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12. The Terminal Fissility Limit at Z = 126: A UV–IR Consistency Check between UAIC Pre-Geometry and Nuclear Shell Structure

Hemant GuptaPublished Sep 6, 2026AI Rating: 3/5

This paper presents a UV–IR consistency check linking the UAIC framework’s electromagnetic coupling scale to the fissility of superheavy nuclei. It argues that the doubly magic Z = 126, N = 184 configuration can retain a positive fission barrier, while higher-Z candidates such as Z = 164 cannot, while explicitly treating the nuclear shell correction as an independent non-perturbative QCD input rather than a UAIC derivation.

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This paper is a modestly scoped, unusually transparent UV–IR consistency check linking the UAIC framework's derived fine-structure constant to superheavy-nuclide fissility. All four math specialists independently reproduced the paper's arithmetic (Table 1 fissilities, the calibration constant c=0.0268, Δ_LDM values of 5.0 and 21.9 MeV, the α=1/50 counterfactual of 82.9 MeV, and the sensitivity factor f=1.18) and found no algebraic, sign, or dimensional errors — the panel's mathematical_validity score of 3/5 and internal_consistency score of 3/5 reflect a structural rather than computational weakness. That weakness is squarely identified across all four math reports: Eq. (6), the linear ansatz Δ_LDM ≈ c(x−1)·2E_S, is calibrated at a single point (Z=126, x=1.126) and then extrapolated to x=1.462 (Z=164) and x≈3.09 (the α=1/50 counterfactual), with Remark 1's claim that this extrapolation constitutes a rigorous 'lower bound' asserted rather than derived from the Myers–Swiatecki saddle-point energy — a monotonicity/convexity claim about the Strutinsky penalty that no specialist could verify from the displayed equations. This is flagged HIGH-risk by three of the four math specialists and is load-bearing for the central Z=164 exclusion and the paper's 'terminal fissility limit' framing. A second, related concern (flagged MEDIUM by two specialists) is that Eqs. (7)–(9) calibrate c from the same 13 MeV shell correction and 7–9 MeV published barrier they subsequently 'reproduce' for Z=126, making that half of the consistency check non-independent by construction — the paper's own summary box somewhat overstates this as a positive check. One specialist also noted a genuine reference-slip (Eq. 10 cites 'Remark 2' when the lower-bound argument is in Remark 1) and a metadata mismatch between the author-declared summary's '≳36 MeV' counterfactual figure and the paper's own correctly-derived 82.9 MeV (Eq. 12) — readers should treat the paper's in-text 82.9 MeV as the verified value. The evidence specialists converge on a serious, corroborated concern outside the math domain: the reference verification apparatus flags six citations as FABRICATED, including sources underpinning core empirical inputs (shell closure, Woods-Saxon parameters, and related closed-shell literature), with ten more (including the pivotal Sobiczewski-Pomorski 2007 shell-correction source) unverified — this is a genuine completeness/integrity issue, though most likely broken-identifier hygiene rather than fabricated underlying physics, since the physics itself is well-established and independently checkable. On falsifiability (physical_theory domain, empirical rubric applied), the panel's 2/5 reflects that the stated Qα dip and fission-barrier thresholds test synthesizable near-term observables in principle, but as the paper itself candidly concedes in Sec. 7, a discrepant result would primarily indict the adopted FRDM2012/Sobiczewski-Pomorski nuclear-model inputs rather than cleanly falsify the UAIC-specific α_EM origin, and the Z=164 test in particular lies well beyond current synthesis capability. This is a genuine and honestly disclosed scope limitation, not an orthodoxy penalty — the paper is not contradicting any observational data, and its self-limiting framing ('the same numerical conclusion follows from the measured α_EM') is scientifically honest rather than evasive.

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This work departs from mainstream consensus physics in the following ways. These are not penalties - they are informational flags that highlight where the author proposes alternative interpretations of physical phenomena. The scores below evaluate rigor, not orthodoxy.

◈Attributes the numerical value of the fine-structure constant (α_EM⁻¹≈137) to a pre-geometric UV boundary condition (F4 root-lattice kissing number) rather than treating it as an unexplained free parameter of the Standard Model, which is the mainstream position.
◈Proposes that superheavy nuclear stability limits are partly conditioned by this proposed UV origin of α_EM rather than being explicable solely from standard nuclear-structure and QED inputs — a novel cross-scale interpretive claim rather than a standard nuclear-physics result.

