Motti Intermediate Physics: Derivation of the Fine-Structure Constant alpha_em = 1/137.036 from a Single Coherence Uniqueness Postulate and Falsifiable Gravitational Spin-Memory Prediction

We present a parameter-free derivation of the fine-structure constant alpha_em = 1/137.036 (error 4 parts per million vs CODATA 2022) from a single uniqueness postulate within Motti Intermediate Physics (HAL, Hyper-Anisotropic Luminal Physics). The derivation proceeds through an exact algebraic chain: the conformal coupling lambda = 8*pi/9 is fixed by the uniqueness principle (Postulate V), producing the Fubini-Lipatov instanton action S_inst = 3*pi, the functional determinant trace Tr[D*V''] = 6 (Watson 1944), the two-loop factor exp(-1/(3*pi)), and the renormalization-group coefficient beta_RG = 2/pi. These combine into the master transcendental equation whose unique positive root is alpha* = 1/137.03652. The Postulate V uniqueness condition is shown to be a theorem, not an axiom: n=27 is the unique SO(4)-covariant quantization of the compact coherential phase field, determined by the degeneracy d_2^{SO(4)} = 27 of the Fubini-Lipatov instanton zero modes. From the same postulates, the effective gravitational constant is derived as G_eff = G_N/C_0 (Postulate IV), and the gravitational spin memory correction is derived as epsilon = C_0 - 1 = alpha_em = +0.7297% (Postulate V applied to the merger observable). This prediction is universal (independent of mass, distance, mass ratio and spins), positive definite, and falsifiable with LIGO O5 (N~1093 events for 3sigma), LISA (1.46 sigma per supermassive event), and the Einstein Telescope (3.65 sigma with one SNR>500 event). A Bayesian analysis of 67 BBH events from GWTC-3 gives epsilon = +1.46 +/- 0.98% (1.49 sigma vs GR), consistent with the prediction. All gaps in the derivation are explicitly declared and characterized.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-06-25
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20849243
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Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Motti Intermediate Physics: Derivation of the Fine-Structure Constant alpha_em = 1/137.036 from a Single Coherence Uniqueness Postulate and Falsifiable Gravitational Spin-Memory Prediction

Mordecai Gavila Alvarez
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Motti Intermediate Physics: Derivation of the Fine-Structure Constant alpha_em = 1/137.036 from a Single Coherence Uniqueness Postulate and Falsifiable Gravitational Spin-Memory Prediction

Mordecai Gavila Alvarez
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We present a parameter-free derivation of the fine-structure constant alpha_em = 1/137.036 (error 4 parts per million vs CODATA 2022) from a single uniqueness postulate within Motti Intermediate Physics (HAL, Hyper-Anisotropic Luminal Physics). The derivation proceeds through an exact algebraic chain: the conformal coupling lambda = 8*pi/9 is fixed by the uniqueness principle (Postulate V), producing the Fubini-Lipatov instanton action S_inst = 3*pi, the functional determinant trace Tr[D*V''] = 6 (Watson 1944), the two-loop factor exp(-1/(3*pi)), and the renormalization-group coefficient beta_RG = 2/pi. These combine into the master transcendental equation whose unique positive root is alpha* = 1/137.03652. The Postulate V uniqueness condition is shown to be a theorem, not an axiom: n=27 is the unique SO(4)-covariant quantization of the compact coherential phase field, determined by the degeneracy d_2^{SO(4)} = 27 of the Fubini-Lipatov instanton zero modes. From the same postulates, the effective gravitational constant is derived as G_eff = G_N/C_0 (Postulate IV), and the gravitational spin memory correction is derived as epsilon = C_0 - 1 = alpha_em = +0.7297% (Postulate V applied to the merger observable). This prediction is universal (independent of mass, distance, mass ratio and spins), positive definite, and falsifiable with LIGO O5 (N~1093 events for 3sigma), LISA (1.46 sigma per supermassive event), and the Einstein Telescope (3.65 sigma with one SNR>500 event). A Bayesian analysis of 67 BBH events from GWTC-3 gives epsilon = +1.46 +/- 0.98% (1.49 sigma vs GR), consistent with the prediction. All gaps in the derivation are explicitly declared and characterized.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (ES)
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Motti Intermediate Physics: Derivation of the Fine-Structure Constant alpha_em = 1/137.036 from a Single Coherence Uniqueness Postulate and Falsifiable Gravitational Spin-Memory Prediction — Mordecai Gavila Alvarez · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS