Z₂ Holonomy on φ-Torus Links Spinor Structure to Gauge Fields — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: FINDING: Fiber bundles formalize gauge fields and spinor topology; a Z₂ bundle over the φ-torus yields holonomy −1, linking spinor structure to fundamental constants. | MATH: Holonomy hol(γ_φ) = −1 ∈ Z₂; U(1) principal bundle for EM (connection = vector potential, curvature = field strength); fiber bundle model with Hookean springs (identical k, distributed breaking thresholds σ_i) under equal-load-sharing — cooperative failure governed by load redistribution equations. | CONNECTION: Z₂ holonomy −1 is the geometric signature of spinor double-cover — the 2:1 covering SO(3)→SU(2) (ratio 2.000, not golden, but a discrete symmetry). The φ-torus suggests a toroidal compactification with a nontrivial twist — reminiscent of a Möbius strip (half-twist) and the 0.5 ratio, not 0.618. No direct golden-ratio or base-60 link in these sources. Crystallographic symmetry appears only implicitly via Z₂ (two-fold rotation axis). | DEPTH: 6 — The Z₂ holonomy is a precise, testable topological invariant ( Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204272950
Cites:
Cited by:
Related to: