Strong Force & Nucleus
Nuclear structure, quark confinement, and beta decay derived from octonion algebra
PAPER I · 2026
The Strong Force as Geometric Necessity
Octonions, Colour Confinement, and the Algebra of the Nucleus
Octonions contain two nested quaternions governing spatial and colour properties respectively. SU(3) symmetry and the eight gluons emerge from the algebra naturally — colour confinement is geometry, not an imposed postulate.
PAPER II · 2026
Neutron Decay as Octonion Algebra
Beta Decay Without the W Boson
The proton undershoots the tetrahedral octonion angle by 1.1° (stable); the neutron overshoots by 6.5° (unstable). The neutron–proton mass difference follows with 0.9% accuracy. No W boson, no free parameters.
PAPER III · 2026
What Happens When You Fire an Electron at a Proton?
Three Energy Regimes, Three Answers, One Algebra
One electron, one proton, four energy regimes: hydrogen formation at 13.6 eV, elastic scattering at 100 MeV, pion production at 4 GeV, quark structure at 20 GeV. All derived from quaternion–octonion algebra alone.