MERLIN SCIENCE — E8 Phi-Lattice Prime-Gap Topology Governs Quantum Decoherence Threshol — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Here is the finding, in one sentence. In a paper now archived on Zenodo, the authors propose that an E8 phi-scaled lattice, inverse-projected onto the 240 root vectors as a q-deformed Fibonacci hierarchy of prime-gap intervals, yields a topological quantum error-correcting code whose phi-coupled syndrome cycle matches the ten-to-the-minus-thirteenth-second decoherence threshold that some researchers have reported in neuronal microtubules. Now the context. Microtubules have been a flashpoint in quantum biology for decades. The claim that they support functional quantum coherence is contested, and the reported decoherence timescales vary widely across preparations and methods. Separately, E8 and prime-gap lattices have been explored as error-correcting structures in classical network synchronization. This paper sits at the intersection of those two literatures. Here is the reasoning you can evaluate. The source takes the 240 root vectors of E8 and maps them one-to-one onto the 240 tubu 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: W7225153558