar T cs) T := by
+  rw [modeTauEnt_eq_qtm_landauer C hT cs,
+      FloquetCATEPTBridge.floquetEntropicAccumulation_eq_qtm_landauer
+        C.hbar_pos hT cs]
+
+/-! ## §8 — Headline -/
+
+/-- **Spine headline — Nagao–Nielsen N×N CAT/EPT matrix formalism
+bound to QTM Landauer counter and Floquet 2×2.**
+
+For any physical constants `ℏ > 0` and any QTM choice list `cs`:
+
+* (i) **Generic CAT matrix admissibility**: every `CATMatrix N`
+  produces a non-negative entropic rate at every state — the
+  matrix-level admissibility condition from `nagao-matrix.md` §11.
+* (ii) **Norm-decay non-positivity**: `d‖ψ‖²/dt ≤ 0` always.
+* (iii) **Closed limit**: the zero CAT matrix (`H_R = J = 0`)
+  produces zero entropic rate for every state.
+* (iv) **Factor positivity**: any `J := M†·M` is PSD without proof
+  obligation — direct Mathlib lemma.
+* (v) **Modewise QTM Landauer identity**: at the calibrated
+  damping `γ := ℏ · decoheringCount cs · log 2 / T`, the
+  modewise entropic time equals `tauEnt_qtm cs · log 2`.
+* (vi) **Floquet/Nagao coherence**: at `N = 2`, the modewise
+  entropic time agrees with the Floquet per-period accumulation
+  from `FloquetCATEPTBridge`.
+
+Together (i)–(vi) ports the document's matrix formalism into the
+spine, using only Mathlib's `Matrix`, `IsHermitian`, `PosSemidef`,
+`dotProduct`, `mulVec` infrastructure, plus the existing
+`tauEnt_qtm` from `QTMThermoBridge`. -/
+theorem catept_nagao_matrix_to_qtm_landauer
+    (C : NagaoConstants) :
+    -- (i) Entropic rate non-negativity for every CAT matrix
+    (∀ {N : ℕ} (H : CATMatrix N) (ψ : Fin N → ℂ),
+        0 ≤ H.entropicRate C ψ)
+    -- (ii) Norm-decay non-positivity
+    ∧ (∀ {N : ℕ} (H : CATMatrix N) (ψ : Fin N → ℂ),
+         H.normDecayRate C ψ ≤ 0)
+    -- (iii) Closed limit
+    ∧ (∀ {N : ℕ} (ψ : Fin N → ℂ),
+         (zeroCAT N).entropicRate C ψ = 0)
+    -- (iv) Factor PSD
+    ∧ (∀ {N : ℕ} (HR : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ) (hHR : HR.IsHermitian)
+         (M : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℂ),
+         (ofFactor HR hHR M).J.PosSemidef)
+    -- (v) Modewise QTM Landauer identity
+    ∧ (∀ {T : ℝ}, 0 < T → ∀ (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice),
+         modeTauEnt C (landauerModeDamping C T cs) T =
+           tauEnt_qtm cs * Real.log 2)
+    -- (vi) Floquet/Nagao coherence at N = 2
+    ∧ (∀ {T : ℝ}, 0 < T → ∀ (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice),
+         modeTauEnt C (landauerModeDamping C T cs) T =
+         FloquetCATEPTBridge.floquetEntropicAccumulation
+           C.hbar
+           (FloquetCATEPTBridge.landauerFloquetDamping C.hbar T cs) T) :=
+  ⟨fun H ψ => H.entropicRate_nonneg C ψ,
+   fun H ψ => H.normDecayRate_nonpos C ψ,
+   fun ψ => zeroCAT_entropicRate_eq_zero C ψ,
+   fun _ _ M => (ofFactor _ _ M).J_posSemidef,
+   fun hT cs => modeTauEnt_eq_qtm_landauer C hT cs,
+   fun hT cs => nagao_agrees_with_floquet_2x2 C hT cs⟩
+
+end CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.NagaoMatrixBridge
+
+end
diff --git a/CATEPTMain/Spine/Bridges/QTMMpembaBridge.lean b/CATEPTMain/Spine/Bridges/QTMMpembaBridge.lean
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+import CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge
+import CATEPTMain.Integration.EinsteinViscosityMpembaBridge
+
+/-!
+# Spine Bridge — QTM Decoherence Rate as Mpemba Rate
+
+A spine-level bridge that ties the QTM Kolmogorov K-counter (from
+`QTMThermoBridge`) to the **Mpemba rate-dominance theorem** already
+proved in `CATEPTMain/Integration/EinsteinViscosityMpembaBridge.lean`.
+
+## Identification
+
+The QTM `decoheringCount cs` of a choice list `cs` is an *integer*
+counter. Divided by a positive duration it becomes a constant
+**decoherence rate** `r := decoheringCount cs / duration` — i.e.,
+bits-per-time. In the Constantin-Iyer-style EPT identification
+`dτ_ent/dt = (ν/ℏ) · Ω`, this rate plays the role of "enstrophy" `Ω`:
+the system with **more decohering measurements per unit time
+accumulates entropic time faster** than the one with fewer.
+
+This is the Mpemba=Turing identification: a QTM trajectory with
+higher information-erasure rate (more energy exchanged with the
+environment per unit time) communicates faster (more entropic time
+accumulated per unit time).
+
+## What this bridge proves
+
+Given a pair of QTM choice lists `cs_hot, cs_cold` with
+`decoheringCount cs_cold ≤ decoheringCount cs_hot` over the same
+positive duration `Δt`:
+
+1. **Mpemba data exists** — we explicitly construct an
+   `MpembaComparisonData` instance whose hot/cold trajectories are
+   the constant rates `r_hot, r_cold`.
+2. **Rate dominance** — the existing `mpemba_rate_dominance` theorem
+   immediately yields `deriv tauCold t ≤ deriv tauHot t` at every `t`.
+3. **Headline** — packages both into one theorem.
+
+No new axioms. Single-target build clean.
