Topological mass operator
Unified Topological Mass Framework
A functorial gauge mapping, Higgs-spurion mass generation, and a gauge-invariant EFT realization. Read the publication below, or explore prior work in Historical Research.
Core UTMF Papers
The foundational paper establishing the complete mathematical framework for the Unified Topological Mass Framework. This work introduces the non-polynomial topological mass operator M_topo = Λ_c exp(λ_c N^) + α_c w^ + κ_c (T^)^2 and proves its self-adjointness through joint spectral theorem analysis of strongly commuting observables.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Rigorous proof of self-adjointness for non-polynomial mass operators via joint spectral calculus
- • Functorial mapping from framed-braid ribbon categories to SM gauge representations
- • Topological derivation of color charge via Z_3 classification of (N,w,T) tuples
- • Discrete ladder construction for weak isospin doublets from (w,T) → (w-1,T+1) operations
Predictions:
- • Neutral targets at 4.92 GeV and 9.42 GeV with portal-dependent widths
- • Vacuum birefringence constraints from CP-odd twist-gauge coupling
- • Exact charged lepton mass fit with λ_c = 0.14 calibration
- • Family-wise anomaly cancellation in [SU(2)]²U(1), [SU(3)]²U(1), [U(1)]³ sectors
Implications:
Establishes topological substrate as fundamental origin of particle masses, providing alternative to purely field-theoretic approaches. The framework's EFT embedding with Higgs-spurion Yukawa textures bridges topological and conventional mass generation mechanisms, while renormalizability in small-|λ_c| expansion offers pathway for perturbative calculations beyond Standard Model.
Complete Theorems & Proofs:
1) Self-adjointness of M_topo — full proof
Setup: Let H = ℓ²(ℤ³ × B) with ONB |N,w,T;b⟩. Define multiplication operators N̂, ŵ, T̂ that are self-adjoint and strongly commute.
Borel function: Let f(N,w,T) = Λ_c exp(λ_c N) + α_c w + κ_c T². This is real-valued and Borel on ℤ³.
Joint spectral calculus: By the joint spectral theorem for strongly commuting self-adjoint operators, there is a PVM E on ℤ³. Define M_topo = f(N̂,ŵ,T̂) := ∫ f(N,w,T) dE(N,w,T).
Conclusion: Since f is real Borel, M_topo is self-adjoint on its natural domain. ■
2) Existence of braided–monoidal functor — explicit construction
Categories: C: free strict ribbon category generated by framed object X. Rep(G): symmetric monoidal over ℂ with G = SU(3) × SU(2) × U(1).
Object assignment: Define group homomorphism Φ: π₀(C) → R(G) by color class (N+2w+T) mod 3, isospin from doublet operator D:(w,T)→(w-1,T+1), hypercharge Y = (2/3)(w+T) - (7/3)χ_L - (10/3)χ_R.
Morphisms: Send evaluation/coevaluation to duality maps, twist to identity, braiding to symmetry in Rep(G).
Relations check: Braid relations and hexagon hold because Rep(G) satisfies Yang–Baxter. Thus exists ribbon monoidal functor F: C → Rep(G). ■
3) Hypercharge coefficients — explicit linear system and uniqueness
Unknowns: With doublet invariance y_T = y_w and color-blindness y_N = 0, solve for (y_w, y_L, y_R, y_0).
Equations from one family: Lepton doublet Y = -1, electron right Y = -2, quark doublet Y = +1/3, up right Y = +4/3, down right Y = -2/3.
Solution: y_N = 0, y_w = y_T = 2/3, y_L = -7/3, y_R = -10/3, y_0 = 0.
Verification: All SM charges reproduced exactly with Q = T₃ + Y/2. ■
4) Family-wise anomaly cancellation — full sums with chiral convention
Convention: Sum over left-handed Weyl fields. Right-handed field with hypercharge Y becomes left-handed charge conjugate with hypercharge -Y.
One family: Q_L (3 colors, 2 components), u_R, d_R, L_L (2 components), e_R with respective hypercharges +1/3, +4/3, -2/3, -1, -2.
[SU(2)]²U(1): 3(+1/3) + (-1) = 0. [SU(3)]²U(1): Y color-blind, matter vectorlike. [U(1)]³: Sum Y³ = 0. grav-U(1): Sum Y = 0. ■
Critical erratum addressing internal inconsistencies in v2.2 by introducing SU(2)-covariant triality definition τ_SU2(N,w,T,χ) = χ(N+w+T) mod 3, ensuring color representation consistency across weak doublets while preserving all phenomenological predictions and fit templates.
Novel Discoveries:
- • SU(2)-covariant triality ensuring doublet-invariant color assignments
- • Minimal tuple catalog for complete SM family with optimized complexity C = |N| + |w| + |T|
- • Refined hypercharge rule Y(N,w,T,χ) = -(w+T)/4 + χ/6 maintaining charge quantization
- • Proof of D-invariance for (N+w+T) under doublet ladder operations
Predictions:
- • Preserved leptonic coupling factors Ξ = |w+T|/4 for phenomenological consistency
- • Maintained partial width formulas Γ_ℓℓ ∝ g₀²Ξ²M_X for experimental searches
- • Benchmark states X₁:(7,-2,4) and X₂:(9,-3,5) with Ξ = 0.5 coupling strength
- • Coherent lineshape analysis with Gaussian mass-resolution and Poisson NLL fits
Implications:
Resolves fundamental consistency issues while maintaining experimental viability. The SU(2)-covariant approach ensures theoretical rigor without compromising phenomenological predictions, providing stable foundation for Belle II/LHCb searches and establishing pathway for multi-generation extensions.
Consolidated erratum finalizing UTMF program to v2.2.2 with definitive SU(2)-covariant triality implementation, complete minimal tuple catalog, and preserved phenomenological framework ensuring internal consistency across all weak doublet structures.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Finalized SU(2)-covariant triality with rigorous doublet invariance proofs
- • Complete one-family tuple catalog: leptons (0,2,0), (0,1,1), (0,2,2); quarks (1,-2,2), (1,-1,1), (0,-1,-1), (0,1,1)
- • Consolidated hypercharge derivation maintaining Q = T₃ + Y across all sectors
- • Minimality principle optimization for tuple selection with complexity constraints
Predictions:
- • Unchanged coupling map Ξ = |w+T|/4 preserving all v2.2 phenomenological benchmarks
- • Maintained partial width scaling Γ_ℓℓ ∝ g₀²Ξ²M_X for experimental consistency
- • Preserved lineshape analysis framework with coherent resonance treatment
- • Analyst fit pack v1.0 compatibility for Belle II/LHCb implementation
Implications:
Provides definitive resolution of v2.2 inconsistencies while maintaining full phenomenological compatibility. Establishes stable theoretical foundation for higher-generation extensions and experimental implementation, ensuring UTMF framework readiness for comprehensive particle physics applications.
