The record measure

Let F be a fundamental interaction with coupling constant α_F.

Let s denote a scale regime — chemical, nuclear, cosmological.

Let R_cfg(F, s) be the set of configurable registers F produces at scale s.

And let τ(r) be the persistence time of record r under ambient conditions.

Definition 1 (The Record Measure).

Σ(F, s) = sup { τ(r) : r ∈ R_cfg(F, s) }

The record-strength of F at scale s is the longest-persisting configurable register F can produce at that scale.

If R_cfg(F, s) is empty — if F produces no configurable registers at scale s — then Σ(F, s) = 0 by convention.

The force produces irreversible traces but none that carry information at that scale. Its record-strength is zero. Not undefined.

Σ measures the write-capacity of a force.