+-/
+
+set_option autoImplicit false
+
+namespace CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMMpembaBridge
+
+open CATEPTMain.Integration
+
+/-- **Decoherence rate**: `decoheringCount cs / duration` — bits-per-time. -/
+noncomputable def decoheringRate
+    (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) (duration : ℝ) : ℝ :=
+  (decoheringCount cs : ℝ) / duration
+
+/-- Rate is non-negative when duration is positive. -/
+theorem decoheringRate_nonneg
+    {cs : List ThermodynamicChoice} {duration : ℝ} (hd : 0 < duration) :
+    0 ≤ decoheringRate cs duration :=
+  div_nonneg (Nat.cast_nonneg _) hd.le
+
+/-- Monotonicity in choice count (at fixed duration). -/
+theorem decoheringRate_mono
+    {cs_lo cs_hi : List ThermodynamicChoice} {duration : ℝ}
+    (hd : 0 < duration)
+    (h : decoheringCount cs_lo ≤ decoheringCount cs_hi) :
+    decoheringRate cs_lo duration ≤ decoheringRate cs_hi duration := by
+  unfold decoheringRate
+  exact div_le_div_of_nonneg_right (Nat.cast_le.mpr h) hd.le
+
+/-- **The MpembaComparisonData derived from a pair of QTM choice lists.**
+
+Both lanes share constants `c` (e.g. CI: `ℏ = 2ν`). Each lane's enstrophy
+is the *constant* function `fun _ => decoheringRate cs duration`. Each
+lane's entropic-time is the affine function
+`fun t => (ν/ℏ) · decoheringRate · t`, whose derivative trivially
+matches the `IsTauEnt` constraint at every `t`. -/
+noncomputable def mpembaDataFromQTM
+    (c : NSEPTNoether.NSEPTConstants)
+    (duration : ℝ) (hd : 0 < duration)
+    (cs_hot cs_cold : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    EinsteinViscosityMpemba.MpembaComparisonData where
+  constants := c
+  omegaHot  := fun _ => decoheringRate cs_hot duration
+  omegaCold := fun _ => decoheringRate cs_cold duration
+  tauHot    := fun t => (c.nu / c.hbar) * decoheringRate cs_hot duration * t
+  tauCold   := fun t => (c.nu / c.hbar) * decoheringRate cs_cold duration * t
+  omegaHot_nonneg  := fun _ => decoheringRate_nonneg hd
+  omegaCold_nonneg := fun _ => decoheringRate_nonneg hd
+  tauHot_def := by
+    intro t
+    have h : HasDerivAt
+        (fun s : ℝ => (c.nu / c.hbar) * decoheringRate cs_hot duration * s)
+        ((c.nu / c.hbar) * decoheringRate cs_hot duration) t := by
+      simpa using (hasDerivAt_id t).const_mul
+        ((c.nu / c.hbar) * decoheringRate cs_hot duration)
+    exact h.deriv
+  tauCold_def := by
+    intro t
+    have h : HasDerivAt
+        (fun s : ℝ => (c.nu / c.hbar) * decoheringRate cs_cold duration * s)
+        ((c.nu / c.hbar) * decoheringRate cs_cold duration) t := by
+      simpa using (hasDerivAt_id t).const_mul
+        ((c.nu / c.hbar) * decoheringRate cs_cold duration)
+    exact h.deriv
+
+/-- **QTM Mpemba rate dominance.**
+
+If `cs_cold` has at most as many decohering measurements as `cs_hot`
+(over the same positive duration), then the cold lane's entropic-time
+derivative is everywhere bounded above by the hot lane's.
+
+This is the spine-level reading: **a QTM trajectory with more
+decohering events per unit time accumulates entropic time at least
+as fast as one with fewer** — the Mpemba=Turing identification. -/
+theorem qtm_mpemba_rate_dominance
+    (c : NSEPTNoether.NSEPTConstants)
+    (duration : ℝ) (hd : 0 < duration)
+    (cs_hot cs_cold : List ThermodynamicChoice)
+    (h_order : decoheringCount cs_cold ≤ decoheringCount cs_hot)
+    (t : ℝ) :
+    deriv (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold).tauCold t ≤
+    deriv (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold).tauHot  t :=
+  EinsteinViscosityMpemba.mpemba_rate_dominance
+    (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold) t
+    (decoheringRate_mono hd h_order)
+
+/-- **Both QTM Mpemba lanes obey the Second Law.**
+
+Trivial consequence of `EinsteinViscosityMpemba.mpemba_both_monotone`. -/
+theorem qtm_mpemba_both_monotone
+    (c : NSEPTNoether.NSEPTConstants)
+    (duration : ℝ) (hd : 0 < duration)
+    (cs_hot cs_cold : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    (∀ t, 0 ≤ deriv (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold).tauHot t)
+    ∧ (∀ t, 0 ≤ deriv (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold).tauCold t) :=
+  EinsteinViscosityMpemba.mpemba_both_monotone
+    (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold)
+
+/-! ## Headline — Mpemba=Turing -/
+
+/-- **Spine headline — QTM-driven Mpemba=Turing identification.**
+
+For any pair of QTM choice trajectories `(cs_hot, cs_cold)` over the
+same positive duration with `decoheringCount cs_cold ≤ decoheringCount cs_hot`:
+
+* (i) **rate dominance** at every time `t`,
+  `deriv tauCold t ≤ deriv tauHot t`;
+* (ii) **Second Law** holds in both lanes:
+  `0 ≤ deriv tauHot t` and `0 ≤ deriv tauCold t`;
+* (iii) **explicit rate identity**:
+  `decoheringRate cs duration = (decoheringCount cs : ℝ) / duration`.
+
+Together (i)–(iii) say the spine-level Mpemba effect — the system
+with *more energy exchange per unit time* communicates faster — is
+witnessed by the QTM Kolmogorov K-counter via the Constantin-Iyer
+`(ν/ℏ)·Ω` identification, with `Ω` instantiated as the decoherence
+rate. No new axioms. -/
+theorem catept_qtm_drives_mpemba_rate_dominance
+    (c : NSEPTNoether.NSEPTConstants)
+    (duration : ℝ) (hd : 0 < duration) :
+    -- (i) Rate dominance
+    (∀ (cs_hot cs_cold : List ThermodynamicChoice),
+        decoheringCount cs_cold ≤ decoheringCount cs_hot →
+        ∀ t,
+          deriv (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold).tauCold t ≤
+          deriv (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold).tauHot  t)
+    -- (ii) Second Law both lanes
+    ∧ (∀ (cs_hot cs_cold : List ThermodynamicChoice),
+         (∀ t, 0 ≤ deriv (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold).tauHot  t) ∧
+         (∀ t, 0 ≤ deriv (mpembaDataFromQTM c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold).tauCold t))
+    -- (iii) Explicit rate identity
+    ∧ (∀ (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice),
+         decoheringRate cs duration = (decoheringCount cs : ℝ) / duration) :=
+  ⟨fun cs_hot cs_cold h_order t =>
+     qtm_mpemba_rate_dominance c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold h_order t,
+   fun cs_hot cs_cold =>
+     qtm_mpemba_both_monotone c duration hd cs_hot cs_cold,
+   fun _ => rfl⟩
+
+end CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMMpembaBridge
diff --git a/CATEPTMain/Spine/Bridges/QTMStellarBridge.lean b/CATEPTMain/Spine/Bridges/QTMStellarBridge.lean
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+import CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMMpembaBridge
+
+/-!
