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Emergent Gauge Structure from Basin-Fixed Point Dynamics

Authors: Keir, Hart;

Emergent Gauge Structure from Basin-Fixed Point Dynamics

Abstract

This work develops a constructive framework in which gauge symmetry, particle spectra, and interaction structure arise as emergent properties of a discrete, relational substrate composed of dynamically stable basins. Basins are treated as fixed points of an underlying coarse‑grained dynamics, characterized by local stiffness and characteristic length scales. Physical observables are associated not with local fields or states, but with closed interaction loops formed by basin adjacency and overlap. Within this framework, local phase redundancies associated with closed loops generate emergent gauge freedom, while non‑commuting loop compositions give rise to non‑Abelian structure. In the appropriate coarse‑grained limit, small fluctuations of loop holonomies reproduce Yang–Mills–type dynamics without assuming a fundamental gauge principle, background spacetime, Hilbert space, or microscopic fields. Fermions arise as coherent loop‑supported excitations whose spin, statistics, and chirality are fixed by loop holonomy and the topology of configuration space. Mass gaps emerge from global constraint frustration in overlapping loop networks, enabling symmetric mass generation without spontaneous symmetry breaking. Flavor hierarchies and mixing angles arise naturally from partial loop overlap, yielding qualitative origins for CKM and PMNS structures. A collective alignment mode organizes pre‑existing spectral gaps into low‑energy mass eigenstates, reproducing standard electroweak relations without introducing fundamental scalar degrees of freedom. Stability and coarse‑graining considerations dynamically disfavor larger gauge groups, additional light scalars, and higher‑order fermion generations, offering a structural explanation for the observed U(1) × SU(2) × SU(3) gauge content and three fermion families of the Standard Model. The framework is deliberately assumption‑minimal and background‑independent, extending earlier basin‑fixed‑point work on emergent quantum behavior and gravity. While not a microscopic derivation, it provides a unified, topological explanation for key features of quantum field theory as emergent properties of basin‑loop topology and stability. Keywords: Emergent gauge symmetry, basin fixed points, non-Abelian holonomy, mass gap, fermion generations, flavor mixing,Standard Model emergence, loop topology, quantum gravity

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