On the Geometric Origin of the Electron from Finite Spiral Folding of Space — with Structural Interpretation and Testable Interfaces (Research Collection)

This record presents a research collection centered on a minimal geometric model for the electron, in which particle mass and stability arise from a finite, non-reducible spiral folding of space. The core work proposes that the electron can be interpreted as a localized geometric excitation whose effective mass corresponds to a persistent structural deficit relative to an unfolded background. The model is discrete by construction, forbids continuous deformation to trivial configurations, and relies on no adjustable parameters beyond the existence of a finite folding event. Two supplementary documents are included as appendices. Appendix A provides a structural interpretation of particle mass as a background deficit induced by finite geometric folding, clarifying the internal logic and stability conditions of the core model without introducing additional physical assumptions. Appendix B outlines qualitative and falsifiable interfaces through which folding-based particle models could, in principle, be tested or ruled out by observation or experiment. No claim is made that the collection constitutes a complete or experimentally confirmed physical theory. The purpose of this release is to establish a public, citable archive of a minimal geometric hypothesis, its internal structural interpretation, and its explicit falsifiability criteria.