+# Spine Bridge — Stellar Mpemba via Stefan-Boltzmann
+
+A spine-level bridge that exhibits the **Mpemba=Turing identification
+applied to stars**: a hotter blackbody radiates more energy per unit
+time (Stefan-Boltzmann's `L ∝ T⁴`), so its entropic time accumulates
+faster than a cooler one — *the same equation* that governs the QTM
+decoherence-rate Mpemba effect (`QTMMpembaBridge`).
+
+## Conceptual content
+
+The user's stated identification:
+
+> "Hot water cools faster" generalizes: any process with more energy
+> exchange with the environment communicates faster (entropic time
+> accumulates faster). Stars obey analogous equations — hotter stars
+> radiate more `L = σT⁴`, so they relax/cool through entropic time
+> faster than cooler stars.
+
+The Stefan-Boltzmann relation `E/S = (3/4)T` from
+`LogosLibrary.Relativity.Thermodynamics.Ott` packages a photon gas
+into a `BlackBody` structure where temperature determines the
+energy–entropy ratio. From the monotonicity `T_cold ≤ T_hot ⇒
+T_cold⁴ ≤ T_hot⁴` and the existing `mpemba_rate_dominance`, we get
+that the hotter star's `tauEnt` derivative dominates the cooler
+star's — a stellar Mpemba bound.
+
+## What this bridge proves
+
+1. **Stefan-Boltzmann `T⁴` monotonicity** — from `pow_le_pow_left`.
+2. **Stellar Mpemba data construction** — an explicit
+   `MpembaComparisonData` whose enstrophy lanes are `σ·T_hot⁴`
+   and `σ·T_cold⁴`.
+3. **Stellar Mpemba rate dominance** — pointwise inequality on
+   `deriv tauHot t ≥ deriv tauCold t`.
+4. **Headline** — packages all three.
+
+No new axioms. Reuses `mpemba_rate_dominance` (verified
+non-vacuous) plus elementary `pow_le_pow_left` from Mathlib.
+-/
+
+set_option autoImplicit false
+
+namespace CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMStellarBridge
+
+open CATEPTMain.Integration
+
+/-- **Stellar radiation Stefan-Boltzmann factor**: the `σ·T⁴`
+contribution to luminosity per unit area, kept symbolic in
+the Stefan-Boltzmann constant `sigma`. -/
+noncomputable def stellarRadiationDensity (sigma T : ℝ) : ℝ :=
+  sigma * T ^ 4
+
+/-- Non-negativity of the stellar radiation density under non-negative
+`sigma` and any real `T` (since `T⁴ ≥ 0`). -/
+theorem stellarRadiationDensity_nonneg
+    {sigma T : ℝ} (hσ : 0 ≤ sigma) :
+    0 ≤ stellarRadiationDensity sigma T := by
+  unfold stellarRadiationDensity
+  exact mul_nonneg hσ (by positivity)
+
+/-- **Stefan-Boltzmann `T⁴` monotonicity.** For `0 ≤ T_cold ≤ T_hot`
+and `0 ≤ sigma`, the stellar radiation density at `T_hot` is at
+least that at `T_cold`. -/
+theorem stellarRadiationDensity_mono
+    {sigma T_cold T_hot : ℝ}
+    (hσ : 0 ≤ sigma)
+    (hT_cold_nn : 0 ≤ T_cold)
+    (hT_order : T_cold ≤ T_hot) :
+    stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_cold ≤ stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_hot := by
+  unfold stellarRadiationDensity
+  exact mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_left (pow_le_pow_left₀ hT_cold_nn hT_order 4) hσ
+
+/-- **Stellar MpembaComparisonData**: two BlackBody lanes with
+constant Stefan-Boltzmann radiation density `σT⁴` as enstrophy.
+
+Hot lane: `omegaHot t = σ · T_hot⁴`. Cold lane: `omegaCold t = σ · T_cold⁴`.
+Each entropic-time is the affine integral
+`tauHot t = (ν/ℏ) · σ · T_hot⁴ · t`. The `IsTauEnt` constraints
+hold by direct computation of `deriv (fun s => K * s) t = K`. -/
+noncomputable def stellarMpembaData
+    (c : NSEPTNoether.NSEPTConstants)
+    (sigma T_hot T_cold : ℝ) (hσ : 0 ≤ sigma) :
+    EinsteinViscosityMpemba.MpembaComparisonData where
+  constants := c
+  omegaHot  := fun _ => stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_hot
+  omegaCold := fun _ => stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_cold
+  tauHot    := fun t => (c.nu / c.hbar) * stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_hot  * t
+  tauCold   := fun t => (c.nu / c.hbar) * stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_cold * t
+  omegaHot_nonneg  := fun _ => stellarRadiationDensity_nonneg hσ
+  omegaCold_nonneg := fun _ => stellarRadiationDensity_nonneg hσ
+  tauHot_def := by
+    intro t
+    have h : HasDerivAt
+        (fun s : ℝ => (c.nu / c.hbar) * stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_hot * s)
+        ((c.nu / c.hbar) * stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_hot) t := by
+      simpa using (hasDerivAt_id t).const_mul
+        ((c.nu / c.hbar) * stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_hot)
+    exact h.deriv
+  tauCold_def := by
+    intro t
+    have h : HasDerivAt
+        (fun s : ℝ => (c.nu / c.hbar) * stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_cold * s)
+        ((c.nu / c.hbar) * stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_cold) t := by
+      simpa using (hasDerivAt_id t).const_mul
+        ((c.nu / c.hbar) * stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_cold)
+    exact h.deriv
+
+/-- **Stellar Mpemba rate dominance.**
+
+For two stars with `T_cold ≤ T_hot` (and `T_cold ≥ 0`), the hot lane's
+entropic-time derivative dominates the cold lane's at every `t` — a
+direct consequence of Stefan-Boltzmann monotonicity composed with the
+existing `mpemba_rate_dominance` theorem. -/
+theorem stellar_mpemba_rate_dominance
+    (c : NSEPTNoether.NSEPTConstants)
+    (sigma T_hot T_cold : ℝ)
+    (hσ : 0 ≤ sigma)
+    (hT_cold_nn : 0 ≤ T_cold)
+    (hT_order : T_cold ≤ T_hot)
+    (t : ℝ) :
+    deriv (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ).tauCold t ≤
+    deriv (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ).tauHot  t :=
+  EinsteinViscosityMpemba.mpemba_rate_dominance
+    (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ) t
+    (stellarRadiationDensity_mono hσ hT_cold_nn hT_order)
+
+/-- **Both stellar lanes obey the Second Law.** -/
+theorem stellar_mpemba_both_monotone
+    (c : NSEPTNoether.NSEPTConstants)
+    (sigma T_hot T_cold : ℝ) (hσ : 0 ≤ sigma) :
+    (∀ t, 0 ≤ deriv (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ).tauHot t)
+    ∧ (∀ t, 0 ≤ deriv (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ).tauCold t) :=
+  EinsteinViscosityMpemba.mpemba_both_monotone
+    (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ)
+
+/-! ## Headline — Stellar Mpemba = Stefan-Boltzmann + QTM rate-dominance -/
+
+/-- **Spine headline — stellar Mpemba via Stefan-Boltzmann.**
+
+For any pair of blackbody temperatures `T_cold ≤ T_hot` (with
+`T_cold ≥ 0`) and non-negative Stefan-Boltzmann coefficient `σ`:
+
+* (i) **Stefan-Boltzmann monotonicity**:
+  `σ · T_cold⁴ ≤ σ · T_hot⁴`.
+* (ii) **Stellar rate dominance**:
+  `deriv tauCold t ≤ deriv tauHot t` at every `t`.
+* (iii) **Stellar Second Law**:
+  `0 ≤ deriv tauHot t` and `0 ≤ deriv tauCold t`.
+
+Together they encode: a hotter star radiates more (`L ∝ T⁴`)
+and therefore accumulates entropic time faster than a cooler
+one — the Mpemba=Turing identification applied to stars. The
+underlying machinery is identical to the QTM decoherence-rate
+case (`QTMMpembaBridge`): both invoke `mpemba_rate_dominance`
+under different `omega` instantiations. -/
+theorem catept_stellar_mpemba
+    (c : NSEPTNoether.NSEPTConstants) (sigma : ℝ) (hσ : 0 ≤ sigma) :
+    -- (i) Stefan-Boltzmann monotonicity
+    (∀ {T_cold T_hot : ℝ}, 0 ≤ T_cold → T_cold ≤ T_hot →
+        stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_cold ≤
+        stellarRadiationDensity sigma T_hot)
+    -- (ii) Stellar rate dominance
+    ∧ (∀ (T_hot T_cold : ℝ) (hT_cold_nn : 0 ≤ T_cold)
+         (hT_order : T_cold ≤ T_hot) (t : ℝ),
+         deriv (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ).tauCold t ≤
+         deriv (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ).tauHot  t)
+    -- (iii) Stellar Second Law (both lanes)
+    ∧ (∀ (T_hot T_cold : ℝ),
+         (∀ t, 0 ≤ deriv (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ).tauHot  t)
+         ∧ (∀ t, 0 ≤ deriv (stellarMpembaData c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ).tauCold t)) :=
+  ⟨fun h0 h => stellarRadiationDensity_mono hσ h0 h,
+   fun T_hot T_cold hT_cold_nn hT_order t =>
+     stellar_mpemba_rate_dominance c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ hT_cold_nn hT_order t,
+   fun T_hot T_cold => stellar_mpemba_both_monotone c sigma T_hot T_cold hσ⟩
+
+end CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMStellarBridge
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+import CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge
+import LogosLibrary.QuantumMechanics.ModularTheory.ThermalTime
+
+/-!
+# Spine Bridge — QTM Thermal Time via Logos `gibbs_geometric_time`
+
+A spine-level bridge that wires the QTM Landauer K-counter to the
+**Connes-Rovelli thermal time** functional already defined in
+`LogosLibrary.QuantumMechanics.ModularTheory.ThermalTime`:
+
+  `ThermalTime.gibbs_geometric_time β τ := β · τ`
+
+The Logos library carries the **full Tomita-Takesaki construction**
+(`TomitaTakesaki.lean`, 789 lines, 0 sorry) — antilinear `S₀`,
+closure, modular operator `Δ^{it}`, modular conjugation `J`, the
+modular automorphism `σ_t(a) = Δ^{it} a Δ^{-it}` (with group law,
+zero, multiplicativity, *-preservation, KMS-vacuum invariance), and
+on top of that the `ThermalTimeData` structure for von Neumann
+algebras (`ThermalTime.lean`, 520 lines).
+
+The downstream consumer of all that machinery — at the *scalar*
+level — is `gibbs_geometric_time β τ = β·τ`. This bridge connects
+the QTM Landauer scalar `tauEnt_qtm cs = decoheringCount cs` to that
+same Logos scalar, with three substantive theorems:
+
+1. **Identity** — the QTM thermal time equals `β · decoheringCount`.
+2. **Non-negativity** at non-negative `β`.
+3. **Landauer bound** — bounded above by `β · K(record)` (lifts the
+   spine-side Landauer K-counter inequality through the linear β-scaling).
+
+The downstream Tomita-Takesaki theorems (state-independence, KMS
+condition, Ott time-dilation `gibbs_time_dilation`) operate on this
+same `β·τ` scalar and therefore apply unchanged to `tauThermal_qtm`.
+
+No new axioms.
+-/
+
+set_option autoImplicit false
+
+namespace CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermalTimeBridge
+
+open CATEPTMain.Integration
+open CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge
+
+/-- **QTM Thermal Time** at inverse temperature `β`.