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Internal Consistency3/5

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The main quantities are used consistently: E_C, E_S, 2E_S, x, Delta_LDM, and the positive stabilising shell-correction magnitude retain their stated roles. The paper also consistently distinguishes the UAIC alpha_EM premise from the independently supplied nuclear shell input. However, the logical status of the Z=164 conclusion is stronger than its premises support. Eq. (6) is calibrated at Z=126 and stated only as an approximation near x=1, whereas Remark 1 treats its extrapolation at x=1.462 as a rigorous lower bound. That unsupported transition is load-bearing for Eqs. (10)-(11) and for the terminal-limit conclusion. The core UV-IR compatibility statement at Z=126 remains coherent as a calibrated consistency check, but the claimed exclusion of Z=164 is not established by the displayed logic alone.

Mathematical Validity3/5

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All arithmetic I could check is correct and reproducible. Table 1 reproduces exactly from Eqs. (1)–(3): e.g. Z=126, A=310, δ=58/310=0.18710, κδ²=0.0624, A^{2/3}=45.80 → E_S=17.23×45.80×0.9376=739.9 MeV (740), 2E_S=1480; E_C=0.7103×15876/6.768=1666 MeV → x=1666/1480=1.126 ✓. Z=164: E_S=17.23×54.83×0.9342=882.5 (883), E_C=0.7103×26896/7.405=2580 → x=1.462 ✓. Z=114 gives x=1.0057≈1.006 ✓ and Z=120 gives x=1.0654 ✓. Calibration Eq. (7): 5/(0.1259×1480)=5/186.3=0.02683 ✓. Eq. (8): 0.0268×0.126×1480=5.00 ✓. Eq. (10): 0.0268×0.462×1765=21.85≈21.9 ✓. Eq. (12): x scales linearly with α so 1.126×(137.036/50)=3.086≈3.09, and 0.0268×2.09×1480=82.9 ✓. Eq. (13) algebra is correct: c(x₁₂₆f−1)2E_S=13 ⇒ f=[1+13/(c·2E_S)]/x₁₂₆=(1+13/39.664)/1.126=1.179≈1.18 ✓. Prop. 3 checks: 8+10+6+4+2+14=44, 82+44=126 ✓; Table 2 gaps 1.2/0.9/0.7/0.5/2.5/3.2 all reproduce from the listed ε values; mean intra-shell gap (1.2+0.9+0.7+0.5)/4=0.825 ✓ and 3.2/0.825=3.88 ✓; 38 ∉ {8,18,24,28,30,44} ✓. Dimensions are consistent throughout (Δ_LDM, E_C, E_S, δE_shell all in MeV; c dimensionless). The cap to 3 comes from two structural weaknesses: (1) Eq. (6) is a one-parameter linear ansatz calibrated at a single point (x=1.126) and then extrapolated by a factor ~3.7 in (x−1) to Z=164 and by a factor ~16 to the α=1/50 counterfactual, with the 'lower bound' justification in Remark 1 asserted rather than derived from the Myers–Swiatecki saddle-point energy; this step is load-bearing for the central terminal-fissility conclusion. (2) Eqs. (8)–(9) return the calibration input, so the Z=126 half of the consistency check has no independent mathematical content. The paper's honesty about both does not remove the derivation gap.

Falsifiability2/5

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Empirical-falsifiability rubric used. The paper commendably gives numerical target values and explicit threshold language, especially for the Q_alpha difference and the proposed Z=164 barrier criterion. However, direct tests require production and characterization of nuclei at Z=126 and especially Z=164, well beyond presently demonstrated synthesis capabilities; the latter is not a plausible near-term discriminator. The alpha_EM sensitivity is counterfactual rather than directly experimentally manipulable. Most importantly, the paper itself notes that a Q_alpha discrepancy would primarily test the adopted FRDM2012/Sobiczewski–Pomorski nuclear inputs, while its numerical fissility conclusion is unchanged if measured alpha_EM is inserted directly. Thus the listed nuclear tests do not cleanly falsify the claimed UAIC explanation for alpha_EM=1/137, even though they can test the conditional nuclear phenomenology.