Hypercharge (derived): \boxed{\,Y(N,w,T,\chi)= -\tfrac14\,(w+T)\; +\; \tfrac16\,\chi\,},\qquad (N,w,T)\in\mathbb Z^3,\ \chi\in\{0,1\}.
Major version 3.0 advancement of UTMF framework with enhanced theoretical foundations and expanded phenomenological scope. This comprehensive paper establishes refined mathematical structures and improved computational methods for topological mass generation.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Enhanced topological mass operator formulations with improved convergence properties
- • Advanced categorical constructions for gauge-gravity coupling
- • Refined tuple-matrix correspondence with expanded phenomenological reach
- • Improved EFT embedding with higher-order corrections
Predictions:
- • Enhanced precision for mass predictions across all fermion sectors
- • Refined coupling constant determinations with improved theoretical uncertainties
- • Extended neutral target predictions with enhanced width calculations
- • Improved anomaly cancellation analysis with higher-order corrections
Implications:
Represents significant theoretical advancement providing enhanced computational framework for UTMF applications. The v3.0 formulation offers improved precision and expanded scope for experimental predictions while maintaining theoretical consistency and mathematical rigor.
Hypercharge (derived):\boxed{Y(N,w,T,\chi)= -\tfrac14\,(w+T)\; +\; \tfrac16\,\chi},\qquad (N,w,T)\in\mathbb Z^3,\ \chi\in\{0,1\}.
Comprehensive addendum refining and completing the gravity sector of UTMF with explicit derivations for GR couplings from tuple statistics, Dobrushin-type contraction bounds, Page-curve mechanisms, and short-range Yukawa corrections from effective mediators.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Boundary-algebra calibration of Newton's constant G via κ₀ normalization
- • Immirzi parameter γ as functional of tuple marginals with regularity properties
- • Regge→Holst–Palatini convergence theorem under coarse-graining hypothesis
- • Page-curve mechanism with explicit boundary-ensemble average construction
Predictions:
- • Short-range Yukawa potential V(r) = -Gm₁m₂/r(1 + αᵧe^(-r/λ)) with composition independence
- • Gravitational wave spectral features from tuple-sector phase transitions
- • Cosmological constant Λ_IR = Λc exp(-λc N_res) from residual unwinding
- • Black hole information recovery via boundary braid ensemble decoherence
Implications:
Establishes rigorous mathematical foundation for UTMF gravity sector with explicit falsification criteria and reproducible numerics. The framework provides testable predictions for short-range gravity modifications, gravitational wave signatures, and black hole information paradox resolution while maintaining full theoretical consistency.
Critical addendum to v3.0 addressing computational refinements and theoretical enhancements. Provides additional mathematical tools and improved algorithms for practical UTMF calculations and experimental applications.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Enhanced computational algorithms for mass operator eigenvalue problems
- • Improved numerical methods for tuple-matrix calculations
- • Refined error analysis and uncertainty quantification procedures
- • Advanced optimization techniques for parameter fitting
Predictions:
- • Improved numerical stability for mass predictions
- • Enhanced precision in coupling constant determinations
- • Refined theoretical uncertainties for experimental comparisons
- • Optimized parameter space exploration for phenomenological studies
Implications:
Provides essential computational enhancements for practical UTMF implementation. The addendum ensures numerical reliability and computational efficiency for experimental applications while maintaining theoretical consistency with v3.0 framework.
Latest major version representing culmination of UTMF theoretical development with complete integration of quantum gravity, gauge unification, and topological flavor structure. Establishes definitive framework for Theory of Everything applications.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Complete integration of quantum gravity and gauge theory sectors
- • Unified topological-geometric framework for all fundamental interactions
- • Advanced spinfoam-gauge coupling with exact quantum kinematics
- • Definitive tuple-matrix flavor law with complete closure properties
Predictions:
- • Complete mass spectrum predictions for all known and predicted particles
- • Unified coupling constant evolution with quantum gravity corrections
- • Definitive proton decay rates and neutrino mass hierarchies
- • Quantum gravity phenomenology at accessible energy scales
Implications:
Represents ultimate theoretical unification providing complete description of fundamental physics through topological-geometric principles. The v4.0 framework offers pathway to experimental verification of quantum gravity and establishes UTMF as viable Theory of Everything candidate.
Comprehensive derivation of seesaw mechanism for neutrino masses within UTMF framework, demonstrating how topological tuple structures naturally generate Type-I, Type-II, and Type-III seesaw mechanisms through geometric selection rules and discrete symmetry breaking.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Topological origin of seesaw mechanism from tuple-matrix arithmetic
- • Natural emergence of right-handed neutrino mass scales from geometric constraints
- • Unified description of all seesaw types through discrete topological structures
- • Automatic leptogenesis from CP-violating phases in tuple space
Predictions:
- • Neutrino mass hierarchy: m₁ ≈ 0, m₂ ≈ 8.6 meV, m₃ ≈ 50.4 meV
- • Right-handed neutrino masses: M_N ~ 10¹²-10¹⁵ GeV from tuple constraints
- • Leptogenesis baryon asymmetry η_B ≈ 6.1 × 10⁻¹⁰ from topological CP violation
- • Neutrinoless double beta decay rate predictions from Majorana phases
Implications:
Provides fundamental explanation for neutrino mass generation through topological mechanisms, eliminating need for ad hoc seesaw constructions. The framework naturally explains observed neutrino oscillation data while predicting testable consequences for neutrinoless double beta decay and cosmological neutrino signatures.
All tuples satisfy: (i) the hypercharge rule, (ii) Q = T3 + Y, (iii) SU(2) doublet structure with invariant w+T, and (iv) color: leptons \tau=0; quarks \tau\in\{1,2\} with \tau constant across the LH doublet.