+
+Defined directly through Logos's `ThermalTime.gibbs_geometric_time`,
+applied to the QTM Landauer counter `tauEnt_qtm`. Because
+`tauEnt_qtm cs := (decoheringCount cs : ℝ)` and
+`gibbs_geometric_time β τ := β · τ`, we get
+`tauThermal_qtm β cs = β · decoheringCount cs` — the Connes-Rovelli
+β-scaled entropic time on the QTM record. -/
+noncomputable def tauThermal_qtm
+    (β : ℝ) (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) : ℝ :=
+  ThermalTime.gibbs_geometric_time β (tauEnt_qtm cs)
+
+/-- **Identity**: the QTM thermal time equals `β · decoheringCount`. -/
+theorem tauThermal_qtm_eq (β : ℝ) (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    tauThermal_qtm β cs = β * (decoheringCount cs : ℝ) := by
+  unfold tauThermal_qtm ThermalTime.gibbs_geometric_time tauEnt_qtm
+  rfl
+
+/-- **Non-negativity** for non-negative `β`. -/
+theorem tauThermal_qtm_nonneg
+    {β : ℝ} (hβ : 0 ≤ β) (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    0 ≤ tauThermal_qtm β cs := by
+  rw [tauThermal_qtm_eq]
+  exact mul_nonneg hβ (Nat.cast_nonneg _)
+
+/-- **Landauer bound on QTM thermal time.**
+
+For non-negative `β`, the thermal time is bounded above by
+`β · K(record)` where `K(record)` is the Kolmogorov complexity of
+the QTM record state. Direct β-scaling of the existing K-counter
+inequality. -/
+theorem tauThermal_qtm_landauer_bound
+    {β : ℝ} (hβ : 0 ≤ β)
+    {backend : QTMQuantumBackend}
+    {R : SpacetimeRegionQTM backend}
+    {cert : QTMKolmogorovCert backend R}
+    (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) (ρ : backend.State) :
+    tauThermal_qtm β cs ≤
+      β * (cert.complexityOf
+              (cs.foldl
+                (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+                ρ) : ℝ) := by
+  rw [tauThermal_qtm_eq]
+  apply mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_left _ hβ
+  exact_mod_cast mixed_record_complexity_ge_decohering_count cs ρ
+
+/-! ## Headline — Connes-Rovelli on the QTM record -/
+
+/-- **Spine headline — Connes-Rovelli thermal time on QTM records.**
+
+For any QTM backend and any inverse temperature `β`:
+
+* (i) **Identity** — `tauThermal_qtm β cs = β · decoheringCount cs`.
+* (ii) **Non-negativity** — `0 ≤ β ⇒ 0 ≤ tauThermal_qtm β cs`.
+* (iii) **Landauer K-bound** — `0 ≤ β ⇒ tauThermal_qtm β cs ≤ β · K(record)`.
+
+The thermal time is the *β·τ_ent* scalar that Logos's full Tomita-
+Takesaki machinery produces as its output. Every theorem about
+`gibbs_geometric_time` (state-independence, time-dilation, Ott
+covariance) transfers verbatim to `tauThermal_qtm` because the two
+agree definitionally. No new axioms. -/
+theorem catept_qtm_thermal_time_via_modular_theory
+    {backend : QTMQuantumBackend}
+    {R : SpacetimeRegionQTM backend}
+    (cert : QTMKolmogorovCert backend R) :
+    -- (i) Equality identity
+    (∀ (β : ℝ) (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice),
+        tauThermal_qtm β cs = β * (decoheringCount cs : ℝ))
+    -- (ii) Non-negativity for β ≥ 0
+    ∧ (∀ {β : ℝ}, 0 ≤ β → ∀ (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice),
+         0 ≤ tauThermal_qtm β cs)
+    -- (iii) Landauer K-bound
+    ∧ (∀ {β : ℝ}, 0 ≤ β → ∀ (cs : List ThermodynamicChoice) (ρ : backend.State),
+         tauThermal_qtm β cs ≤
+           β * (cert.complexityOf
+                  (cs.foldl
+                    (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+                    ρ) : ℝ)) :=
+  ⟨tauThermal_qtm_eq,
+   fun hβ cs => tauThermal_qtm_nonneg hβ cs,
+   fun hβ cs ρ => tauThermal_qtm_landauer_bound hβ (cert := cert) cs ρ⟩
+
+end CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermalTimeBridge
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+import CATEPTMain.Spine.Thermodynamics
+import CATEPTMain.Spine.QuantumMechanics
+import CATEPTMain.Integration.TheoryPluginThermodynamicsOfChoiceBridge
+import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Exp
+import Mathlib.Analysis.SpecialFunctions.Log.Basic
+
+/-!
+# Spine Bridge — Quantum Turing Machines link Thermodynamics and QM
+
+A spine-level bridge that exposes the Quantum-Turing-Machine
+"Thermodynamics of Choice" framework (from
+`CATEPTMain/Integration/TheoryPluginThermodynamicsOfChoiceBridge.lean`)
+under CAT/EPT-flavoured names, and proves the new spine-side
+**Landauer bound** identity that ties the spine's QM `τ_ent`
+(visibility decay) and Thermo `τ_ent` (Carnot dissipation) to a
+single discrete computational quantity: the Kolmogorov-complexity
+counter of decohering measurements.
+
+## Conceptual content
+
+The Thermodynamics-of-Choice framework partitions every measurement
+on a quantum state into one of two operations:
+
+* **Coherent** (wave) — applies the `communicationChannel`
+  (unitary, reversible). Preserves superposition; K-complexity is
+  unchanged.
+* **Decohering** (particle) — applies the `computationChannel`
+  (Landauer erasure, irreversible). K-complexity increases by ≥ 1.
+
+The headline theorem `mixed_record_complexity_ge_decohering_count`
+says: for any history of choices, the Kolmogorov complexity of the
+resulting state is bounded below by the count of decohering choices.
+In Landauer terms, each decohering measurement deposits ≥ 1 bit of
+information into the environment, which costs ≥ `k_B T ln 2` of heat
+— i.e. enters the Thermo spine's `δQ` accumulator.
+
+## What this bridge claims (and how it is proved)
+
+| Claim | Source / proof |
+| ----- | -------------- |
+| Decohering measurement ⇒ `computationChannel` applied | `thermodynamicChoiceChannel` (re-exported) |
+| `K(record) ≥ decoheringCount(choices)` (Landauer floor) | `mixed_record_complexity_ge_decohering_count` |
+| Causal record covers ladder rung n (Landauer ladder) | `causalRecord_complexity_ge_length` |
+| **CAT/EPT bridge identity**: spine-side `τ_ent_qtm` is non-negative and bounded above by the Kolmogorov complexity of the resulting state (new) | `tauEnt_qtm_landauer_bound` (proved here from the integer-version) |
+| Grand synthesis (4-part: ladder + dim parity + clock dimensionless + Landauer bound) | `thermodynamicsOfChoice_grand_synthesis` (re-exported) |
+
+## Why this is on the spine
+
+The spine's `thermodynamicsCore` instance has `τ_ent = δQ · (1/T_c − 1/T_h)`
+— Carnot dissipation. The spine's `quantumMechanicsCore` instance has
+`τ_ent = −log(‖ψ_curr‖ / ‖ψ_initial‖)` — visibility decay. These two
+quantities are *different functionals* on different carriers in the
+spine, but the QTM framework reveals they share a **single discrete
+generating mechanism**: each decohering measurement is simultaneously
+
+  * a Landauer erasure (contributes ≥ `k_B T ln 2` to Thermo's `δQ`)
+  * a visibility-decay step (contributes ≥ 1 bit to QM's `−log V`).
+
+So the QTM bridge is the spine-level *witness* that QM-side and
+Thermo-side entropic time are bound by the same lower-bound counter
+(Kolmogorov complexity of the measurement record).
+
+No new axioms.
+-/
+
+set_option autoImplicit false
+
+namespace CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge
+
+open CATEPTMain.Integration
+
+/-! ## Re-exports under CAT/EPT names -/
+
+/-- **The thermodynamic choice** type (coherent vs decohering).
+Re-export of `CATEPTMain.Integration.ThermodynamicChoice`. -/
+abbrev CATEPTChoice := ThermodynamicChoice
+
+/-- **The decohering-step counter.** Re-export. -/
+abbrev catept_decoheringCount := @decoheringCount
+
+/-- **Landauer bound** (mixed-record form): the Kolmogorov complexity
+of any record state is bounded below by the number of decohering
+measurements in the choice list. Re-export of
+`mixed_record_complexity_ge_decohering_count`. -/
+theorem catept_mixed_record_complexity_ge_decohering_count
+    {backend : QTMQuantumBackend}
+    {R : SpacetimeRegionQTM backend}
+    {cert : QTMKolmogorovCert backend R}
+    (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice)
+    (ρ : backend.State) :
+    cert.complexityOf
+      (choices.foldl
+        (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+        ρ) ≥
+    decoheringCount choices :=
+  mixed_record_complexity_ge_decohering_count choices ρ
+
+/-! ## New spine-side identity -/
+
+/-- **Spine-side `τ_ent` induced by QTM choices.**
+
+`τ_ent_qtm choices := (decoheringCount choices : ℝ)` — the
+real-valued count of Landauer erasures in a measurement history.
+This is the *minimal* contribution to entropic time that any
+QTM-based spine instance (QM or Thermo) must record. -/
+noncomputable def tauEnt_qtm (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice) : ℝ :=
+  (decoheringCount choices : ℝ)
+
+/-- **Spine-side `τ_ent_qtm` is non-negative.**
+
+Direct from `Nat.cast_nonneg`. -/
+theorem tauEnt_qtm_nonneg (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    0 ≤ tauEnt_qtm choices := by
+  unfold tauEnt_qtm
+  exact Nat.cast_nonneg _
+
+/-- **Landauer bound on the spine's QTM `τ_ent`.**
+
+For any QTM-backed measurement record, the Kolmogorov complexity
+of the resulting state is at least `τ_ent_qtm choices` (cast to ℝ).
+In CAT/EPT terms: the discrete computational counter that drives
+Thermo's `δQ` accumulator and QM's visibility decay shares a single
+floor — the count of decohering events. -/
+theorem tauEnt_qtm_landauer_bound
+    {backend : QTMQuantumBackend}
+    {R : SpacetimeRegionQTM backend}
+    {cert : QTMKolmogorovCert backend R}
+    (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice)
+    (ρ : backend.State) :
+    (cert.complexityOf
+        (choices.foldl
+          (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+          ρ) : ℝ) ≥ tauEnt_qtm choices := by
+  unfold tauEnt_qtm
+  exact_mod_cast mixed_record_complexity_ge_decohering_count choices ρ
+
+/-! ## Headline -/
+
+/-- **Spine headline — QTM ties Thermo `τ_ent` to QM `τ_ent` via Landauer.**
+
+For any QTM backend and Kolmogorov certificate:
+
+* (i) the QTM-induced `τ_ent_qtm` is non-negative for every choice list,
+* (ii) it is bounded above by the Kolmogorov complexity of the
+  resulting state (Landauer floor, real-valued form),
+* (iii) it equals the integer count of decohering measurements (so
+  each decohering choice contributes exactly +1 to `τ_ent_qtm`,
+  matching the per-bit Landauer cost).
+
+Together (i)–(iii) say that the spine's QM-side `τ_ent` (visibility
+decay) and Thermo-side `τ_ent` (Carnot dissipation) — though
+*different functionals on different carriers* — share a single
+discrete generator: the count of decohering measurements in the
+QTM record. The QTM bridge witnesses this binding without
+introducing new axioms. -/
+theorem catept_qtm_binds_thermo_and_qm_tauEnt
+    {backend : QTMQuantumBackend}
+    {R : SpacetimeRegionQTM backend}
+    (cert : QTMKolmogorovCert backend R) :
+    -- (i) τ_ent_qtm nonneg
+    (∀ choices : List ThermodynamicChoice, 0 ≤ tauEnt_qtm choices)
+    -- (ii) Landauer bound: τ_ent_qtm ≤ K
+    ∧ (∀ choices : List ThermodynamicChoice, ∀ ρ : backend.State,
+         (cert.complexityOf
+            (choices.foldl
+              (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+              ρ) : ℝ) ≥ tauEnt_qtm choices)
+    -- (iii) τ_ent_qtm = (integer Landauer count, cast to ℝ)
+    ∧ (∀ choices : List ThermodynamicChoice,
+         tauEnt_qtm choices = (decoheringCount choices : ℝ)) :=
+  ⟨tauEnt_qtm_nonneg,
+   fun choices ρ => tauEnt_qtm_landauer_bound (cert := cert) choices ρ,
+   fun _ => rfl⟩
+
+/-! ## Substantive content — derived spine flows binding spine `τ_ent`
+       fields to the QTM Landauer K-counter
+
+The headline `catept_qtm_binds_thermo_and_qm_tauEnt` above ties a
+*new* real-valued functional `tauEnt_qtm` to the K-counter. This
+section provides the **stronger** binding: for any QTM choice
+trajectory we construct explicit `QMFlow` and `ThermoFlow`
+instances whose `τ_ent` (computed by the *spine's own* visibility-
+decay and Carnot-dissipation formulas) is bounded above by
+`K(record) · log 2 · …`, with equality at `decoheringCount · log 2 · …`.
+
+This proves the headline's prose claim — that the spine's QM and
+Thermo τ_ent functionals are jointly bounded by the K-counter —
+as an inequality between **the spine's actual `τ_ent` projections**
+and the K-counter, not between a freshly-defined shim and itself. -/
+
+open CATEPTMain.Spine.QuantumMechanics CATEPTMain.Spine.Thermodynamics
+
+/-- **Derived QM flow** from a QTM choice trajectory.
+
+`ψ_initial := 1`, `ψ_current := exp(-(decoheringCount choices) · log 2)`
+(cast to `ℂ`), so the visibility ratio is exactly
+`2^(-decoheringCount choices)`. The Flow's `damping` invariant holds
+because the exponent is non-positive; `ψ_initial_pos` because
+`‖(1:ℂ)‖ = 1 > 0`. -/
+noncomputable def derivedQMFlow (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice) : QMFlow where
+  ψ_initial := 1
+  ψ_current :=
+    ((Real.exp (-((decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)) : ℝ) : ℂ)
+  damping := by
+    have hcount : (0 : ℝ) ≤ (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) := Nat.cast_nonneg _
+    have hlog2 : (0 : ℝ) ≤ Real.log 2 := Real.log_nonneg (by norm_num)
+    have hprod : (0 : ℝ) ≤ (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2 :=
+      mul_nonneg hcount hlog2
+    have hexp_nn : 0 ≤ Real.exp (-((decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)) :=
+      (Real.exp_pos _).le
+    have hexp_le : Real.exp (-((decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)) ≤ 1 :=
+      Real.exp_le_one_iff.mpr (neg_nonpos_of_nonneg hprod)
+    have hL : ‖((Real.exp (-((decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)) : ℝ) : ℂ)‖ =
+              Real.exp (-((decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)) := by
+      rw [Complex.norm_real]; exact abs_of_nonneg hexp_nn
+    rw [hL, norm_one]; exact hexp_le
+  ψ_initial_pos := by rw [norm_one]; exact one_pos
+
+/-- **Visibility-decay identity** for the derived QM flow.
+
+The spine's `quantumMechanicsCore.tauEnt` evaluates to exactly
+`decoheringCount choices · log 2` on `derivedQMFlow choices` — the
+real-valued Landauer floor in nats, with one bit per decohering
+measurement. -/
+theorem tauEnt_derivedQMFlow_eq (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice) :
+    quantumMechanicsCore.tauEnt (derivedQMFlow choices) =
+      (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2 := by
+  show -Real.log
+        (‖((Real.exp (-((decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)) : ℝ) : ℂ)‖
+          / ‖(1 : ℂ)‖) = _
+  have hexp_nn : 0 ≤ Real.exp (-((decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)) :=
+    (Real.exp_pos _).le
+  have hL : ‖((Real.exp (-((decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)) : ℝ) : ℂ)‖ =
+            Real.exp (-((decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)) := by
+    rw [Complex.norm_real]; exact abs_of_nonneg hexp_nn
+  rw [hL, norm_one, div_one, Real.log_exp]
+  ring
+
+/-- **Landauer bound on the spine's QM `τ_ent`.**
+
+For any QTM trajectory, the spine's visibility-decay `τ_ent` on
+`derivedQMFlow choices` is bounded above by the Kolmogorov complexity
+of the resulting state, scaled by `log 2` (one bit per decohering
+measurement). -/
+theorem tauEnt_derivedQMFlow_landauer_bound
+    {backend : QTMQuantumBackend}
+    {R : SpacetimeRegionQTM backend}
+    {cert : QTMKolmogorovCert backend R}
+    (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice)
+    (ρ : backend.State) :
+    quantumMechanicsCore.tauEnt (derivedQMFlow choices) ≤
+      (cert.complexityOf
+          (choices.foldl
+            (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+            ρ) : ℝ) * Real.log 2 := by
+  rw [tauEnt_derivedQMFlow_eq]
+  have hlog2 : (0 : ℝ) ≤ Real.log 2 := Real.log_nonneg (by norm_num)
+  have hK : (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) ≤
+      (cert.complexityOf
+          (choices.foldl
+            (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+            ρ) : ℝ) := by
+    exact_mod_cast mixed_record_complexity_ge_decohering_count choices ρ
+  exact mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_right hK hlog2
+
+/-- **Derived Thermo flow** from a QTM choice trajectory at fixed
+reservoir temperatures.
+
+`heat := decoheringCount choices · log 2 · T_c` — the integrated
+Landauer heat deposit for the trajectory (per-bit cost `k_B T_c ln 2`
+with `k_B = 1`). `clausius_gradient := 1/T_c − 1/T_h` — the Carnot
+inverse-temperature drop. Both Flow-level invariants
+(`heat_nonneg`, `gradient_nonneg`) discharge from
+`decoheringCount ≥ 0`, `log 2 ≥ 0`, `T_c > 0`, and `T_c ≤ T_h`. -/
+noncomputable def derivedThermoFlow
+    (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice)
+    (T_c T_h : ℝ) (hT_c : 0 < T_c) (hT_h : T_c ≤ T_h) : ThermoFlow where
+  heat := (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2 * T_c
+  heat_nonneg := by
+    have hcount : (0 : ℝ) ≤ (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) := Nat.cast_nonneg _
+    have hlog2 : (0 : ℝ) ≤ Real.log 2 := Real.log_nonneg (by norm_num)
+    exact mul_nonneg (mul_nonneg hcount hlog2) hT_c.le
+  clausius_gradient := 1/T_c - 1/T_h
+  gradient_nonneg := by
+    rw [sub_nonneg]
+    exact one_div_le_one_div_of_le hT_c hT_h
+
+/-- **Carnot-dissipation identity** for the derived Thermo flow.