Clarity4/5

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The paper is unusually well organized for this genre: clear scope statement, explicit tag legend distinguishing rigorous/conditional/empirical/tentative claims, consistent notation with an explicit disambiguation of E_S vs 2E_S, worked numerical tables, explicit calibration procedure for the linear ∆_LDM approximation with a stated lower-bound argument, and a dedicated falsification section with numeric thresholds. Minor points that keep it from a 5: the calibration coefficient c=0.0268 is derived from a single anchor point (Z=126) and then extrapolated to Z=164 and to a counterfactual α_EM=1/50, which requires the reader to track the justification for treating this as a robust lower bound across two remarks; a reader unfamiliar with liquid-drop fissility conventions may need to re-read Section 4.1 to follow the derivation chain from x to ∆_LDM to B_f cleanly.

Novelty3/5

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The nuclear physics deployed (Mayer-Jensen shell model, Myers-Swiatecki liquid-drop fissility, FRDM2012 Q-values) is all well-established, off-the-shelf machinery, and the paper is explicit that it is not proposing new nuclear physics. The novel contribution is the specific move of using the UAIC-derived α_EM as an independent UV input to fix the macroscopic Coulomb term and then checking consistency against the empirically known superheavy fissility landscape, treating the QCD-scale shell correction as an untouched IR input. This is a legitimate and clearly-stated 'consistency check' contribution — a modest bridging exercise between scales rather than a new mechanism or new prediction that could not otherwise be derived from measured α_EM alone (the paper itself notes 'the same numerical conclusion follows from the measured α_EM'). This self-limitation is intellectually honest but caps the novelty at a moderate level.

Completeness3/5

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The core consistency-check argument is organized and followable within its declared axiom set: it separates the UAIC alpha_EM premise from the independent nuclear-shell input, defines the liquid-drop quantities used, states a calibration procedure, treats a large-alpha counterfactual, notes Woods–Saxon model dependence, and provides explicit experimental/model-facing falsification conditions. It meets its limited stated goal rather than claiming an unavailable QCD derivation. However, several gaps materially limit completeness of the support for the terminal-limit conclusion. The key extrapolation that the linear calibrated Delta_LDM expression is a lower bound at Z=164 is asserted rather than documented from a saddle-point/macroscopic-barrier calculation or a cited analysis establishing that bound. Likewise, the claimed universal maximum realistic shell correction and the Z=164 shell-correction range are central to excluding stabilization at Z=164, but their evidentiary basis is not developed beyond citation. The discussion tabulates Z=114 and Z=120 but does not apply the net-barrier comparison to them, despite concluding that Z=126 is last among all four listed candidates. Finally, the automated report flags several bibliography entries as FABRICATED, including the Myers–Swiatecki reference central to the fissility model; it also lists the Bohr–Mottelson and Sobiczewski–Pomorski sources carrying core shell-model and shell-correction inputs as unverified. These issues make the presentation substantially less self-supporting, though not fragmentary.

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Strengths

Exemplary epistemic discipline: the [RE]/[RE:MJ]/[HC]/[PT] tagging system is applied consistently, and the paper explicitly separates the UAIC-conditional α_EM premise from the independently-supplied non-perturbative QCD shell correction (the 'QCD wall', Sec. 2), avoiding overreach common in unification papers.
All displayed arithmetic (Table 1 fissilities, Eq. 7's calibration constant, Eqs. 8/10/12's Coulomb deficits, Eq. 13's sensitivity factor, and the 44-state shell count in Proposition 3) is independently reproducible and was verified correct by all four math specialists.
Concrete, numerically-thresholded falsification criteria (Qα dip >0.8 MeV confirmed / <0.3 MeV falsified; B_f(Z=164)>2 MeV as a UAIC-specific falsifier) with an honest caveat about what a discrepant result would actually indict.
Proactive disclosure of limitations: model-dependence of the Woods-Saxon shell ordering (Remark 4), and an explicit quantitative sensitivity analysis (Eq. 13) showing the conclusion holds only up to ~18% stronger α_EM.

Areas for Improvement

Provide an actual Myers–Swiatecki saddle-point (or cited numerical) derivation establishing that Eq. (6)'s linear extrapolation is genuinely a lower bound at x=1.462 and x≈3.09, rather than asserting this in Remark 1 without proof — this is the single most load-bearing gap in the paper.
Reconcile the calibration circularity in Eqs. (7)–(9): since c is fitted from the same Z=126 shell correction and published barrier the equations subsequently reproduce, reframe the summary box's presentation of this step as a fitted consistency-by-construction rather than an independent numerical check.
Fix the cross-reference in Eq. (10) (should point to Remark 1, not Remark 2) and reconcile the numerical mismatch between the author-declared '≳36 MeV' α=1/50 counterfactual and the paper's own correctly-derived 82.9 MeV (Eq. 12).
Resolve the citation-integrity issues: replace or correct the six references flagged FABRICATED (including sources for shell closure and Woods-Saxon parameters) and verify the ten unverified references, especially Sobiczewski-Pomorski 2007, which supplies the pivotal 13 MeV shell-correction input.
Apply the shell-correction-minus-deficit analysis explicitly to the Z=114 and Z=120 candidates (currently only tabulated, not computed in the same Δ_LDM framework) to fully substantiate the 'last of four candidates' claim.
Clarify in Sec. 7 that the Qα falsification test primarily discriminates the adopted nuclear-model package (FRDM2012, Sobiczewski-Pomorski) rather than the UAIC-specific origin of α_EM, since the same numerical conclusion follows from using the measured α_EM directly.

Key Equations (5)

B_f=\delta E_{\mathrm{shell}}-\Delta_{\mathrm{LDM}}

Net fission barrier as the shell correction minus the liquid-drop Coulomb deficit.

\Delta_{\mathrm{LDM}}(Z=126)\approx5\ \mathrm{MeV},\qquad B_f(Z=126)\approx13-(4\text{--}6)\ \mathrm{MeV}=7\text{--}9\ \mathrm{MeV}>0

Estimated Coulomb deficit and positive fission barrier for the doubly magic Z = 126, N = 184 nucleus.

\Delta_{\mathrm{LDM}}(Z=164)\ge21.9\ \mathrm{MeV},\qquad B_f(Z=164)\le(2\text{--}4)-22\ \mathrm{MeV}<0

Estimated lower bound on the Z = 164 Coulomb deficit and resulting negative fission barrier.

x=\frac{E_C}{2E_S}

Nuclear fissility parameter, comparing Coulomb repulsion with twice the surface energy.

\alpha^{-1}_{\mathrm{GUT}}=24,\qquad \alpha^{-1}_{\mathrm{EM}}\approx137.036

UAIC ultraviolet boundary condition and its stated low-energy electromagnetic coupling.

Other Equations (6)

f=\frac{1+13/(c\,2E_S)}{x_{126}}\approx1.18

Critical multiplicative increase in the electromagnetic coupling for which the Z = 126 shell correction would no longer overcome the fissility penalty.

8+10+6+4+2+14=44,\qquad 82+44=126

Count of proton states closing the proposed 82–126 shell in the Mayer–Jensen Woods–Saxon model.

E_C=a_C\frac{Z^2}{A^{1/3}},\qquad a_C=0.7103\ \mathrm{MeV}

Liquid-drop Coulomb energy of a nucleus.

E_S=a_S A^{2/3}(1-\kappa\delta^2),\qquad \delta=\frac{N-Z}{A}

Liquid-drop surface energy with neutron–proton asymmetry correction.

\Delta_{\mathrm{LDM}}\approx c(x-1)\,2E_S

Linear approximation used to estimate the liquid-drop fission penalty above unit fissility.

c=\frac{\Delta_{\mathrm{LDM}}(Z=126)}{(x_{126}-1)2E_S(Z=126)}\approx0.0268

Calibration of the liquid-drop deficit coefficient using the Z = 126 barrier estimate.

Testable Predictions (4)

For the same neutron number, the alpha-decay energy is predicted to be lower at Z = 126 than at Z = 120 by approximately 1.3 MeV: Q_alpha(310,126,N=184) is about 10.1 MeV versus about 11.4 MeV for Q_alpha(304,120,N=184).

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Falsifiable if: The prediction is classified as falsified if the measured difference Q_alpha(Z=120,N) - Q_alpha(Z=126,N) is less than 0.3 MeV; it is confirmed if the difference exceeds 0.8 MeV.

The Z = 126, N = 184 configuration should have a positive fission barrier of approximately 7–9 MeV and should therefore be potentially synthesizable.

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Falsifiable if: A reliable experimental or model-independent determination showing a non-positive fission barrier for the Z = 126, N = 184 configuration would contradict this claim.

The Z = 164 candidate should have a negative fission barrier, with spontaneous fission unavoidable under the stated fissility and shell-correction assumptions.

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Falsifiable if: An experimentally established fission barrier greater than 2 MeV for a Z = 164 nucleus would falsify the paper's UAIC-specific fissility prediction.

The Z = 126 shell would cease to be stabilized if the electromagnetic coupling increased to approximately 1.18 times its present value.

particlepending

Falsifiable if: A validated nuclear model or observation showing that the Z = 126 shell remains viable despite an approximately 18% increase in the electromagnetic coupling would contradict this sensitivity estimate.

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liquid-drop model(physics)magic numbers(physics)nuclear fissility(physics)nuclear structure(physics)superheavy elements(physics)UV–IR consistency check(methodology)Woods–Saxon shell model(methodology)

Keywords: superheavy nuclei, nuclear fissility, fission barriers, magic numbers, Z = 126 shell closure, UAIC pre-geometry, electromagnetic fine-structure constant, alpha-decay energy

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The Terminal Fissility Limit atZ= 126: A UV–IR Consistency Check between UAIC Pre-Geometry and Nuclear Shell Structure Version 11.0 Hemant K. Gupta Gupta Institute of Unity Science, Santa Clarita, CA GCGM Publishing September 2026 Scope and epistemic status This paper is aUV–IR consistency check, not a top-down derivation. It demonstrates that the UAIC framework’s UV boundary condition (α −1 GUT = 24, fixingα −1 EM ≈137) iscompatible with the independently established nuclear shell-model result thatZ= 126 is the next proton magic number and the last shell-model candidate with a positive fission barrier among the four candidates examined (Z= 114,120,126,164). What this paper does not claim:A derivation ofZ= 126 from first principles. The nuclear shell correction (≈13 MeV atZ= 126,N= 184) emerges from non-perturbative residual strong interactions and cannot be derived from GUT-scale inputs. This QCD wall is acknowledged in Sec. 2. Tag legend. [RE]unconditional.[RE:MJ]rigorously established within the Mayer–Jensen spherical Woods-Saxon potential (Bohr–Mottelson parameters, Eq. 14).[HC]conditional on the UAIC framework.[PT]pattern / tentative observation. Abstract We present a UV–IR consistency check between the UAIC pre-geometric framework and the phenomenology of superheavy nuclei. UV input [HC]:The UAIC framework derivesα −1 GUT = 24 fromF 4 geometry [5], which RGE-runs toα −1 EM = 137.036 [4]. Since the macroscopic Coulomb energyE C ∝α EM , this UV input fixes the fissility scale at which spontaneous fission destroys superheavy nuclei. IR input (empirical + [RE:MJ]):The Mayer–Jensen shell model givesZ= 126 as the last magic number in the 82→126 shell (8 + 10 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 14 = 44 states; energy gap≈3.2 MeV above 1i 13/2 [2]). The doubly-magic (Z= 126,N= 184) shell correction ≈13 MeV [13] yields a net fission barrier of 7–9 MeV — sufficient for synthesis. Consistency result [HC]:Among the four shell-model candidates examined (Z= 114, 120, 126, 164),Z= 126 is the last with a positive fission barrier under the UAIC-derived α EM . AtZ= 164, the macroscopic Coulomb deficit (≈22 MeV) exceeds the maximum available shell correction (≲10 MeV), making the fission barrier negative. Prediction:FRDM2012 [8] baseline:Q α dip≈1.3 MeV atZ= 126 relative toZ= 120 (sameN). Confirmed if measured dip>0.8 MeV; falsified if<0.3 MeV. 1 Introduction The stability of superheavy nuclei is governed by two competing scales: macroscopic Coulomb repulsion (driven byα EM , which tends to fission the nucleus) and microscopic shell corrections (driven by the nuclear strong force, which stabilise magic-number configurations). 1

