Reading paths, citation formats, and navigation tools for a 24-paper corpus

Choosing a Reading Path

The CMAC program is 24 papers, 14 reference documents, and 162 scripts. Nobody should read all of it linearly. Here are five entry points matched to your background and interest.

Path 1: The Mathematician

Paper A → R10 → Paper Zero (optional)

Start and possibly finish with Paper A. It is pure spectral graph theory: Laplacians, Hodge decomposition, representation theory of the octahedral group. No physics is required. R10 (Uniqueness Inventory) provides the complete proof that B = 1 selects the octahedron. Paper Zero explains why B = 1, but is optional for a purely mathematical evaluation.

Path 2: The Particle Physicist

R9 (one-page summary) → Paper E → Paper F → Paper C → Paper D

Start with the one-page summary in R9 Part 1. Then: Paper E (gauge algebra from 2O), Paper F (α from zero parameters), Paper C (all three couplings), Paper D (all masses and mixing). This path covers the particle physics core in four papers.

Path 3: The Gravity / Cosmology Researcher

Paper F → Paper J → Paper K → Paper L → Paper N

The gravity chain: α (Paper F) → gravitational scale (Paper J) → linearized GR (Paper K) → cosmological constant (Paper L) → Hubble tension (Paper N). Five papers, from the fine-structure constant to the expansion rate of the universe.

Path 4: The Skeptic / Reviewer

R5 (Reviewer Brief) → Paper A → Paper F → R4 (Predictions Registry)

R5 is the 20-page defense document: it anticipates objections, classifies every result by epistemic tier, and addresses the numerology concern head-on. Paper A and Paper F are the two strongest mathematical results. R4 lists all 44 predictions with experimental comparisons.

Path 5: The Quantum Foundations Researcher

R11 → Paper O → Paper Consciousness (optional)

R11 derives the Born rule, Tsirelson bound, and Strong CP solution from the octahedral lattice. Paper O provides the rendering interpretation. The consciousness paper is optional and speculative.

Understanding the Four Tiers

Every identity in the CMAC program carries one of four epistemic labels:

MATH-PROVEN (145 identities) — A theorem of mathematics. No physics input required. Verifiable by a mathematician with no knowledge of the physical interpretation. Examples: the Snap Theorem, the Wedderburn decomposition, the alternating zeta identity.

PHYS-DERIVED (40 identities) — Follows from mathematics plus one or more physical identifications. The mathematics is rigorous; the physical interpretation is the additional step. Examples: α = ε(T*), sin²θ_W = (3/13)(1+τ), G = 15α/(8π).

STRUCTURAL (18 identities) — Requires an interpretive framework beyond direct calculation. The result is well-motivated and numerically precise, but the derivation involves structural arguments that a skeptic could question. Examples: the arena selection (S²), the quark Brannen phases, the PMNS mixing angle assignments.

CONJECTURAL (7 identities) — Observed patterns that have not been derived. Documented for transparency. Examples: CKM unitarity triangle ρ̄² + η̄² = 1/β₁, quark Koide ratios Q_D and Q_U.

The four-tier system is the program’s immune system. If a critic finds a MATH-PROVEN result that secretly relies on a physical input, that’s a tier inflation bug — report it. If a CONJECTURAL identity is eventually derived, it gets promoted. The tiers are meant to be honest, not flattering.

Key Reference Documents

Dependency Map

The 24 papers form a directed acyclic graph. Here is the simplified dependency structure:

Paper Zero → Paper A → Paper E → Paper B → Paper D → Paper CKM
                    ↘               ↗                  ↘ Paper PMNS
              Paper F → Paper C
                    ↘ Paper G → Paper I
                    ↘ Paper J → Paper K → Paper L → Paper N
                                                  ↘ Paper M → Paper P
              Paper H (methodological, standalone)
              Paper O (interpretive, depends on F)
              Paper Q (depends on F, G)
              Paper R (depends on Q)
              R11 (depends on A, E)
              Paper Z (depends on all)
              Paper Consciousness (standalone, speculative)

How to Cite

Individual Paper

Nanak Love, “[Paper Title],” CMAC Institute (unit.edu), [Paper ID], [Version], [Date].

Example:

Nanak Love, “The Fine-Structure Constant from Bandwidth Leakage on the Octahedral Lattice,” CMAC Institute (unit.edu), Paper F, v4.0, March 2026.

The Program as a Whole

Nanak Love, “The CMAC Program: A Zero-Parameter Derivation of the Standard Model, General Relativity, and the Cosmological Constant,” CMAC Institute (unit.edu), 24 papers + 14 reference documents, March 2026. Available at: https://unit.edu

Verification Suite

CMAC Verification Suite, v1.2, 162 scripts, CMAC Institute (unit.edu), March 2026. Available at: https://unit.edu/code-toy-models/

The Blind Assessment

“CMAC Blind Assessment,” CMAC Institute (unit.edu), March 2026. 11,600 words, adversarial evaluation.

Authoritative Counts

Use these numbers in any citation or summary:

Five reading paths. Four epistemic tiers. One citation format. Start anywhere — the dependency map will guide you.

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