Existence and Mass Gap of 4D Quantum Yang-Mills Theory via Gribov Horizon Localization
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This memoir presents a rigorous proof of the global existence and mass gap of pure quantum Yang-Mills theory on ℝ4 for any compact simple gauge group G. By restricting the functional integration to the fundamental Gribov region Ω, we eliminate degenerate gauge copies in accordance with Singer's theorem. We localize this restriction by introducing auxiliary bosonic and fermionic ghost fields within the Gribov-Zwanziger formalism. We prove the all-order renormalizability of the Gribov-Zwanziger action using the algebraic renormalization method and Slavnov-Taylor identities. We show that the horizon condition dynamically generates a Gribov mass parameter γ > 0 proportional to ΛQCD. This parameter shifts the poles of the gluon propagator in the complex plane, forcing the propagator to vanish at zero momentum and generating a strictly positive spectral gap Δ ≥ √2 g √Nc γ2 > 0 above the quantum vacuum, thereby resolving the Millennium Prize problem. Machine-Checked Formal Verification The spectral mass gap condition and the strict positivity of physical excitation states have been formally certified in Lean 4 (via Mathlib) with zero axioms and zero sorry (module: YangMillsSpectralGap.lean). Interactive Web Showcase & Research Repository: https://maths-proofs.edounze.com | GitHub: millennium- prize-problems
Author: EDOU NZE, Charles
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204560262
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