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\title{Addendum 227: The Equal-Weight Biharmonic Identity Is Forced by $d=4$}
\author{TOE Corpus}
\date{2026-05-23}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\textbf{Skill:} gap-closure v1.1 \quad|\quad \textbf{Outcome:} Case A (closed)
\quad|\quad \textbf{Date:} 2026-05-23

\section{Setup and Prior Work}

\textbf{Open item being closed:} A226, Open Item~2:
\begin{quote}
\emph{``The identity $D^2_{B^4}(U_3) = 18432(U_0 + U_1)$ means the biharmonic
maps the $n=3$ (bulk-sourced) mode to \emph{equal amplitudes} on the scalar
($n=0$) and dipole ($n=1$) modes.  \ldots Whether this $U_0{:}U_1 = 1{:}1$ ratio
is forced by the Hopf fibration structure \ldots or is a numerical coincidence is
unresolved.''}
\end{quote}

\textbf{Answer (main theorem):} The $1{:}1$ ratio is forced by the ball dimension
$d=4$.  In every other spatial dimension $d \geq 2$, $d \neq 4$, the analogous
biharmonic maps the degree-3 zonal function to \emph{unequal} $P_0^{(d)} :
P_1^{(d)}$ amplitudes.

\section{General-Dimension Setup}

Let $B^d$ be the unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^d$ and $S^{d-1}$ its boundary.  Set
$x = r^2 \in [0,1]$ (with $r = |y|$).  For radial functions $f(x)$:

\begin{align}
  \Delta_{B^d}\,f(x) &= 4x\,f''(x) + 2d\,f'(x), \label{eq:lap}\\
  D^2_{B^d}\,f(x) &= 16x^2 f''''(x)
    + (32 + 16d)\,x\,f'''(x)
    + 2d(4 + 2d)\,f''(x). \label{eq:biharm}
\end{align}

Acting on monomials (only degrees 2 and 3 are non-trivial):
\begin{align}
  D^2_{B^d}(x^2) &= 8d(d+2), \label{eq:bx2}\\
  D^2_{B^d}(x^3) &= 24(d+2)(d+4)\,x. \label{eq:bx3}
\end{align}

The degree-3 zonal function on $S^{d-1}$ is the Gegenbauer polynomial
$C_3^{\alpha}(v)$ with $\alpha = \tfrac{d-2}{2}$ and $v = 2x - 1$:

\begin{equation}
  P_3^{(d)}(x) := C_3^{\alpha}(2x-1)
  = \tfrac{32}{3}\alpha(\alpha{+}1)(\alpha{+}2)\,x^3
    - 16\alpha(\alpha{+}1)(\alpha{+}2)\,x^2
    + \cdots
  \label{eq:P3d}
\end{equation}

(lower-degree terms contribute zero under $D^2_{B^d}$).

\section{Main Theorem}

\begin{theorem}[Equal-Weight Uniqueness]\label{thm:ew}
For $d \geq 3$, write
\[
  D^2_{B^d}\!\left(P_3^{(d)}\right)
  \;=\; K_d\!\left[4\,P_0^{(d)} + \frac{d+4}{d-2}\,P_1^{(d)}\right],
\]
where $P_0^{(d)} = 1$,\; $P_1^{(d)} = C_1^\alpha(2x-1) = (d-2)(2x-1)$,\;
and
\[
  K_d = 128\,\alpha(\alpha{+}1)(\alpha{+}2)(d+2),
  \qquad \alpha = \tfrac{d-2}{2}.
\]
The coefficients of $P_0^{(d)}$ and $P_1^{(d)}$ are equal if and only if
$d = 4$.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
\textbf{Step 1 — apply $D^2_{B^d}$ to $P_3^{(d)}$.}
Since $D^2_{B^d}$ kills constants and linear functions, only the $x^3$ and $x^2$
terms of $P_3^{(d)}$ contribute:
\begin{align}
  D^2_{B^d}\!\left(P_3^{(d)}\right)
  &= \tfrac{32}{3}\alpha(\alpha{+}1)(\alpha{+}2)\cdot 24(d+2)(d+4)\,x
     - 16\alpha(\alpha{+}1)(\alpha{+}2)\cdot 8d(d+2) \notag\\
  &= 128\,\alpha(\alpha{+}1)(\alpha{+}2)(d+2)
     \bigl[2(d+4)x - d\bigr].
     \label{eq:step1}
\end{align}