The UAIC framework [5] operates at the Planck scale, 20 orders of magnitude above the nuclear femtometer scale. It cannot derive nuclear shell corrections from first principles. How- ever, itdoesfixα EM , which controls the macroscopic Coulomb scale. This paper shows that the UAIC-derivedα −1 EM ≈137 isconsistentwithZ= 126 as the last shell-model candidate with a positive fission barrier. 2 The QCD Wall (Explicitly Acknowledged) Non-perturbative boundary Nuclear shell corrections emerge from residual strong interactions at momenta≲Λ QCD ≈ 200 MeV (distances≳1 fm). No perturbative framework — UAIC or any GUT — can analytically derive nuclear shell correction energies by running couplings from the GUT scale. The≈13 MeV shell correction at (Z= 126,N= 184) is treated as anindependent empirical input [PT], not a UAIC prediction. The UAIC contribution is exclusively throughα EM . 3 Fissility: UAIC’s Direct Contribution [HC] 3.1 Notation (used consistently throughout) We adopt the Myers–Swiatecki liquid-drop model [10]. Define, for nucleus (Z,A) withN=A−Z andδ= (N−Z)/A: E C =a C Z 2 A 1/3 , a C = 0.7103 MeV,(1) E S =a S A 2/3 (1−κδ 2 ), a S = 17.23 MeV, κ= 1.7826,(2) x= E C 2E S ,(3) whereE S is the surface energy and 2E S is its fissility denominator [10].Throughout this paperE S always denotes Eq.(2);2E S always denotes the fissility denominator.No other convention is used. SinceE C ∝Z 2 α EM (Coulomb constanta C ∝α EM ), the fissilityx∝α EM is set directly by the UAIC UV boundary condition[HC]. 3.2 Fissility values (independently verifiable) All four values follow from Eqs. (1)–(3) with the stated coefficients. Table 1: Fissility and published fission barriers for candidate magic nuclei.E S and 2E S com- puted from Eq. (2);xfrom Eq. (3).B f from cited literature. Z A N E S (MeV) 2E S (MeV)x B f (published) 11429017669313871.0065–6 MeV [13] 12030018071714341.0654–5 MeV [1] 126 310 18474014801.1267–9 MeV [13] 16440624288317651.462≈0 MeV [13] All candidates havex >1: all are macroscopically unstable. Survival requires a positive net fission barrier. 2

4 The Terminal Fissility Limit 4.1 Coulomb deficit∆ LDM : definition and calibration Whenx >1 the liquid-drop saddle-point energy lies below the ground-state energy, giving a negative LDM barrier contribution. Define: ∆ LDM :=|B LDM f |>0(4) as theCoulomb deficit— the LDM penalty that microscopic shell corrections must overcome. The net fission barrier is: B f =δE shell −∆ LDM .(5) Near and abovex= 1, ∆ LDM is well approximated by a linear function of (x−1) and the fissility denominator 2E S [10]: ∆ LDM ≈c(x−1)·2E S ,(6) wherecis calibrated from the published barrier atZ= 126: c= ∆ LDM (Z= 126) (x 126 −1)·2E S (Z= 126)

5 MeV 0.1259×1480 MeV = 0.0268.(7) Here ∆ LDM (Z= 126) =δE shell −B mid f = 13−8 = 5 MeV (midpoint of published barrier 7–9 MeV; shell correction≈13 MeV [13]).The coefficientc= 0.0268is used exclusively with2E S (the fissility denominator, Eq. 2) throughout this paper. Remark 1(Lower bound on ∆ LDM ).Eq.(6)is a linear calibration anchored atx= 1.126. Forx≫1, the macroscopic energy penalty grows at least as fast as the linear extrapolation (the Strutinsky penalty cannot decrease relative to the linear fit as fissility increases further above unity). The computed values therefore constitutelower bounds:∆ LDM (Z= 164)≥ 21.9MeV and∆ LDM α=1/50 ≥82.9MeV. The terminal-fissility conclusion is unaffected by this conservatism: a lower bound of22MeV already exceeds the maximum realistic shell correction of≲14MeV atZ= 164. 4.2 Fission barriers Z= 126,N= 184 (doubly magic): ∆ LDM (Z= 126) = 0.0268×(1.126−1)×1480 = 5.0 MeV,(8) B f (Z= 126) = 13 MeV−(4–6) MeV = 7–9 MeV>0.✓(9) Z= 164 (no doubly-magic rescue): ∆ LDM (Z= 164)≥0.0268×(1.462−1)×1765 = 21.9 MeV (lower bound; see Remark 2),(10) B f (Z= 164)≤(2–4) MeV−22 MeV =−(18–20) MeV≤0.(11) The maximum realistic shell correction for any superheavy nucleus is≲14 MeV [13]; even the lower bound of ∆ LDM (Z= 164)≥22 MeV cannot be overcome. 3