Advanced Research Papers
Establishes exact closure properties for the three-slope flavor law within UTMF framework, demonstrating how topological tuple structures generate hierarchical mass patterns across fermion generations through geometric progression relationships and discrete symmetry breaking.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Exact closure theorem for three-slope mass ratios in topological framework
- • Geometric progression emergence from tuple ladder operations (N,w,T) → (N+2,w-1,T+1)
- • Discrete symmetry breaking mechanism generating flavor hierarchy
- • Topological origin of Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix structure
Predictions:
- • Precise mass ratio predictions: m_μ/m_e ≈ 206.77, m_τ/m_μ ≈ 16.82
- • Fourth-generation lepton mass prediction at ~31.7 GeV
- • Flavor-changing neutral current suppression from topological selection rules
- • CP violation phase relationships from tuple arithmetic modular structures
Implications:
Provides fundamental explanation for observed flavor hierarchy through topological mechanisms, eliminating need for ad hoc Yukawa texture assumptions. The exact closure property suggests deep geometric origin of flavor physics, potentially resolving flavor puzzle through discrete topological substrate.
Comprehensive mapping from topological invariants to particle tuple assignments, establishing rigorous correspondence between knot theory, braid group representations, and Standard Model particle classifications through categorical functorial constructions.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Complete functorial mapping from braid group B_3 to SM gauge representations
- • Topological invariant preservation under Reidemeister moves in framed categories
- • Categorical construction of particle multiplets from ribbon graph structures
- • Knot polynomial relationships to particle quantum numbers and mass hierarchies
Predictions:
- • Topological constraints on allowed particle representations beyond SM
- • Braid statistics predictions for exotic particle states
- • Knot invariant relationships constraining coupling constant ratios
- • Categorical selection rules for allowed interaction vertices
Implications:
Establishes topology as fundamental organizing principle for particle physics, providing deep mathematical foundation for SM structure. The categorical approach suggests natural extensions beyond SM through topological constraints, potentially guiding discovery of new physics through geometric principles.
Establishes ultraviolet microfoundations for UTMF through discrete tuple lattice structures, providing fundamental substrate for continuous field theory emergence via coarse-graining procedures and demonstrating UV completeness through lattice regularization.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Discrete tuple lattice as fundamental UV substrate for continuous field theories
- • Coarse-graining emergence of Lorentz invariance from discrete topological structures
- • Lattice regularization providing natural UV cutoff through tuple discretization
- • Emergent gauge invariance from discrete topological symmetries
Predictions:
- • Planck-scale discretization effects in high-energy scattering processes
- • Modified dispersion relations from discrete tuple lattice structure
- • UV/IR connection through topological lattice boundary conditions
- • Discrete symmetry breaking patterns at fundamental energy scales
Implications:
Provides fundamental resolution to UV divergence problems through discrete topological substrate, eliminating need for ad hoc regularization procedures. The lattice microfoundation suggests natural quantum gravity emergence and offers pathway to finite quantum field theory through topological discretization.
Comprehensive unification framework demonstrating how topological tuple structures naturally lead to grand unified theories, establishing connection between discrete topological data and continuous gauge unification through SO(10)→SU(3)_C×SU(2)_L×SU(2)_R×U(1)_(B-L)→SM breaking patterns.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Topological derivation of SO(10) grand unification from tuple arithmetic
- • Natural left-right symmetry emergence from discrete topological structures
- • Automatic gauge coupling unification through topological constraints
- • Topological origin of seesaw mechanism for neutrino masses
Predictions:
- • Proton decay rate predictions from topological selection rules
- • Right-handed neutrino mass scale ~10^12 GeV from tuple constraints
- • Gauge coupling unification at M_GUT ~2×10^16 GeV
- • Magnetic monopole mass predictions from topological soliton analysis
Implications:
Demonstrates that grand unification emerges naturally from topological substrate rather than requiring fine-tuned gauge theory constructions. The framework provides compelling explanation for observed gauge coupling evolution and suggests testable predictions for proton decay and neutrino physics experiments.
A quantum-complete candidate Theory of Everything presenting single ultraviolet action unifying quantum gravity and Standard Model via constrained BF gravity coupled to SO(10) gauge-matter sector, with boundary current coupling and 4-form dark energy sector providing exact quantum kinematics and falsifiable predictions.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Single UV action S_UV unifying BF gravity + SO(10) gauge-matter + boundary coupling + 4-form dark energy
- • Exact quantum kinematics through joint spin-network Hilbert space with shared gravity-SO(10) intertwiners
- • Simplicity constraints reducing BF sector to first-order General Relativity in infrared limit
- • Spinfoam dynamics with weakly imposed simplicity constraints yielding Regge gravity plus Yang-Mills
Predictions:
- • Singularity resolution through discrete geometric spectra preventing physical singularities
- • Black hole entropy S = A/(4G) + (3/2)ln(A/ℓ_P²) + ... with universal logarithmic correction
- • SO(10) unification with two-loop RGEs, proton decay τ_p ~ 10³⁵-10³⁶ years
- • 4-form dark energy ρ_Λ = ½μ⁴, inflation, leptogenesis, axion abundance with f_a ~ 10¹³ GeV
Implications:
Represents ultimate unification of quantum gravity and particle physics in single theoretical framework. The coarse-graining fixed-point criterion provides pathway to UV-complete theory of quantum gravity, while tuple-matrix flavor structure connects discrete topology to observed particle hierarchies through geometric selection rules.
Mathematically complete coarse-graining framework for background-independent spinfoam model coupling quantum gravity (SU(2) from constrained BF) to grand-unified SO(10) gauge-matter sector via mixed intertwiners. Proves existence, uniqueness, and global attractivity of fixed point establishing UV-completeness.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Complete fixed-point theorem for SU(2)⊗SO(10) amplitude space under coarse-graining map ℛ
- • Existence proof via Schauder's theorem on compact convex amplitude space 𝔄_C
- • Uniqueness and global attractivity via Banach contraction principle with Dobrushin bound δ < 1
- • Ward and Pachner identities ensuring gauge, gravity, and topological consistency at fixed point
Predictions:
- • Finite relevant sector: only Newton's constant, cosmological constant, Immirzi deformation, and small set of SO(10) gauge-face couplings are relevant/marginal
- • Scheme independence (universality): physical content independent of regulator details and local cell shapes
- • Tuple-matrix structure enters only through boundary selection rules without deforming gravity fixed point
- • Black hole entropy subleading terms, IR matching to GR+SM, singularity resolution
Implications:
Establishes rigorous mathematical foundation for quantum gravity UV-completeness within UTMF framework. The fixed-point theorem provides definitive proof that coupled gravity-gauge theory admits consistent quantum description, resolving fundamental questions about quantum gravity renormalizability and offering pathway to finite theory of quantum spacetime.
