Causal Domain Shear

Definition

Causal Domain Shear is a thought experiment about slight time slippage between loosely linked causal domains. If two domains are only weakly coupled by cause‑and‑effect, their internal pacing or sequencing could drift a little relative to one another; the name “shear” refers to that small differential.

Context and Usage

• Most closely associated with Fraa Orolo at the Concent of Saunt Edhar, where it is presented as a practical lens rather than a formal theorem.
• During Apert and other moments of comparison between intramuros and extramuros, observers use CDS as a checklist for noticing subtle divergences in customs, terminology, and records that might hint at weak coupling.
• In current discussions among avout, CDS is recalled when speaking about cause‑and‑effect linkages and “flows of information” between domains, including ideas framed using the Hylaean Theoric World and “this cosmos.” The recall is anecdotal and serves to situate CDS among everyday tools for thinking about coupling between domains.
• Stories about an extremely isolated cohort sometimes called the Ten‑Thousand‑Year Math are used as an illustrative extreme for imagining how a large shear might appear, though such accounts are treated with skepticism.

Related Terms

• Ten‑Thousand‑Year Math (Ten-Thousand-Year Math) as a teaching story for extreme separation.
• Hylaean Theoric World (concept used in nearby discussions about domains and information flow).

Notes

• Status: a heuristic and teaching device; no confirmed observation is recorded. Among avout, some treat it skeptically as lore that keeps observers alert, while others consider it a useful mental model for organizing checks during openings.
• Ambiguity is preserved: CDS describes what a weak coupling might imply without asserting that such shear actually occurs; it is used to guide attention, not to prove a claim.