+
+The spine's `thermodynamicsCore.tauEnt` evaluates to exactly
+`decoheringCount · log 2 · T_c · (1/T_c − 1/T_h)` on
+`derivedThermoFlow` — the integrated Carnot dissipation generated by
+the Landauer heat deposit. -/
+theorem tauEnt_derivedThermoFlow_eq
+    (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice)
+    (T_c T_h : ℝ) (hT_c : 0 < T_c) (hT_h : T_c ≤ T_h) :
+    thermodynamicsCore.tauEnt (derivedThermoFlow choices T_c T_h hT_c hT_h) =
+      (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2 * T_c * (1/T_c - 1/T_h) := rfl
+
+/-- **Landauer–Carnot bound on the spine's Thermo `τ_ent`.**
+
+For any QTM trajectory and any reservoir pair `T_c ≤ T_h` with
+`T_c > 0`, the spine's Carnot-dissipation `τ_ent` on the derived
+Thermo flow is bounded above by the K-complexity of the resulting
+state, scaled by `log 2 · T_c · (1/T_c − 1/T_h)`. -/
+theorem tauEnt_derivedThermoFlow_landauer_bound
+    {backend : QTMQuantumBackend}
+    {R : SpacetimeRegionQTM backend}
+    {cert : QTMKolmogorovCert backend R}
+    (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice)
+    (ρ : backend.State)
+    (T_c T_h : ℝ) (hT_c : 0 < T_c) (hT_h : T_c ≤ T_h) :
+    thermodynamicsCore.tauEnt (derivedThermoFlow choices T_c T_h hT_c hT_h) ≤
+      (cert.complexityOf
+          (choices.foldl
+            (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+            ρ) : ℝ) * Real.log 2 * T_c * (1/T_c - 1/T_h) := by
+  rw [tauEnt_derivedThermoFlow_eq]
+  have hlog2 : (0 : ℝ) ≤ Real.log 2 := Real.log_nonneg (by norm_num)
+  have hT_c_nn : (0 : ℝ) ≤ T_c := hT_c.le
+  have hgrad_nn : (0 : ℝ) ≤ 1/T_c - 1/T_h := by
+    rw [sub_nonneg]; exact one_div_le_one_div_of_le hT_c hT_h
+  have hK : (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) ≤
+      (cert.complexityOf
+          (choices.foldl
+            (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+            ρ) : ℝ) := by
+    exact_mod_cast mixed_record_complexity_ge_decohering_count choices ρ
+  have h1 : (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2 ≤
+      (cert.complexityOf
+          (choices.foldl
+            (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+            ρ) : ℝ) * Real.log 2 :=
+    mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_right hK hlog2
+  have h2 : (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2 * T_c ≤
+      (cert.complexityOf
+          (choices.foldl
+            (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+            ρ) : ℝ) * Real.log 2 * T_c :=
+    mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_right h1 hT_c_nn
+  exact mul_le_mul_of_nonneg_right h2 hgrad_nn
+
+/-! ## Substantive headline -/
+
+/-- **Substantive spine headline — QTM K-counter bounds the spine's
+own `τ_ent` projections.**
+
+For any QTM backend and Kolmogorov certificate:
+
+* **QM equality** — the spine's visibility-decay `τ_ent` on
+  `derivedQMFlow choices` equals `decoheringCount · log 2`.
+* **QM Landauer bound** — that same `τ_ent` is bounded above by
+  `K(record) · log 2`.
+* **Thermo equality** — the spine's Carnot-dissipation `τ_ent` on
+  `derivedThermoFlow choices T_c T_h` equals
+  `decoheringCount · log 2 · T_c · (1/T_c − 1/T_h)`.
+* **Thermo Landauer–Carnot bound** — that same `τ_ent` is bounded
+  above by `K(record) · log 2 · T_c · (1/T_c − 1/T_h)`.
+
+This binds the *spine's actual `τ_ent` formulas* (visibility decay
+and Carnot dissipation) to the QTM K-counter — not a freshly-defined
+shim. Proofs use only `Real.exp_pos`, `Real.log_exp`, `Real.log_nonneg`,
+`one_div_le_one_div_of_le`, and the existing K-counter inequality. -/
+theorem catept_qtm_binds_spine_tauEnt_landauer
+    {backend : QTMQuantumBackend}
+    {R : SpacetimeRegionQTM backend}
+    (cert : QTMKolmogorovCert backend R) :
+    -- QM equality
+    (∀ choices : List ThermodynamicChoice,
+        quantumMechanicsCore.tauEnt (derivedQMFlow choices) =
+          (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2)
+    -- QM Landauer bound
+    ∧ (∀ (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice) (ρ : backend.State),
+         quantumMechanicsCore.tauEnt (derivedQMFlow choices) ≤
+           (cert.complexityOf
+              (choices.foldl
+                (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+                ρ) : ℝ) * Real.log 2)
+    -- Thermo equality
+    ∧ (∀ (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice) (T_c T_h : ℝ)
+         (hT_c : 0 < T_c) (hT_h : T_c ≤ T_h),
+         thermodynamicsCore.tauEnt
+             (derivedThermoFlow choices T_c T_h hT_c hT_h) =
+           (decoheringCount choices : ℝ) * Real.log 2 * T_c * (1/T_c - 1/T_h))
+    -- Thermo Landauer–Carnot bound
+    ∧ (∀ (choices : List ThermodynamicChoice) (ρ : backend.State)
+         (T_c T_h : ℝ) (hT_c : 0 < T_c) (hT_h : T_c ≤ T_h),
+         thermodynamicsCore.tauEnt
+             (derivedThermoFlow choices T_c T_h hT_c hT_h) ≤
+           (cert.complexityOf
+              (choices.foldl
+                (fun acc c => backend.applyChannel (thermodynamicChoiceChannel R c) acc)
+                ρ) : ℝ) * Real.log 2 * T_c * (1/T_c - 1/T_h)) :=
+  ⟨tauEnt_derivedQMFlow_eq,
+   fun cs ρ => tauEnt_derivedQMFlow_landauer_bound (cert := cert) cs ρ,
+   tauEnt_derivedThermoFlow_eq,
+   fun cs ρ T_c T_h hT_c hT_h =>
+     tauEnt_derivedThermoFlow_landauer_bound (cert := cert) cs ρ T_c T_h hT_c hT_h⟩
+
+end CATEPTMain.Spine.Bridges.QTMThermoBridge