The Chiral Whisper
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We apply the Golden Rule of Structural Rationalism to the electroweak phase transition. When a continuous symmetry is spontaneously broken, the conservation law associated with it is not de- stroyed; it is translated into a new physical reality. We argue that the broken Noether current actualizes as a new Tensorial Constraint—the Higgs Sea (mass)—which acts as the agent of indi- viduation. The bearers of this broken symmetry are the massive W and Z bosons, which become the heavy mediators of the weak force. However, we identify the neutrino as the purest structural remnant of this break. Because it interacts almost exclusively via the weak force and possesses a near-zero mass, it barely touches the canvas of spacetime. It is the “chiral whisper” on the Hydro- dynamic Canvas—the minimal Individuated Interface that traces the pure geodesics of the manifold while maintaining its quantum coherence.
Authors: Theriault, Eric, DeepSeek A.I.
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225200175