The Kaleidoscopic Particle: An Exact Kinematic Dictionary from Discrete Partition Geometry
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: The reconciliation of discrete combinatorial mathematics with the continuous phenomenological observables of particle physics remains a profound challenge. This work provides a definitive, unified physical definition of a ``particle'' within the framework of emergent discrete geometry. Central to this formulation is the Dimensional Kaleidoscopic Filter Theorem. We demonstrate that applying the coefficients of Weyl reflections of dimension $k$ to the infinite sequence of unrestricted partitions $p(n)$ rigorously cancels out all lower-dimensional geometry. The exact result of this equation---the number of partitions of $n$ formed exclusively by pieces strictly greater than $k$---constitutes a purified, log-concave combinatorial invariant. We prove that this residual geometric defect is not merely a mathematical abstraction, but the exact structural origin of the physical particle. Furthermore, we establish a rigid bijective dictionary mapping the scalar magnitude of the partition to total rest energy, its vector components to momentum degrees of freedom, and its topological computational impedance across reflection hyperplanes to measurable inertial mass.
Author: Bonelli, Antonio
Institution: University of Basilicata
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7165884830
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