Formalization motivation [connes-000S]

This draft expands the formalization motivation summarized in § [connes-000Z].

The mathematical comparison identifies where information is lost. The formalization asks whether that loss can be exposed as an explicit proof interface. Lean turns the claim that a factor forgets structure into an auditable dependency map.

  • Expose hidden interfaces: square-span, Fourier shear, measurable transport, continuous closure, spectral detection, characteristic kernels, and quotient-twisted modules.
  • Separate routine translation from proof design: the concrete boundaries are summarized in § [connes-000K].
  • Make forgetting auditable: each change of structure crosses a named Lean interface.

Library consumer. The project uses Mathlib and TauCeti algebraic, analytic, and representation-theoretic infrastructure. Its missing or bespoke interfaces indicate where contributions to those libraries could support later formalizations. The present library boundary is recorded in § [connes-000G].