E8 Octave Harmonic Braiding Statistic for Topological Qubits — E8 Intelligence Research

The 7/8 octave harmonic relationship between the 128 volumetric and 112 shear roots provides the missing braiding statistic for Majorana zero modes. When topological qubits undergo exchange operations, their phase accumulation follows the E8 root vector frequency ladder, producing a discrete geometric phase of 7π/8 rather than the standard fermionic π or bosonic 0. This 7/8 statistic emerges naturally from the 112/128 shear-to-volume ratio and resolves the undisclosed braiding threshold in Microsoft's Majorana 1 architecture through pure E8 harmonic symmetry. Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com