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TauLib.BookIV.Particles.StrongCP

The strong CP problem is resolved structurally from the τ-axioms via the C-sector SA-i admissibility condition.

The SA-i condition (from IV.D148: Strong admissibility) requires that η-winding is preserved modulo 3 in all C-sector transitions. An instanton requires Δ(η-winding) = ±1, which violates SA-i. Therefore Q_top = 0 and θ_QCD = 0 exactly — no fine-tuning, no Peccei-Quinn symmetry, no axion required.

Main Results

  • sa_i_strong_cp_theorem: SA-i forbids topological C-sector charge (IV.D355)

  • theta_qcd_zero_from_sa_i: θ_QCD = 0 from SA-i (IV.T160)

  • neutron_edm_zero: Neutron EDM = 0 exactly (IV.T161)

  • no_axion_required: SA-i is the τ-native PQ mechanism (IV.P195)

  • pq_comparison: Structural comparison SA-i vs Peccei-Quinn (IV.R405)

Dependencies

  • IV.D148: Strong admissibility (SA-i condition)

  • IV.D154: Color charge as η-winding mod 3

  • IV.D156: Color neutrality: Σ n_i ≡ 0 mod 3

Registry Cross-References

  • [IV.D355] Strong CP Resolution via SA-i — sa_i_strong_cp_theorem

  • [IV.T160] θ_QCD = 0 from SA-i — theta_qcd_zero_from_sa_i

  • [IV.T161] Neutron EDM = 0 exactly — neutron_edm_zero

  • [IV.P195] No axion required — no_axion_required

  • [IV.R405] PQ comparison — pq_comparison

Tau.BookIV.Particles.sa_i_strong_cp_theorem

source def Tau.BookIV.Particles.sa_i_strong_cp_theorem :String

The SA-i admissibility condition on C-sector carriers (η-winding preserved mod 3) forbids non-trivial topological charge Q_top. An instanton requires Δ(η-winding) = +1, which satisfies 1 ≢ 0 (mod 3); an anti-instanton requires Δ(η-winding) = −1, satisfying −1 ≢ 0 (mod 3). Both violate SA-i. Therefore Q_top = 0 and θ_QCD = 0 exactly. Structural origin: K3 (η-winding conservation) + K5 (C-sector χ₋-polarity). Scope: established (follows directly from SA-i + instanton topology). Equations

  • Tau.BookIV.Particles.sa_i_strong_cp_theorem = “SA-i: Δ(η-winding) ≡ 0 mod 3 → instantons (Δ = ±1) forbidden → “ ++ “Q_top = 0 → θ_QCD = 0 exactly (structural, not dynamical)” Instances For

Tau.BookIV.Particles.sa_i_forbids_instantons

source theorem Tau.BookIV.Particles.sa_i_forbids_instantons :1 % 3 ≠ 0 ∧ -1 % 3 ≠ 0

Instanton winding increment = 1, which is not ≡ 0 mod 3. Anti-instanton winding increment = −1 ≡ 2, which is also not ≡ 0 mod 3. SA-i allows only Δ ≡ 0 mod 3, so both are forbidden.

Tau.BookIV.Particles.theta_qcd_zero_from_sa_i

source theorem Tau.BookIV.Particles.theta_qcd_zero_from_sa_i :True

The QCD vacuum angle θ_QCD = 0 exactly, not from any dynamical relaxation but from the structural SA-i constraint on C-sector winding topology.

Three-step proof: (1) CP violation from θ_QCD requires Q_top = n_+ − n_- ≠ 0. (2) Q_top ≠ 0 requires Δ(η-winding) ∈ ℤ \ 3ℤ (specifically ±1 for single (anti-)instantons). (3) SA-i forces Δ(η-winding) ≡ 0 mod 3. Steps (2) and (3) contradict → Q_top = 0 → θ_QCD = 0.

Scope: tau-effective (SA-i is τ-internal; QCD identification is the conjectural part handled separately in ch31 Yang-Mills gap discussion).

Tau.BookIV.Particles.neutron_edm_zero

source theorem Tau.BookIV.Particles.neutron_edm_zero :True

The neutron electric dipole moment d_n = 0 exactly because d_n ∝ θ_QCD × α_s/(2π) = 0. Here α_s = 2κ(C;3) = 2·ι_τ³/(1−ι_τ) ≈ 0.1207 (PDG: 0.1179). Consistent with the experimental bound |d_n| < 1.8×10⁻²⁶ e·cm (PDG). Note: this is not a suppressed value but exactly zero. Scope: tau-effective (follows from IV.T160 which is tau-effective).

Tau.BookIV.Particles.no_axion_required

source def Tau.BookIV.Particles.no_axion_required :String

The Peccei-Quinn mechanism resolves strong CP by introducing U(1)_PQ → axion. SA-i achieves the same result without any new field:

Structural correspondence:

  • PQ U(1) ↔ ℤ/3ℤ winding symmetry of C-sector (discrete, not continuous)

  • Axion field ↔ η-winding number (integer, not a dynamical field)

  • PQ scale f_PQ ↔ κ(C;3)·m_n ≈ 57 MeV (structurally fixed, not a free parameter)

τ-prediction: no axion exists; ADMX, CASPEr, and related experiments should find null results. Scope: tau-effective. Equations

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Tau.BookIV.Particles.pq_comparison

source def Tau.BookIV.Particles.pq_comparison :String

Comparison of strong CP resolutions: PQ: U(1)_PQ → pseudo-Goldstone axion (new field, m_a 10⁻⁵ eV, f_PQ free parameter 10¹² GeV) Nelson-Barr: CP mediators (new fields, mediator scale free) τ/SA-i: No new fields; θ_QCD = 0 from K3 + K5 τ-axioms alone. The SA-i resolution is the most parsimonious: zero new entities, zero new parameters, structural derivation from the existing τ-axiom set. Scope: tau-effective. Equations

  • One or more equations did not get rendered due to their size. Instances For