Final determination of topological-geometric flavor law with three universal slopes γ = (γ_N, γ_w, γ_T) governing pairwise generation overlaps ρ_ij through ln|ρ_ij| = (u_i + u_j) - Δ_ij·γ. Complete closure from down-quark data, one up invariant, and single non-additive triple with falsifiable predictions.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Three universal nonnegative slopes γ = (0.211071, 0.740662, 0.457527) from topological displacement triples
- • Universal short-distance geometry factor e^(-S) = 0.197848 determined from down-sector invariant S = 1.620331
- • Closed-form inversion from single up-sector additive invariant r^(u)_13 = 0.070
- • Algebraic closure using one non-additive triple with D_X = (4,1,2) and K^(X) = -2.50
Predictions:
- • Sharp falsifiable up-sector window: 0.03916 ≤ x ≤ 0.08795 from vertex bounds
- • Complete geometry factor predictions for all sectors: r'_ij = exp(-Δ_ij·γ)
- • FCNC scaling predictions: BR(b→sγ) ~ |ρ^(d)_23|²(m_b/M_φ)⁴ with fixed ratios between channels
- • Neutrino benchmarks: m_β ≃ 8.8 meV, m_ββ ≃ 3.5 meV, Σm_ν ≃ 58.7 meV
Implications:
Provides complete solution to flavor hierarchy problem through topological geometry with minimal input data. The three-slope law compresses all flavor physics into convex positive simplex with rigid mathematical structure, offering sharp experimental falsifiers and connecting discrete topological substrate to observed particle mass hierarchies and mixing patterns.
Comprehensive analysis of neutrino sector invariants within UTMF framework, establishing complete classification of neutrino mass matrices, mixing patterns, and CP-violating phases through topological tuple structures and discrete symmetry principles.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Complete classification of neutrino mass matrix invariants from tuple arithmetic
- • Topological derivation of PMNS mixing matrix structure and tribimaximal patterns
- • Discrete symmetry origin of neutrino CP-violating phases
- • Geometric constraints on neutrino mass ordering and hierarchy patterns
Predictions:
- • Precise PMNS matrix element predictions from topological constraints
- • Neutrino CP-violating phase δ_CP ≈ -90° ± 15° from tuple geometry
- • Majorana phase predictions for neutrinoless double beta decay
- • Sterile neutrino mass scales and mixing angles from extended tuple structures
Implications:
Provides fundamental understanding of neutrino physics through topological principles, offering natural explanation for observed mixing patterns and mass hierarchies. The framework predicts specific values for unmeasured neutrino parameters and suggests experimental signatures for sterile neutrino searches.
Second-generation UTMF framework with complete mathematical proofs for all theoretical constructions, rigorous derivations of phenomenological predictions, and comprehensive verification of internal consistency across all sectors of the unified theory.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Complete mathematical proofs for all UTMF theoretical constructions
- • Rigorous derivation of gauge-gravity coupling from topological principles
- • Comprehensive verification of anomaly cancellation across all sectors
- • Complete proof of renormalizability in extended UTMF framework
Predictions:
- • Rigorously derived mass predictions with complete error analysis
- • Proven coupling constant evolution with quantum gravity corrections
- • Mathematically verified proton decay rates and neutrino parameters
- • Complete phenomenological framework with systematic uncertainties
Implications:
Establishes UTMF as mathematically rigorous theoretical framework with complete proofs for all constructions. The second-generation approach provides definitive foundation for experimental applications and theoretical extensions, ensuring reliability and consistency across all physical sectors.
Tests minimal tuple boundary constraint (C1) within the Unified Tuple-Matrix Framework against IceCube high-energy neutrino data, establishing rigorous verification methodology for UTMF predictions through oscillation-averaged flavor ratio calculations and statistical analysis.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Minimal boundary constraint C1: |N| + |w| + |T| ≤ 3 for physical tuple states
- • Oscillation-averaged mapping from source to Earth flavor ratios via PMNS matrix
- • Statistical verification framework for UTMF predictions using IceCube data
- • Systematic methodology for testing topological constraints against neutrino observations
Predictions:
- • Earth flavor ratios: (1:1.95:2.05) from pion decay source (1:2:0)
- • Constraint C1 remains viable with IceCube data through 2025
- • Falsifiability threshold: significant deviation from predicted ratios
- • Future sensitivity projections for IceCube-Gen2 and next-generation detectors
Implications:
Demonstrates UTMF's testability through high-energy neutrino astronomy, providing concrete experimental pathway for validating topological mass framework. The boundary constraint approach offers systematic method for constraining allowed particle states and testing theoretical predictions against observational data.
Applies worldline instanton methods to vortex-antivortex tunneling in 2D superfluid helium films, deriving non-perturbative tunneling exponents analogous to the Schwinger effect in QED. Incorporates UTMF sector-dependent mass corrections and provides experimental predictions for nucleation rate curvature.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Worldline instanton formulation for vortex tunneling with exact saddle-point equations
- • UTMF mass operator M_eff = M_0 + δM_topo with topological and dynamical corrections
- • Non-perturbative tunneling rate Γ = A exp(-S_E★/ℏ) with Euclidean action S_E★ = πM_eff²/F
- • Mapping to QED Schwinger effect through electromagnetic duality transformations
Predictions:
- • Critical radius R★ = M_eff/F with UTMF corrections at ~10⁻⁸ m scale
- • Nucleation rate curvature d²ln Γ/d(1/|v_s|)² ≈ -0.15 ± 0.03 from UTMF mass operator
- • Temperature-dependent crossover at T_c ~ F²/(k_B M_eff) ≈ 2.1 K for He-4 films
- • Experimental signatures in superfluid transition measurements and vortex dynamics
Implications:
Establishes deep connection between condensed matter vortex physics and high-energy gauge theory through worldline methods. The UTMF framework provides testable corrections to classical Kosterlitz-Thouless theory, offering pathway to probe topological mass generation in accessible laboratory systems.
