A Scale-Dependent Map of Correlation Sealing Based on Finite-Operation Theory: From Superconductivity to Black Holes

This work proposes an operational classification of physical phenomena in terms of “correlation sealing” within a finite-operation theory framework. Sealing is defined as operational inaccessibility of correlations under finite observation/control, not as their disappearance. The paper builds a scale-dependent map that connects (i) superconductivity (and the Meissner effect) as a concrete reversible-sealing case, (ii) microscopic particle-level organization by sealing direction/strength (temporal/spatial/partial-spatial), (iii) mesoscopic, structure-implemented sealing in materials with quasi-reversible and history-dependent behavior (e.g., RRAM, phase-change systems, strong-correlation regimes, and catalytic pathway reconfiguration), and (iv) cosmological filtering where only electromagnetic and gravitational long-range correlations survive, with large-scale structure interpreted as correlations frozen into spatial form. Black holes are treated as the limiting case of irreversible sealing, characterized operationally by complete inaccessibility across the event horizon. Appendices provide compact “maps” for micro/meso/cosmic regimes, state explicit falsifiability criteria and scope limits, and isolate qualitative macroscopic analogies to prevent category errors. Primary contribution: A unified, scale-spanning “map” that reorganizes diverse phenomena by operational accessibility of correlations, with explicit boundary conditions and falsifiability notes suitable for critical evaluation and reuse.