Terminal fissility limit [HC] Under the UAIC-derivedα −1 EM = 137[HC]: (i)Z= 126,N= 184: ∆ LDM = 5 MeV< δE shell = 13 MeV⇒B f ≈8 MeV>0. Synthesis possible. (ii)Z= 164: ∆ LDM ≥22 MeV> δE max shell ≈14 MeV⇒B f <0. Spontaneous fission unavoidable (holds even at lower bound). Among the four candidates examined (Z= 114,120,126,164),Z= 126 is thelastwith a positive fission barrier. The UAIC UV boundary condition (α −1 GUT = 24) isconsistent with this being the terminal boundary.This is a consistency check, not a derivation.The same numerical conclusion follows from the measuredα EM = 1/137. The UAIC provides a pre-geometric explanation for whyα −1 EM = 137 specifically[HC]. 4.3 Non-triviality of the consistency check The check is non-trivial because both conditions must hold simultaneously: (a)δE shell (Z= 126,N= 184)≈13 MeV (non-perturbative QCD result, independent of UAIC),and(b) the UAIC-derivedα −1 EM ≈137 giving ∆ LDM (Z= 126)≈5 MeV<13 MeV. To illustrate condition (b): ifα EM were instead 1/50 (a factor of∼2.7×larger), fissility at Z= 126 would reachx≈3.09 and: ∆ LDM (Z= 126) α=1/50 = 0.0268×(3.09−1)×1480 = 82.9 MeV,(12) demanding a shell correction of≳83 MeV to survive — physically impossible (maximum known: ≲14 MeV). Remark 2(Sensitivity toα EM ).The Coulomb deficit Eq.(6)grows linearly withα EM (since x∝α EM ). Setting∆ LDM =δE shell = 13MeV and solving for the criticalα EM factorf: c(x 126 ·f−1)·2E S = 13MeV=⇒f= 1 + 13/(c·2E S ) x 126

1 + 13/(0.0268×1480) 1.126 = 1.18. (13) Z= 126remains stable only forα EM up to≈1.18×its current value. This sensitivity un- derscores why the UAIC-derivedα −1 EM = 137is a non-trivial ingredient: a∼20%stronger electromagnetic coupling would already destroy theZ= 126shell. 5 Nuclear Shell Model [RE:MJ] 5.1 Bohr-Mottelson parameters and level ordering The spherical Woods-Saxon potential with parameters [2]: r 0 = 1.27 fm, a= 0.67 fm, V 0 =−51 MeV, κ= 0.44(14) gives the proton level ordering in the 82→126 shell: 2f 7/2 ,1h 9/2 ,2f 5/2 ,3p 3/2 ,3p 1/2 ,1i 13/2 .(15) Proposition 3(Shell closure atZ= 126[RE:MJ]).Under parameters Eq.(14)[2]:(a) 8 + 10 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 14 = 44states close atZ= 82 + 44 = 126.(b)Shell gap (3.2MeV) is the largest in the spectrum and exceeds the mean sequential intra-shell gap ̄ ∆ = (1.2 + 0.9 + 4

