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Preprint . 2026
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Emergent Gauge Symmetries from Topological Defects in 4D Barotropic Continua: An Analogue Hydrodynamic Approach

Authors: Kováč, Martin;

Emergent Gauge Symmetries from Topological Defects in 4D Barotropic Continua: An Analogue Hydrodynamic Approach

Abstract

The study of analogue models of gravity and quantum field theory in condensed matter systems has provided valuable heuristic insights into the kinematic origins of fundamental interactions. While traditional analogue models primarily investigate 3D superfluids and Bose-Einstein condensates, this paper explores the topological and group-theoretical implications of a generalized 4D barotropic, inviscid continuum. We mathematically demonstrate that localized stable topological defects (vortices) within this 4D manifold exhibit intrinsic geometric properties that mirror the axiomatic gauge symmetries of the Standard Model. Specifically, we show that continuous rotations of unruptured vortex streamlines map directly to spinor topology via the Hopf fibration, yielding the requisite 4 spatial rotation for state identity. Furthermore, the local isomorphism of the SO(4) continuum rotation group into (SU(2)L×SU(2)R)/Z2 provides a natural geometric derivation for chiral symmetry behavior. Finally, by modeling stable multi-vortex configurations as acoustic resonant cavities, we identify the 120-cell polytope (with icosahedral symmetry) as a stabilizing geometric constraint, naturally generating a structural triality isomorphic to the SU(3) color symmetry of strong interactions. This analogue model suggests that fundamental quantum numbers can be rigorously modeled as macroscopic topological invariants of an ideal continuous fluid.

Keywords

Analogue hydrodynamics, topological defects, Hopf fibration, Lie groups, SO(4) isomorphism, SU(3) gauge symmetry, 120-cell polytope, spinor topology

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