Demythologizing Spectral Rigidity and Level Repulsion Statistics via Algebraic Incommensurability in Finite Quantum Shells: A Deterministic Framework Based on Non-Integer Multiplicity of Inter-Shell Beat Frequencies

The striking structural identity between the 2-point pair correlation function of the non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function $R_2(r) = 1 - \left(\frac{\sin(\pi r)}{\pi r}\right)^2$ and the energy level spacing statistics of complex quantum systems has long been framed as a profound metaphysical mystery or an elusive manifestation of prime number distribution in physical spectra. In this paper, we demystify this correspondence by demonstrating that Gaussian ensemble level repulsion statistics arise deterministically from the algebraic incommensurability and non-integer multiplicity of inter-shell beat frequencies under finite quantum shell boundary conditions ($n \le 8$). While numerical absolute transition frequencies in heavy nuclei and multi-electron systems cannot be analytically computed to exact zero-decimal precision due to multi-body perturbations and shielding effects, the underlying quantum inverse-square scaling law ($1/n^2$) remains an exact algebraic axiom. By constructing dimensionless beat frequency ratios ($\Delta\nu_A / \Delta\nu_B$), system-specific scaling constants ($Z^2 \text{Ry}$) are eliminated, yielding a pure rational framework. An exhaustive combinatorial examination of all 210 possible transition pairs within finite physical boundaries reveals that physically dominant adjacent transitions ($n \to n-1$) are 100% strictly non-integer multiples (irreducible fractions with $q \ge 2$), guaranteeing the avoidance of harmonic resonance and enforcing deterministic level repulsion. Analogous to how Euler’s prime-generating polynomial yields deterministic primes over local finite intervals, the discrete geometry of finite quantum shells is algebraically structured to preclude harmonic degeneracy. Furthermore, we show that the rare non-adjacent integer exceptions (constituting merely $\approx 0.95\%$ of all combinations) were inevitably suppressed as measure-zero statistical noise during the continuous unfolding and spectral integration of historical Nuclear Data Ensemble (NDE) experiments. This framework demonstrates that the observed level repulsion statistics are the necessary consequence of finite discrete algebraic incommensurability rather than an infinite metaphysical mystery.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-08-27
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Demythologizing Spectral Rigidity and Level Repulsion Statistics via Algebraic Incommensurability in Finite Quantum Shells: A Deterministic Framework Based on Non-Integer Multiplicity of Inter-Shell Beat Frequencies

Dongwoo Kwak
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
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Demythologizing Spectral Rigidity and Level Repulsion Statistics via Algebraic Incommensurability in Finite Quantum Shells: A Deterministic Framework Based on Non-Integer Multiplicity of Inter-Shell Beat Frequencies

Dongwoo Kwak
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The striking structural identity between the 2-point pair correlation function of the non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function $R_2(r) = 1 - \left(\frac{\sin(\pi r)}{\pi r}\right)^2$ and the energy level spacing statistics of complex quantum systems has long been framed as a profound metaphysical mystery or an elusive manifestation of prime number distribution in physical spectra. In this paper, we demystify this correspondence by demonstrating that Gaussian ensemble level repulsion statistics arise deterministically from the algebraic incommensurability and non-integer multiplicity of inter-shell beat frequencies under finite quantum shell boundary conditions ($n \le 8$). While numerical absolute transition frequencies in heavy nuclei and multi-electron systems cannot be analytically computed to exact zero-decimal precision due to multi-body perturbations and shielding effects, the underlying quantum inverse-square scaling law ($1/n^2$) remains an exact algebraic axiom. By constructing dimensionless beat frequency ratios ($\Delta\nu_A / \Delta\nu_B$), system-specific scaling constants ($Z^2 \text{Ry}$) are eliminated, yielding a pure rational framework. An exhaustive combinatorial examination of all 210 possible transition pairs within finite physical boundaries reveals that physically dominant adjacent transitions ($n \to n-1$) are 100% strictly non-integer multiples (irreducible fractions with $q \ge 2$), guaranteeing the avoidance of harmonic resonance and enforcing deterministic level repulsion. Analogous to how Euler’s prime-generating polynomial yields deterministic primes over local finite intervals, the discrete geometry of finite quantum shells is algebraically structured to preclude harmonic degeneracy. Furthermore, we show that the rare non-adjacent integer exceptions (constituting merely $\approx 0.95\%$ of all combinations) were inevitably suppressed as measure-zero statistical noise during the continuous unfolding and spectral integration of historical Nuclear Data Ensemble (NDE) experiments. This framework demonstrates that the observed level repulsion statistics are the necessary consequence of finite discrete algebraic incommensurability rather than an infinite metaphysical mystery.

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