The Linear Space Theory of the Universe and the Non-Nucleus Atom Model: A Lattice-Based Interpretation of Action, Spin, and Reality

This work introduces the Phase–Lattice Atomic Model, a fundamentally geometric and dynamical reinterpretation of atomic structure. Instead of a point-like nucleus and probabilistic orbital clouds, the model proposes that mass–energy is distributed over a spherical surface through discrete, phase-coherent micro-spheres arranged along quantized spiral pathways. Each micro-sphere carries a triple-phase structure separated by 120°, and the requirement of global phase compatibility over successive Planck-scale steps enforces a natural “phase-selection rule” for propagation. This phase-coherent dynamics generates a quantized surface lattice composed of finite spiral windings, with the total number of phase-carrying nodes bounded by the experimentally observed proton–electron mass ratio (≈1836). The interaction between phase delay accumulation and phase-compatibility constraints produces amplitude envelope modulation, giving rise to a natural mechanism for electronic fine-structure splitting—without invoking continuous orbital wavefunctions. The framework provides:• a geometric foundation for spin, exclusion, and handedness;• a discrete mechanism for fine-structure variation;• a surface-dynamical alternative to point-charge quantum orbitals;• a unifying interpretation of classical and quantum behavior based on minimal phase disturbance and least-action pathways. This preprint consolidates the theoretical structure, graphical representations, derivations, and physical implications of the Phase–Lattice model and is intended to make the framework publicly accessible while formal journal submission is in progress.