import Mathlib.Topology.Homotopy.Basic import Mathlib.Geometry.Euclidean.Sphere.Basic import Mathlib.Analysis.InnerProductSpace.PiL2 import QFD.GA.Cl33 /-! # The Topological Protection Theorem (Why Matter is Stable) **Status**: Core theorem proven (0 sorries) **Axiom Status**: 3 axioms - standard algebraic topology results not yet in Mathlib4 ## Physical Mechanism Standard Model: Lepton number is conserved by fiat. QFD: An electron is a topological defect (winding number 1) in the vacuum field. The conservation law follows from π₃(S³) ≅ ℤ: winding numbers are homotopy invariants. Continuous time evolution cannot change an integer winding number. ## Mathematical Foundation The proof relies on three standard results from algebraic topology: 1. Maps S³ → S³ have an integer-valued degree (winding number) 2. Homotopic maps have equal degree (homotopy invariance) 3. Constant maps have degree 0 (vacuum state) These are classical theorems but not yet formalized in Mathlib4. See AXIOM_INVENTORY.md for elimination strategy (Mathlib singular homology). -/ noncomputable section namespace QFD.Lepton.Topology open ContinuousMap /-- The 3-sphere S³ ⊂ ℝ⁴ (local definition to avoid import cycle). -/ abbrev Sphere3 : Type := Metric.sphere (0 : EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 4)) 1 /-- The rotor group (SU(2) ≅ S³) for internal rotations (local definition). -/ abbrev RotorGroup : Type := Sphere3 /-- Minimal physics model structure for topological theorems. -/ structure TopologyModel where /-- Winding number / degree of field configuration. -/ winding_number : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup) → ℤ /-- Homotopic maps have equal degree. -/ homotopy_invariance : ∀ f g : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup), ContinuousMap.Homotopic f g → winding_number f = winding_number g /-- Constant map has degree 0. -/ vacuum_degree : ∀ x : Sphere3, winding_number (ContinuousMap.const Sphere3 x) = 0 variable (P : TopologyModel) /-! ## Algebraic Topology Axioms The following three axioms encode standard results from algebraic topology that are not yet formalized in Mathlib4: 1. **Degree map existence**: π₃(S³) ≅ ℤ (Hurewicz theorem) 2. **Homotopy invariance**: Degree is a homotopy invariant (fundamental in topology) 3. **Vacuum normalization**: Constant map has degree 0 (definition of degree) **Mathlib Status**: Singular homology is formalized (Topaz, 2023), which provides the mathematical foundation for degree theory. However, the explicit degree map and homotopy invariance theorem are not yet available in Mathlib4. **Elimination Path**: Once Mathlib4 includes degree theory for sphere maps, these axioms can be replaced with `import Mathlib.AlgebraicTopology.DegreeTheory`. -/ /-- The degree (winding number) of a map S³ → S³ is an integer. Standard result: This is the induced homomorphism on π₃(S³) ≅ ℤ. -/ def winding_number : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup) → ℤ := P.winding_number /-- Homotopic maps have equal degree (fundamental homotopy invariance). Standard result: Degree factors through homotopy classes [S³, S³] ≅ ℤ. -/ theorem degree_homotopy_invariant {f g : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup)} : ContinuousMap.Homotopic f g → winding_number P f = winding_number P g := P.homotopy_invariance f g ----------------------------------------------------------- -- Physical Definitions ----------------------------------------------------------- /-- **Time Evolution is a Homotopy** If a field evolves continuously from time t=0 to t=1 without tearing (amplitude singularity), the function $F(x, t)$ defines a homotopy between State(0) and State(1). -/ def ContinuousEvolution (initial_state final_state : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup)) : Prop := ContinuousMap.Homotopic initial_state final_state /-- **Stability Condition** A state is stable if its winding number is non-zero. (It is distinct from the vacuum, which has winding 0). -/ def IsStableParticle (psi : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup)) : Prop := winding_number P psi ≠ 0 /-- The trivial vacuum state has winding number 0. Standard result: Constant maps have degree 0 by definition. -/ theorem vacuum_winding : ∃ (vac : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup)), winding_number P vac = 0 := by -- The sphere S³ is nonempty (it contains the unit vector e₀) let e0 : EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 4) := EuclideanSpace.single 0 1 have h_e0_mem : e0 ∈ Metric.sphere (0 : EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 4)) 1 := by rw [Metric.mem_sphere, dist_eq_norm, sub_zero, EuclideanSpace.norm_single, norm_one] let pt : Sphere3 := ⟨e0, h_e0_mem⟩ exact ⟨ContinuousMap.const Sphere3 pt, P.vacuum_degree pt⟩ ----------------------------------------------------------- -- The Theorem ----------------------------------------------------------- /-- Topological protection: any configuration with nonzero winding number cannot continuously evolve into the vacuum map supplied by the postulates. This is the Lean formalization of the physical "matter cannot unwind" statement. -/ theorem topological_protection {ψ vac : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup)} (h_stable : IsStableParticle P ψ) (h_vacuum : winding_number P vac = 0) (h_evolution : ContinuousEvolution ψ vac) : False := by have h_equal : winding_number P ψ = winding_number P vac := degree_homotopy_invariant P (by simpa [ContinuousEvolution] using h_evolution) have hψ_zero : winding_number P ψ = 0 := h_equal.trans h_vacuum exact h_stable hψ_zero /-- Convenient corollary: exhibit the canonical vacuum witness from the postulates and record that no stable particle can homotope into it. -/ theorem no_decay_into_vacuum {ψ : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup)} (h_stable : IsStableParticle P ψ) : ∀ {vac : C(Sphere3, RotorGroup)}, winding_number P vac = 0 → ¬ ContinuousEvolution ψ vac := by intro vac hvac hpath exact topological_protection P h_stable hvac hpath ----------------------------------------------------------- -- Significance Discussion ----------------------------------------------------------- /-! ## Physical Implications Lepton number conservation emerges from topology: 1. **Stability mechanism**: No continuous path connects winding-1 (electron) to winding-0 (vacuum) without passing through a field singularity. 2. **Energy barrier**: Creating a singularity (A → 0) requires concentrating energy density beyond typical interaction scales, providing kinetic stability over cosmological timescales. 3. **Discrete spectrum**: Winding numbers are integers, giving a discrete particle spectrum rather than a continuum. This explains why matter is stable without invoking ad hoc conservation laws. -/ end QFD.Lepton.Topology end