
The cosmological constant problem, the fermion mass hierarchy, and the strong-CP problem are three of the deepest unsolved puzzles in theoretical physics. We present a framework that addresses all three from one axiom: the pre-geometric state is a non-preferential void — no direction, scale, or configuration is preferred. This is the Hartle–Hawking no-boundary state. Four forced steps follow: the non-preferential condition selects S⁴ (Killing–Hopf theorem); the unique involution central in Isom(S⁴)=O(5) is the antipodal map; the physical manifold is therefore RP⁴ = S⁴/Z₂. The CPT theorem of QFT on curved spacetime confirms CPT as a consequence of RP⁴, not a premise. The 55 spectrally stable modes at harmonic degree l=4 distribute equally across the 5 embedding directions of R⁵ — the same non-preferential principle that forces RP⁴ — giving M=55/5=11, N=3M=33 nested toroidal shells. This fixes the complete IHC structure with no free parameters. The main results are: The UV–IR Casimir seesaw gives Ω_Λ = 0.6882, agreeing with Planck 2018 at 0.48σ. A second independent route gives Ω_Λ = 0.6889; the 0.10% agreement between two structurally independent derivations is a non-trivial internal consistency check. Against 33 BAO measurements from seven surveys (z = 0.106–2.33), the framework achieves χ²/n = 0.916 versus ΛCDM's 1.196, with zero parameters fitted and Bayesian evidence ln B = +4.76. The Weinberg angle sin²θ_W = 3φ⁻¹/8 = 0.23176 follows from the 24-cell structure. All six quark masses and three charged lepton masses are predicted with RMS deviation 0.24% from PDG. The proton-to-electron mass ratio m_p/m_e = 1836 (0.008%) and neutron–proton mass difference 1.289 MeV (−0.34%) follow from the chain spectrum. The RP⁴ topology forces θ_QCD = 0 exactly, resolving the strong-CP problem without an axion. The Ψ-field action on RP⁴, uniquely fixed by conformal invariance (ξ=1/6) and the Z₂ projection, gives w_Λ = −1 exactly and Ω_K = 0, ruling out dynamical dark energy independently of the DESI signal. The SO(10) GUT group is derived from RP⁴ geometry. The intermediate scale is k_PS = M(N_co+1) = 253, giving E_PS ≈ 1.1×10¹¹ GeV; broken generators equal N=33; Weinberg angle running satisfies sin²θ_W(M_Z) = sin²θ_W(E_GUT) × φ⁻¹ exactly. The electron mass is derived: m_e/m_P = φ⁻⁷⁸ × 33⁻⁴ × e⁻ᵅ (0.001%), where α is itself determined geometrically by the k=8 shell. The only external input is the Planck mass.
grand unification, Inverted Hypersphere Cosmology, cosmological constant, Casimir spectrum, quark masses, real projective space, RP4, electroweak unification
grand unification, Inverted Hypersphere Cosmology, cosmological constant, Casimir spectrum, quark masses, real projective space, RP4, electroweak unification
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