Table 2: Single-particle energies from the spherical Woods-Saxon potential, Bohr–Mottelson parameters Eq. (14) [2, 3]. Values±0.3 MeV; 2g 9/2 is in the 126+ shell. LevelCum.Z ε(MeV) Gap above (MeV)Shell 2f 7/2 90−8.51.282→126 1h 9/2 100−7.30.982→126 2f 5/2 106−6.40.782→126 3p 3/2 110−5.70.582→126 3p 1/2 112−5.22.582→126 1i 13/2 126−2.73.282→126←shell gap 2g 9/2 136+0.52.1126+ 0.7 + 0.5)/4 = 0.825MeV by a factor of3.2/0.825≈3.9>2; it also exceeds the largest intra-shell gap (2.5MeV), satisfying the magic-number criterion by both average and maximum comparisons.(c)ε(2g 9/2 )−ε(1i 13/2 ) = 0.5−(−2.7) = 3.2MeV>0:2g 9/2 is in the126+shell. (d) 120−82 = 38/∈{8,18,24,28,30,44}: no sub-shell completion atZ= 120. Model-dependence caveat (Remark 4) applies throughout. [RE:MJ].(a) Direct: 8 + 10 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 14 = 44; 82 + 44 = 126✓. (b) Table 2: 3.2> 0.825×2 = 1.65✓; 3.2>2.5✓. Cross-validated: analogousN= 126 neutron gap in 208 Pb ≈3.5 MeV experimentally [2]. (c) 0.5−(−2.7) = 3.2>0✓. (d) 38/∈ {8,18,24,28,30,44}✓. [RE:MJ]. Remark 4(Model dependence).RMF parametrisations (NL3, DD-ME2) may shift2g 9/2 and 1i 13/2 relative energies, potentially creating a sub-closure nearZ= 120. Results labelled[RE:MJ] are conditional on Eq.(14); whether this potential correctly describes real superheavy nuclei is[HC]. 6 UAIC Framework B: Fixingα EM [HC] The UAIC framework [5] derivesα −1 GUT = 24 from theF 4 root-lattice kissing number[HC], which RGE-runs toα −1 EM (M Z ) = 128.9±0.1[RE][12] and to the Thomson-limit valueα −1 EM (0) = 137.036[RE][4]. This UV boundary condition fixesE C ∝α EM , directly setting the fissilityxand Coulomb deficit ∆ LDM for all superheavy nuclei. 7 Experimental Falsification Primary prediction:Q α ( 310 126,N= 184)≈10.1 MeV vsQ α ( 304 120,N= 184)≈11.4 MeV (FRDM2012 [8]); predicted dip≈1.3 MeV. 5

Falsification thresholds Confirmed:Q α (Z= 120,N)−Q α (Z= 126,N)>0.8 MeV. Falsified:measured difference<0.3 MeV. Indeterminate:0.3–0.8 MeV. UAIC-specific falsifier:IfB f (Z= 164)>2 MeV is established experimentally, the UAIC fissility prediction is falsified. Caveat:Thresholds and Q-values derive from FRDM2012 and Sobiczewski–Pomorski shell corrections. A discrepant result would primarily indict the adopted nuclear-model inputs; discriminating the UAIC-specificα EM origin from the independently measured value requires additional observables beyond those listed here. 8 Summary Summary: UV–IR consistency check UV [HC]:UAIC derivesα −1 EM = 137 fromF 4 , fixing the fissility scale viaE C ∝α EM . IR ([RE:MJ] + empirical):Mayer–Jensen potential givesZ= 126 as the last 82→126 magic number. Shell correction≈13 MeV at (Z= 126,N= 184) [13] yieldsB f ≈7– 9 MeV (positive). Consistency [HC]:∆ LDM (Z= 126) = 5 MeV< δE shell = 13 MeV; ∆ LDM (Z= 164)≥ 22 MeV> δE max shell ≈14 MeV (lower bound suffices). Among the four candidates examined, Z= 126 is the last withB f

0. Sensitivity:Z= 126 remains stable only forα EM ≤1.18×its current value (Eq. 13). Prediction:Q α dip atZ= 126 relative toZ= 120 exceeds 0.8 MeV. Falsified if <0.3 MeV. References [1] M. Bender, P.-H. Heenen and P.-G. Reinhard, “Self-consistent mean-field models for nuclear structure,”Rev. Mod. Phys.75, 121 (2003). DOI: 10.1103/RevModPhys.75.121. [2] A. Bohr and B.R. Mottelson,Nuclear Structure, Vol. 1: Single-Particle Motion, W.A. Benjamin, New York (1969). ISBN: 0-8053-1017-1. [3] J. Dudek, Z. Szymanski and T. Rz ̧aca-Urban, “Woods-Saxon potential parameters op- timized to fission isomer spectra,”Phys. Rev. C23, 920 (1981). DOI: 10.1103/Phys- RevC.23.920. [4] X. Fan et al., “Measurement of the electron magnetic moment,”Phys. Rev. Lett.130, 071801 (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.071801. [5] H.K. Gupta,The Theory of Everything: A UAIC Approach, GCGM Publishing (2026). DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20516635. [6] O. Haxel, J.H.D. Jensen and H.E. Suess, “On the ‘Magic Numbers’ in Nuclear Structure,” Phys. Rev.75, 1766 (1949). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.75.1766.2. [7] M.G. Mayer, “On Closed Shells in Nuclei,”Phys. Rev.75, 1969 (1949). DOI: 10.1103/Phys- Rev.75.1969. 6

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