N17 — Lithium-7 resolved ($S = 1/3$
N17: Lithium-7 resolved ($S = 1/3$. stellar archaeology, primordial gas clouds.
Falsification Details
S = 1/3 fiber suppression). lithium problem!prediction pred:n17 The cosmological lithium problem is resolved by the fiber suppression factor $S = 1/3$ (V.T243–T244). $^7$Li/H $ 1.6 10^-10$, matching the Spite plateau. Orthodox: $^7$Li/H $ 5 10^-10$ (3$$ too high). Decisive if independent $^7$Li meas
stellar archaeology, primordial gas clouds
2025–2035.
Context
N17: Prediction
S = 1/3 fiber suppression).
The cosmological lithium problem is resolved by the fiber suppression factor $S = 1/3$ (V.T243–T244). $^7$Li/H $≈ 1.6 × 10^-10$, matching the Spite plateau. Orthodox: $^7$Li/H $≈ 5 × 10^-10$ (3$×$ too high). Decisive if independent $^7$Li measurements confirm or refute $S = 1/3$. Experiment: stellar archaeology, primordial gas clouds. Timeline: 2025–2035.
Derivation Context
The $^7Be$ production rate is suppressed by exactly
The suppression arises because the EM radiative capture $^3He + ^4He → ^7Be + γ$ (the dominant $^7Li$ production channel) operates on the 1D base $τ^1$, not the full 3D $τ^3$. The photon propagates in the base direction while the nuclear composite must fit the fibered geometry. The available phase space for the capture process is $(τ^1)/(τ^3) = 1/3$ of the total. (Registry: V.T243, Wave 25.)
With the suppression factor $S = 1/3$ applied to the $^7Be$ production channel:
^7Li/H(τ) \;=\; S_^7Be × ^7Li/H(SBBN) \;=\; 13 × 5.62 × 10^-10 \;≈\; 1.87 × 10^-10,