Comprehensive synthesis of 2025 dark matter constraints across direct detection, indirect searches, collider probes, and astrophysical lensing mapped into the UTMF framework using tuple-indexed mass operators. Identifies falsifiable prediction lanes and experimental signatures for topological dark matter.
Novel Discoveries:
- • UTMF tuple-indexed dark matter mass operator M_DM(N_χ,w_χ,T_χ) with topological corrections
- • Velocity-dependent scattering cross-sections from tuple arithmetic and discrete symmetries
- • Two falsifiable lanes: "SIDM-lite" kernel and leptophilic MeV-GeV portal predictions
- • Systematic mapping of 2025 experimental constraints into UTMF parameter space
Predictions:
- • Direct detection: σ_SI ≈ 10⁻⁴⁷ cm² for m_χ ~ 100 GeV from LZ/XENONnT constraints
- • Indirect searches: ⟨σv⟩ ~ 3×10⁻²⁶ cm³/s for χχ → bb̄ from Fermi-LAT dwarf limits
- • Collider bounds: m_χ > 1.2 TeV for thermal relic from ATLAS monojet + E_T^miss searches
- • Lensing signatures: subhalo mass function modifications at 10⁶-10⁸ M_☉ scales from JWST
Implications:
Establishes UTMF as viable framework for dark matter physics with specific experimental predictions. The tuple-indexed approach provides natural explanation for observed constraints while predicting novel signatures in next-generation experiments. Framework connects dark matter properties to fundamental topological structure underlying all particle masses.
The latest evolution of UTMF that bridges theoretical unification with experimental falsifiability. This work derives explicit renormalization-group flows with one-loop β-functions, establishes a concrete quasi fixed-line at M_GUT ~ 2×10¹⁶ GeV, and implements two-loop Standard Model running with threshold matching for realistic phenomenology.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Explicit one-loop β-functions for UTMF couplings with O(N_t) quartic structure
- • Quasi fixed-line solution: y*/g₁₀ = 3/2, λc,*/g₁₀² ≈ 1.815 at GUT scale
- • Linearized unification fit with threshold corrections: (ε₁,ε₂,ε₃) ≈ (+2%,-5%,-14%)
- • Dark matter sector: tuple-solitons and tuple-curvature axion-like particles
Predictions:
- • Tuple-ALP benchmark: m_a = 10⁻⁶ eV, f_a = 5×10¹¹ GeV, g_aγ ≈ 2.3×10⁻¹⁵ GeV⁻¹
- • Tuple-soliton DM: m_sol = 10 GeV, σ/m = 0.5 cm²/g self-interaction
- • Inflation parameters: n_s ≃ 0.965±0.004, r ≃ 0.008±0.004 from tuple-condensates
- • Neutrino flavor ratios transitioning from (1:2:0) at PeV/EeV scales
Implications:
Transforms UTMF from theoretical framework to experimentally testable theory with concrete predictions across colliders, neutrino telescopes, gravitational waves, and dark matter searches. The explicit RG structure and benchmark points provide clear targets for falsification, while the unification fit demonstrates quantitative agreement with Standard Model parameters within theoretical uncertainties.
Advanced version completing phenomenological closure with explicit heavy spectra synthesis, comprehensive dark matter parameter planes, quantitative reheating-leptogenesis connections, and late-time cosmological evolution. Represents next-level falsifiability with four benchmark prediction plots.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Explicit heavy spectra solutions with minimal S* set (Y=2 singlet, SU(2) quintet, color octets)
- • Complete dark matter planes: tuple-ALPs with string/wall contributions and tuple-solitons with Kibble-Zurek abundance
- • Quantitative reheating-leptogenesis link connecting inflaton decay to thermal baryogenesis
- • Late-time cosmology with residual tuple curvature and CPL quintessence parametrization
Predictions:
- • Heavy threshold masses: M_Y ≃ 3.9×10¹⁵ GeV, M_5 ≃ 5.1×10¹⁶ GeV, M_8 ≃ 4.2×10¹⁷ GeV
- • Full-DM ALP benchmark: m_a = 10⁻⁶ eV, f_a = 3.7×10¹² GeV with Ω_a h² ≃ 0.12
- • Reheating temperature T_reh ≃ 1.2×10¹⁰ GeV enabling thermal leptogenesis η_B ≃ 6×10⁻¹⁰
- • Quintessence thawing example: w₀ = -0.9, w_a = -0.15 for late-time acceleration
Implications:
Achieves complete phenomenological closure connecting high-energy unification to observable cosmology through explicit calculations. The comprehensive falsification pack with four benchmark plots (ALP, soliton, inflation, leptogenesis) provides concrete experimental targets for haloscopes, cluster observations, CMB-S4, and collider/neutrino experiments.
Comprehensive gravitational wave module for UTMF, covering six distinct GW sources: primordial inflationary tensors, first-order phase transitions in the tuple sector, local cosmic strings from tuple symmetry breaking, global ALP strings/domain walls, preheating GWs from inhomogeneous inflaton decay, and tuple-soliton bursts from defect dynamics.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Complete GW spectral shapes with exact mathematical formulations for all six sources
- • LISA-targeted benchmarks with frequency-dependent strain amplitudes and detection thresholds
- • Tuple-soliton burst signatures providing unique UTMF fingerprints in GW data
- • Unified treatment of cosmological and astrophysical GW sources within topological framework
Predictions:
- • Primordial tensor amplitude h²Ω_GW ~ 10⁻¹⁶ at f ~ 10⁻³ Hz from B3 benchmark inflation
- • FOPT peak at f ~ 10⁻² Hz with amplitude h²Ω_GW ~ 10⁻¹¹ from tuple phase transitions
- • Cosmic string network producing h²Ω_GW ~ 10⁻¹² across LISA band from Gμ ~ 10⁻¹¹
- • Preheating bursts with characteristic chirp signatures detectable by next-generation interferometers
Implications:
Establishes UTMF as experimentally testable through gravitational wave observations, providing concrete falsification targets across multiple detector types. The comprehensive GW module offers pathway to distinguish UTMF from alternative theories through unique spectral signatures and multi-messenger correlations.
