The 14 reference documents (R-suite) that support the CMAC programme.
Overview
The CMAC programme maintains 14 reference documents alongside the [cmac key=“papers”] formal papers. These provide cross-references, verification infrastructure, and defensive documentation.
The R-Suite
R1: Contractionon
Purpose: Reference for the contraction procedure that reduces arbitrary structures to the octahedral constraint.
Version: v2.1
R2: Master Concordance
Purpose: Complete cross-reference table linking identities, papers, and verification scripts.
Version: v9
Use when: You need to trace a result to its source or find related identities.
R3: Identity Lattice
Purpose: The authoritative registry of all [cmac key=“identities”] proven identities with epistemic tiers, provenance, and dependencies.
Version: v18
Use when: You need to verify an identity’s tier (MP/PD/ST/CJ) or find its derivation.
Tier breakdown:
- MATH-PROVEN: [cmac key=“tier_mp”]
- PHYS-DERIVED: [cmac key=“tier_pd”]
- STRUCTURAL: [cmac key=“tier_st”]
- CONJECTURAL: [cmac key=“tier_cj”]
R4: Predictions Registry
Purpose: All [cmac key=“predictions”] falsifiable predictions with experimental values, residuals, and named falsifiers.
Version: v4
Use when: You want to know what CMAC predicts and how to test it.
R5: Reviewer Brief
Purpose: The defensive document. Every standard objection answered. 15 universal objections and 6 venue-specific defense blocks.
Version: v8.0
Use when: You encounter (or raise) a skeptical objection.
Start here if: You have limited time and want to evaluate the programme quickly.
R6: ToE Benchmark
Purpose: Comparison table scoring CMAC against string theory, LQG, Connes NCG, Wolfram, and other ToE candidates.
Version: v9.0
Use when: You want to compare CMAC to competing programmes.
R7: Connes NCG Comparison
Purpose: Point-by-point comparison with Alain Connes’ Noncommutative Geometry approach to the Standard Model.
Use when: You’re familiar with NCG and want to understand how CMAC differs.
R8: Absences Registry
Purpose: All [cmac key=“absence_theorems”] structural absence theorems — phenomena that CMAC predicts do NOT exist.
Version: v5
Use when: You want to know what would kill the theory.
Key absences:
- No supersymmetry at any mass scale
- No 4th-generation chiral fermions
- No extra spatial dimensions
- No magnetic monopoles
- No proton decay below τ ~ 10³⁸ yr
R9: Reader’s Guide
Purpose: Complete navigation map with dependency graph, reading paths, and cross-reference table.
Version: v5.0
Use when: You’re deciding which papers to read and in what order.
R10: Uniqueness Inventory
Purpose: Catalog of all uniqueness proofs in the programme (why the octahedron, why these coefficients, etc.).
Version: v2.1
Use when: You want to know why specific choices are forced rather than arbitrary.
R11: Identity Lattice JSON
Purpose: Machine-readable version of R3 for computational access.
Version: v14 (stub)
Use when: You want to programmatically query the identity database.
R12: Music and Alpha
Purpose: Connection between the fine-structure constant and musical intervals (the Pythagorean comma).
Version: v1.1
Note: Supplementary interest only; not required for physics.
R13: Diamond Chronicle
Purpose: Historical narrative of the programme’s development.
Version: v2.1
R14: Code Index
Purpose: Complete documentation of all [cmac key=“scripts”] canonical verification scripts with descriptions and check counts.
Version: v5
Use when: You want to find the verification script for a specific paper or identity.
Quick Reference
| Document | Start Here If… |
|———-|——————|
| R3 | You want to verify an identity’s tier |
| R4 | You want to know what’s predicted |
| R5 | You’re skeptical and have limited time |
| R6 | You want to compare CMAC to other ToEs |
| R8 | You want to know what would kill the theory |
| R9 | You need a reading path |
| R14 | You want to run verification scripts |
Version History
The reference suite is versioned alongside the programme. Current versions:
| Doc | Version | Last Updated |
|—–|———|————–|
| R1 | v2.1 | — |
| R2 | v9 | CL-084 |
| R3 | v18 | CL-084 |
| R4 | v4 | — |
| R5 | v8.0 | — |
| R6 | v9.0 | — |
| R8 | v5 | — |
| R9 | v5.0 | — |
| R10 | v2.1 | — |
| R14 | v5 | CL-084 |
14 reference documents. [cmac key=“identities”] identities. [cmac key=“predictions”] predictions. Everything is documented.
Nanak Love, CMAC Institute, unit.edu