Why the Strong CP Problem Is Solved: theta_QCD = 0 from F_21 Group Theory
The strong CP problem is one of the deepest mysteries in particle physics: the QCD Lagrangian contains a term proportional to theta_QCD that would generically cause the strong force to violate CP symmetry (the combined symmetry of charge conjugation and parity). But experiments show theta_QCD is smaller than 10^-10 — essentially zero — with no known reason why. This tutorial explains why the strong CP problem is automatically solved in the GTE framework. The F_21 symmetry group (the full symmetry group of the GTE polynomial over Z_7, of order 42) contains a reflection element that maps p to its CP-conjugate; the vanishing of theta_QCD follows from this structural symmetry as a theorem, not a coincidence. The derivation is machine-certified in Lean 4 with zero sorry.
Authors
- Nova Spivack
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20665773
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00