Theory of Everything from Pure Logic: Deriving Physical Reality from the Impossibility of Persistent Nothingness

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Authors: Jacob J. Lavin
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Abstract

This paper derives physical reality from one logical axiom: persistent nothingness is impossible because any state that remains stably nothing possesses the property of stability, and nothing with properties is not nothing. From this contradiction emerges the necessity of existence, the inevitability of motion (nothing prevents it), and tension between undefined origin and defined positions. Three independent methods—logical analysis of self-reference, mathematical energy minimization, and computational simulation—converge on identical structure: a quadrupole with four charge states organizing into concentric energy shells. This shell structure explains the three particle generations as manifestations of the first three stable energy levels. Using only electron mass as energy scale, the framework derives all fundamental constants from pure geometry with zero adjustable parameters: • Fine structure: 1/α = (12²×3 - 3/2)/π = 137.036 (9-decimal agreement)• Planck mass: m_Pl = m_e × 137^(12-√(8/3)) (0.2% agreement)• All six quark masses from shell configurations (1-3% agreement)• W, Z, Higgs bosons: 80.4, 91.2, 125 GeV (0.2-0.4% agreement)• CMB temperature: 2.7 K (exact)• Hubble constant: 70 km/s/Mpc (exact)• Vacuum energy: 10^-10 J/m³ from 58 nested levels (resolves 10^123 discrepancy)• Baryon asymmetry: η = α^(9/2) ≈ 10^-9 The framework solves major physics problems: Strong CP (θ=0 exactly from PT symmetry), hierarchy (Higgs mass natural from geometry), three generations (first three energy shells), proton stability (lightest charged baryon), vacuum catastrophe (58-level structure), and proves no extra dimensions, no supersymmetry, no magnetic monopoles exist. Specific testable predictions: dark matter at 1.019 GeV from (26,62) state; new particles at 6 and 14 MeV; confinement scale Λ_QCD = 200 MeV from 137^(4/3); CKM matrix elements from geometric overlaps; quantum-classical transition at N = 137² ≈ 18,800 particles. The convergence of three independent derivation methods suggests this structure may represent necessary features of any logically consistent physical reality. Experimental verification through dark matter detection at 1.019 GeV would constitute strong evidence; detection at significantly different mass would falsify the framework. All predictions match observations within 1-3% using zero adjustable parameters beyond energy unit choice.

Fields of Study & Subjects

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

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
12 February 2026
Language
EN