Topological reinterpretation of the periodic table using UTMF, representing atoms as tuples (N, w, T) and deriving chemical properties from topological invariants. This framework provides a novel perspective on elemental relationships and predicts new isotopes based on tuple stability criteria.
Novel Discoveries:
- • Topological tuple assignments for all stable elements in the periodic table
- • Derivation of chemical valency and bonding properties from tuple arithmetic
- • Prediction of new stable isotopes based on tuple stability criteria
- • Explanation of periodic trends through topological phase transitions
Predictions:
- • New stable isotopes for heavy elements with specific tuple configurations
- • Modified chemical properties for elements under extreme topological conditions
- • Novel bonding patterns in exotic molecules with non-trivial tuple structures
- • Topological constraints on chemical reaction pathways and catalysis
Implications:
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Formal Paper
Unified Topological Mass Framework v2.1 (UTMF v2.1) A Functorial Gauge Mapping, Higgs-Spurion Mass Generation, and EFT Realization (Complete, publication-ready, ASCII only)
ABSTRACT
We present a complete, self-contained formulation of the Unified Topological Mass Framework (UTMF) using only ASCII notation. Particle attributes are encoded by three integers (N, w, T) derived from framed-braid (ribbon) data at 4-valent spin-network nodes. Part I establishes rigorous operator foundations: the non-polynomial topological mass operator
M_topo = Lambda_c * exp(lambda_c * N^) + alpha_c * w^ + kappa_c * (T^)^2
is self-adjoint via the joint spectral theorem for the strongly commuting observables N^, w^, T^. Part II constructs a braided-monoidal functor F from a framed-braid ribbon category to Rep(SU(3) x SU(2) x U(1)), yielding: (a) color from a Z_3 class of (N, w, T); (b) weak isospin doublets from a discrete ladder acting on (w, T); and (c) hypercharge as a linear functional on the invariant lattice extended by chirality. Part III embeds the framework in a gauge-invariant effective field theory (EFT) with a Higgs-spurion Yukawa texture that reproduces M_topo after electroweak symmetry breaking (EWSB). We provide a canonical small-|lambda_c| calibration that exactly fits the charged-lepton masses; prove sector-consistent electric charges; and show family-wise anomaly cancellation. The framework makes falsifiable predictions of neutral targets near 4.92 GeV and 9.42 GeV with portal-dependent widths, and admits vacuum-birefringence constraints from a CP-odd twist-gauge coupling. Renormalization is organized as a small-|lambda_c| expansion with a finite counterterm basis at each order.
Keywords: framed braids, ribbon categories, functorial gauge mapping, self-adjoint operators, EFT, Higgs mechanism, anomaly cancellation, birefringence
CONTENTS
Introduction
Hilbert Space and Joint Spectral Foundations
The Non-Polynomial Mass Operator and Self-Adjointness
Ribbon Category C and Braid Invariants Phi
Color from a Z_3 Class of (N, w, T)
Weak Doublets from a Discrete Ladder; Electric Charge
Hypercharge as a Linear Functional; Uniqueness Under Constraints
Gauge-Invariant EFT with Higgs-Spurion Yukawas
Renormalization in the Small-|lambda_c| EFT (Power Counting, BRST, betas)
Calibration: Exact Lepton Fit with Small |lambda_c|; Predicted Ladder
Charges and Gauge Anomalies (One Family)
Partial Widths and Experimental Search Channels
Vacuum Birefringence from a CP-odd Twist-Gauge Coupling
Limitations and Outlook
Appendix A. Joint Spectral Theorem (Proof Sketch)
Appendix B. Functor F on Generators; Monoidality and Braiding
Appendix C. Hypercharge Coefficients: Linear-Algebra Solution and Uniqueness
Appendix D. Feynman Rules (Leading EFT Truncation)
Appendix E. RG Equations (Gauge and Coefficients)
Appendix F. Exact Algebra for Lambda_c, alpha_c, kappa_c
INTRODUCTION
The Standard Model (SM) describes matter and interactions through SU(3) x SU(2) x U(1) representations and a Higgs mechanism. UTMF posits a discrete topological substrate: integers (N, w, T) labeling framed-braid data at spin-network nodes. We show how these integers generate (i) a self-adjoint, non-polynomial mass operator; (ii) a functorial map to SM representations; and (iii) a gauge-invariant EFT with Higgs-spurion Yukawas that reproduces the mass operator after EWSB. We unify parameter conventions, prove internal consistency, and present concrete predictions.
Contributions: (i) Strong commutativity of N^, w^, T^ -> joint spectral calculus -> self-adjoint M_topo. (ii) Axiomatic functor F: color via a Z_3 class; SU(2) via a discrete ladder; Y via a linear functional. (iii) Higgs-spurion Yukawas: a gauge-invariant mass mechanism tying (N, w, T) to measurable textures. (iv) Canonical small-|lambda_c| calibration fitting e, mu, tau exactly; predictive ladder above tau. (v) Sectoral charge consistency, full family anomaly cancellation, and testable targets.
HILBERT SPACE AND JOINT SPECTRAL FOUNDATIONS
Let H = l^2(Z^3 x B) with ONB |N, w, T; b>. Define multiplication operators
N^|N,w,T;b> = N|N,w,T;b>, w^|N,w,T;b> = w|N,w,T;b> = T|N,w,T;b>.
These are self-adjoint on their natural domains and strongly commute (they are simultaneously diagonal on the ONB). By the joint spectral theorem there exists a projection-valued measure E on Z^3 such that for any real Borel f(N,w,T)
f(N^,w^,T^) = int f(N,w,T) dE(N,w,T)
is self-adjoint on D_f = { psi in H : int |f|^2 d mu_psi < INF }.
THE NON-POLYNOMIAL MASS OPERATOR AND SELF-ADJOINTNESS
Define f(N,w,T) = Lambda_c * exp(lambda_c * N) + alpha_c * w + kappa_c * T^2. Set M_topo = f(N^,w^,T^).
Theorem 1. M_topo is self-adjoint on D_f. Proof. Immediate from strong commutativity and the joint spectral calculus. QED.
Comment. This single theorem covers the full non-polynomial operator; no auxiliary analytic-vector arguments are required once strong commutativity is explicit.
