On the Exponential Mass Hierarchy of the Standard Model of Particles

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Authors: Hamid Naghieh
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Abstract

The mass spectrum of the Standard Model particles spans many orders of magnitude. The entire spectrum—including leptons, baryons, mesons, quarkonia, and the W, Z, and Higgs bosons— as well as the mass-equivalent resonance energies for the electroweak bosons, when plotted on a logarithmic scale, align with a single exponential scaling hierarchy. This empirical regularity is demonstrated through a log–linear fit, a geometric spiral embedding, and a residual analysis. We show the multiplicative scaling in a torus coordinates provides a natural geometric interpretation of this hierarchy. This exponential structure is an emperical data-driven property of the Standard Model mass spectrum itself, independent of any specific theoretical mechanism. We develope a unified geometric framework in which the electroweak sector, the Higgs mecha- nism, fermion masses, flavor mixing, and the fermion generations arise from the geometry of a two– dimensional internal torus fibered over four–dimensional spacetime. The internal torus is endowed with a spiral deformation that selects a preferred direction in the winding lattice. The Standard Model gauge fields emerge from mixed components of the higher–dimensional Levi–Civita connec- tion, the Higgs doublet arises from internal torus coordinates, and the Higgs potential is induced by internal curvature. Fermion masses and mixing angles originate from overlap integrals of winding modes on the torus, and the three observed generations correspond to the three lowest–energy wind- ing sectors aligned with the spiral slope. The electroweak gauge couplings, the Weinberg angle, the Higgs mass parameter, and the Higgs self–coupling are expressed in terms of geometric invariants of the internal space. The full electroweak Lagrangian and gravity arise from dimensional reduction of a single higher–dimensional Einstein–Hilbert action. The framework yields multiple falsifiable predictions, including geometric relations among Standard Model parameters, constraints on neu- trino mass ratios, and the absence of a fourth generation. This work demonstrates that a minimal two–dimensional internal geometry is sufficient to reproduce the structure of the Standard Model and provides a promising path toward a fully geometric unification of fundamental interactions.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Relativity and Gravitational Theory

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
31 January 2026