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Great Pyramid — King's Chamber
N² COHERENT POWER: 20 synchronized voices = 400× one voice, not 20×
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Coherent addition (constructive interference) causes power to scale as N² when sources are phase-locked, not linearly as N for random phases. 20 unsynchronized chanters = 20× one voice (+13dB). 20 SYNCHRONIZED chanters = 400× one voice (+26dB). The chamber goes from ~94dB to potentially ~120dB SPL at resonance without anyone singing louder — purely from phase alignment. This N² scaling is established physics (confirmed in laser coherent beam combining, phased array antennas, and chemical oscillator experiments). It means the Kuramoto phase transition doesn't just improve coherence — it MASSIVELY amplifies the acoustic power that drives the entire system. The feedback loop (sync → N² power → more sync → more power) is self-amplifying with no lab equivalent.
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