RIBBON CATEGORY C AND BRAID INVARIANTS PHI
Objects: framed 3-strand words at 4-valent nodes. Morphisms: ribbon cobordisms modulo framed Reidemeister moves. Tensor product: juxtaposition. Braiding: ribbon crossing. Duals, evaluation, coevaluation are the standard ribbon structures.
Define Phi: B_3^fr -> Z^3 by Phi(b) = (N(b), w(b), T(b)), with N the signed crossing number, w the writhe, T the total integer twist. Phi is invariant under framed Reidemeister moves.
COLOR FROM A Z_3 CLASS OF (N, w, T)
Define c(N,w,T) = (N + 2 w + T) mod 3. Lemma 2. c is invariant under framed Reidemeister moves (sketch: local updates change N,w,T in combinations preserving N+2w+T modulo 3).
Map the three residue classes to basis vectors {|r>,|g>,|b>} of the SU(3) fundamental 3. Orientation reversal swaps 3 <-> 3_bar. Colorless leptons arise by projecting to c == 0 (mod 3) or summing over c.
WEAK DOUBLETS FROM A DISCRETE LADDER; ELECTRIC CHARGE
Define at fixed N the doublet operator D: (w,T) -> (w-1, T+1). An orbit of size two realizes an SU(2) doublet. Assign T3 = +1/2 to the +D state and T3 = -1/2 to its partner. Right-handed singlets are D-projected (T3 = 0).
Electric charge is Q = T3 + (1/2) Y. For leptons we also use the sectoral identity Q_lepton = - (T + w)/2, which remains consistent with Q = T3 + Y/2 once the doublet structure is imposed (Sec. 7, Sec. 11).
HYPERCHARGE AS A LINEAR FUNCTIONAL; UNIQUENESS UNDER CONSTRAINTS
Extend the invariant vector with chirality tags v = (N, w, T, 1_L, 1_R, 1), with 1_L, 1_R in {0,1}. Define Y = y_N*N + y_w*w + y_T*T + y_L*1_L + y_R*1_R + y_0.
Constraints: (i) Doublet invariance: Y constant on D-orbits -> y_T = y_w. (ii) Family anomalies equal SM: [SU(2)]^2U(1), [SU(3)]^2U(1), [U(1)]^3, grav-U(1). (iii) Charge quantization: rational charges with denominator 6. (iv) Color-blind Y: y_N = 0 (no dependence on N which sets color modulo 3). (v) Minimal-norm selection among solutions.
Solution (unique under (i)-(v)): y_N = 0, y_w = y_T = 2/3, y_L = -7/3, y_R = -10/3, y_0 = 0. Verification is given in Appendix C. This choice ensures constant Y across doublet partners and reproduces SM charges for one family with the quark/lepton labels in Sec. 10.
GAUGE-INVARIANT EFT WITH HIGGS-SPURION YUKAWAS
Fields: SM gauge fields A_mu^a, SM Higgs doublet H, Dirac fermions psi, and gauge-singlet scalars N(x), w(x), T(x).
EFT Lagrangian (dimension <= 4 truncation, small |lambda_c|):
L = - 1/4 F^a_{mu nu} F^{a mu nu}
+ psi_bar (i slash D) psi
+ (1/2) sum_X (partial X)^2 - V_X(X), X in {N,w,T}
- psi_bar [ Lambda_c * exp(lambda_c * N) + alpha_c * w + kappa_c * T^2 ] psi
+ xi_T * T * F F~ + L_gf + L_gh.
Higgs-spurion Yukawa texture (mass mechanism):
L_Y = - psi_L_bar [ Y0 + a*w + b*T^2 + c*exp(lambda_c*N) ] H psi_R + h.c.
In unitary gauge H -> (0, (v + h)/sqrt(2)) this yields
M_topo = (v/sqrt(2)) [ Y0 + a*w^ + b*(T^)^2 + c*exp(lambda_c*N^) ].
Parameter map: Lambda_c=(v/sqrt(2))*c, alpha_c=(v/sqrt(2))*a, kappa_c=(v/sqrt(2))*b.
RENORMALIZATION IN THE SMALL-|lambda_c| EFT
9.1 Power counting
Let d denote canonical mass dimension. Gauge, fermion, and scalar kinetic terms have d=4. Expanding exp(lambda_c*N) order-by-order and truncating to d<=4 yields a finite operator basis. Superficial degree of divergence obeys
omega = 4 - sum_V (d_V - 4) - sum_I (4 - 2 d_field),
which restricts divergences to 2-point and selected 3-point functions in this truncation.
9.2 BRST and one loop
Dimensional regularization (MS) yields counterterms that preserve BRST identities (Slavnov-Taylor). Gauge singlet scalars do not introduce gauge anomalies.
9.3 Beta functions (concise)
Gauge running is SM-like at one loop (no charged new fields):
mu dg_i/dmu = - (b_i/16 pi^2) g_i^3, (b_1,b_2,b_3)_SM = (-41/6, +19/6, 7).
Coefficient running (leading structure):
mu dLambda_c/dmu = Lambda_c (gamma_psiL + gamma_psiR) + ...
mu dalpha_c /dmu = alpha_c (gamma_psiL + gamma_psiR) + a (v/sqrt(2)) gamma_w + ...
mu dkappa_c /dmu = kappa_c (gamma_psiL + gamma_psiR) + 2 b (v/sqrt(2)) gamma_T + ...
mu dlambda_c/dmu = O(lambda_c), mu dY0/dmu = Y0 (gamma_psiL + gamma_psiR).
CALIBRATION: EXACT LEPTON FIT; PREDICTED LADDER
Lepton braid labels:
e: (N,w,T) = (1, 1, 1)
mu: (N,w,T) = (3, 0, 2)
tau: (N,w,T) = (5, -1, 3)
Canonical EFT regime: choose lambda_c = 0.14. Solve the 3x3 linear system for (Lambda_c, alpha_c, kappa_c) using m_e, m_mu, m_tau. Exact solution:
Lambda_c = -2361.177 MeV
alpha_c = 1791.691 MeV
kappa_c = 924.820 MeV
This matches charged leptons exactly.
Empirical family ladder: (N,w,T) -> (N+2, w-1, T+1). Predictions (neutral targets until couplings fixed):
(7,-2,4) -> m ~ 4.92 GeV
(9,-3,5) -> m ~ 9.42 GeV
CHARGES AND GAUGE ANOMALIES (ONE FAMILY)
Leptons (sectoral check): Q_lepton = - (T+w)/2. Left doublet partners share S=T+w, so Y is constant across the doublet. With Y(ell_L)=-1 and T3=(+1/2,-1/2), Q(nu_L)=0 and Q(e_L)=-1. The right electron has T3=0, Y=-2 -> Q(e_R)=-1.
Quarks (labels and charges): For each color, take N residues mod 3; choose q_L: (w,T)=(2,2) and (1,3) -> S=4 -> Y(q_L)=+1/3; T3=+/-1/2 -> Q(u_L)=+2/3, Q(d_L)=-1/3. u_R: (w,T)=(3,4) -> S=7 -> Y(u_R)=+4/3 -> Q(u_R)=+2/3. d_R: (w,T)=(2,2) -> S=4 -> Y(d_R)=-2/3 -> Q(d_R)=-1/3.
Anomalies per family:
[SU(2)]^2U(1): 3Y(q_L)+Y(ell_L)=3(+1/3)+(-1)=0.
[SU(3)]^2U(1): Y is color-blind and matter is vectorlike in color -> cancels as in SM.
[U(1)]^3: sum Y^3 over chiral fermions equals 0 (same as SM values).
grav-U(1): sum Y equals 0.
APPENDIX A. JOINT SPECTRAL THEOREM (PROOF SKETCH)
N^, w^, T^ are commuting self-adjoint multiplication operators on the same ONB, hence strongly commute. Strong commutativity implies a joint PVM E. For real Borel f, define f(N^,w^,T^) = int f dE; it is self-adjoint on its natural domain. Choosing f(N,w,T) = Lambda_c exp(lambda_c N) + alpha_c w + kappa_c T^2 yields M_topo. QED.
APPENDIX B. FUNCTOR F ON GENERATORS; MONOIDALITY AND BRAIDING
Category C: objects=framed 3-strand words; morphisms=ribbon cobordisms mod framed Reidemeister moves; tensor=juxtaposition; braiding=ribbon crossing. Define Phi(b)=(N,w,T). Define F:C->Rep(SU(3)xSU(2)xU(1)):
On objects: map to a rep labeled by (c, isospin, Y) computed from (N,w,T) and chirality.
On duals/caps/cups: send to evaluation/coevaluation in Rep.
On braiding: send ribbon crossing to the category braiding consistent with statistics and color.
Color: c=(N+2w+T) mod 3 -> 3 or 3_bar under orientation.
SU(2): D:(w,T)->(w-1,T+1) produces doublets with T3=+/-1/2; right singlets are D-projected.
U(1): Y = u dot v with u=(y_N,y_w,y_T,y_L,y_R,y_0), v=(N,w,T,1_L,1_R,1).
Monoidality and braiding naturality hold because F preserves the defining relations of C.
APPENDIX C. HYPERCHARGE COEFFICIENTS: SOLUTION AND UNIQUENESS
Let u=(0, 2/3, 2/3, -7/3, -10/3, 0). Doublet invariance -> y_T=y_w. Color-blindness -> y_N=0. Assemble a linear system V u = Y_SM over the chiral fermions of one family, with V rows v_f=(N_f,w_f,T_f,1_{L,f},1_{R,f},1), targets Y_SM={-1,-2,+1/3,+4/3,-2/3} with multiplicities set by chiralities. Under these constraints, the solution space is at most one-dimensional; minimal-norm selection fixes the unique point u* = (0, 2/3, 2/3, -7/3, -10/3, 0). Check: lepton doublet Y=-1; e_R Y=-2; quark doublet Y=+1/3; u_R Y=+4/3; d_R Y=-2/3. Hence Q=T3+Y/2 reproduces all charges.
APPENDIX D. FEYNMAN RULES (LEADING EFT TRUNCATION)
Propagators (Landau gauge):
Gauge: i Delta^{ab}{mu nu}(p) = i delta^{ab} ( -g{mu nu} + p_mu p_nu/p^2 ) / (p^2 + i0 )
Fermion: i S(p) = i (slash p) / (p^2 + i0 ) (mass insertions from M_topo after EWSB)
Scalar X in {N,w,T}: i D_X(p) = i / (p^2 - m_X^2 + i0)
Vertices: standard SM gauge/Higgs; Yukawa-like insertions from expansion of exp(lambda_c N) and the w, T^2 terms up to d<=4; CP-odd T F F~ insertion carries epsilon^{mu nu rho sigma}.
APPENDIX E. RG EQUATIONS (GAUGE AND COEFFICIENTS)
Gauge (one loop, SM matter): mu dg_i/dmu = - (b_i/16 pi^2) g_i^3 with (b_1,b_2,b_3)=(-41/6,+19/6,7).
Coefficients (leading structure in small |lambda_c|):
mu dLambda_c/dmu = Lambda_c (gamma_psiL + gamma_psiR) + ...
mu dalpha_c /dmu = alpha_c (gamma_psiL + gamma_psiR) + a (v/sqrt(2)) gamma_w + ...
mu dkappa_c /dmu = kappa_c (gamma_psiL + gamma_psiR) + 2 b (v/sqrt(2)) gamma_T + ...
mu dlambda_c/dmu = O(lambda_c), mu dY0/dmu = Y0 (gamma_psiL + gamma_psiR).
APPENDIX F. EXACT ALGEBRA FOR Lambda_c, alpha_c, kappa_c
Given lambda_c fixed, solve for (Lambda_c, alpha_c, kappa_c) from the three masses using lepton labels:
Equations:
(E1) Lambda_c * exp(lambda_c*1) + alpha_c * 1 + kappa_c * 1 = m_e
(E2) Lambda_c * exp(lambda_c*3) + alpha_c * 0 + kappa_c * 4 = m_mu
(E3) Lambda_c * exp(lambda_c*5) + alpha_c * (-1) + kappa_c * 9 = m_tau
Solve: From (E2): kappa_c = (m_mu - Lambda_c * exp(3*lambda_c))/4.
From (E1): alpha_c = m_e - Lambda_c * exp(lambda_c) - kappa_c.
Substitute in (E3) to obtain a single equation for Lambda_c; solve numerically at lambda_c=0.14, then back-solve alpha_c, kappa_c.
Result: Lambda_c = -2361.177 MeV, alpha_c = 1791.691 MeV, kappa_c = 924.820 MeV.
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