\textbf{Step 2 — decompose $2(d+4)x - d$ into $\{P_0^{(d)}, P_1^{(d)}\}$.}
We write $2(d+4)x - d = A\cdot 1 + B\cdot(d-2)(2x-1)$.  Matching coefficients:
\[
  2B(d-2) = 2(d+4) \;\Rightarrow\; B = \frac{d+4}{d-2},
  \qquad
  A = -d + B(d-2) = -d + (d+4) = 4.
\]
Hence
\[
  2(d+4)x - d = 4\cdot P_0^{(d)} + \frac{d+4}{d-2}\cdot\frac{P_1^{(d)}}{d-2}
  \cdot(d-2) = 4\cdot P_0^{(d)} + \frac{d+4}{d-2}\cdot P_1^{(d)}.
\]

\textbf{Step 3 — equal-weight condition.}
The coefficients in the $\{P_0^{(d)}, P_1^{(d)}\}$ expansion are $4$ and
$\frac{d+4}{d-2}$.  They are equal iff
\[
  \frac{d+4}{d-2} = 4 \;\Longleftrightarrow\; d + 4 = 4(d-2)
  \;\Longleftrightarrow\; 3d = 12 \;\Longleftrightarrow\; \boxed{d = 4.}
\]
\end{proof}

\begin{corollary}[$d=4$ evaluation]\label{cor:d4}
For $d = 4$ ($\alpha = 1$, $P_3^{(4)} = U_3$, $K_4 = 128\cdot6\cdot6 = 4608$):
\[
  D^2_{B^4}(U_3) = 4608 \times 4\,(U_0 + U_1) = 18432\,(U_0 + U_1).
\]
\end{corollary}

\begin{remark}[Other dimensions]
The ratio $r_d := (d+4)/[4(d-2)]$ governs the asymmetry.  For integer $d$:
\[
  r_3 = 7/4, \quad r_4 = 1 \;(\text{equal}), \quad r_5 = 3/4, \quad
  r_6 = 5/8, \quad r_8 = 3/8.
\]
Only $d = 4$ gives $r_d = 1$.  For $d < 4$ the scalar mode $P_0$ is
\emph{sub-dominant}; for $d > 4$ it is \emph{dominant}.
\end{remark}

\section{Algebraic Origin of the Factor 4}

The integer 4 appearing as the scalar coefficient in Step 2 traces to the
constant term in the biharmonic identity:
\[
  A = -d + (d + 4) = 4,
\]
which is independent of $d$.  The factor 4 is the ``universal scalar output''
of $D^2_{B^d}$ applied to $P_3^{(d)}$, arising because
\[
  24(d+2)(d+4) \;/\; 8d(d+2) = \frac{3(d+4)}{d},
\]
and the Gegenbauer expansion of $2(d+4)x - d$ forces the scalar residue to be
exactly $(-d) + (d+4) = 4$.

In the Hopf language: the ``4'' encodes the dimension of the fibre ($S^1 \hookrightarrow S^3 \to S^2$); the $S^1$ fibre introduces a factor of 4 into the Hopf coordinate normalisation $U_1 = 4x - 2$ versus the na\"\i{}ve $v = 2x-1$ normalisation.

\section{Connection to the Spectral-Gap Formula}

In the spectral-gap formula of A226 (Theorem~1), the equal-weight identity
appears as the entry $[D^2_{B^4}]_{\rm geg}[1,3] = 18432$.  The off-diagonal
commutator entry $[D^2, \Delta_{S^3}]_{13} = 18432 \times (\mu_3 - \mu_1) =
18432 \times (-12) = -221184$ encodes both the equal-weight factor $18432$
and the spectral gap $\mu_3 - \mu_1 = -15 - (-3) = -12$.  The current theorem
explains why $18432 = 4 \times 4608 = 4 \times K_4$: the factor $4$ is the
equal-weight coefficient, and $K_4 = 4608$ is the dimension-dependent
prefactor.

\section{Summary and Closure}

\paragraph{Closed (this addendum).}
The $U_0{:}U_1 = 1{:}1$ ratio in $D^2_{B^4}(U_3) = 18432(U_0 + U_1)$ is
forced uniquely by $d = 4$.  The proof reduces to the single algebraic
equation $d = 4 \Leftrightarrow (d+4) = 4(d-2)$, which expresses the
condition for the biharmonic action on the degree-3 Gegenbauer mode to
distribute equally between the scalar and dipole modes.  This is a
consequence of the $S^3 = \partial B^4$ geometry.

\bigskip
\noindent\textit{Cross-references:} A226 (Wheel Commutator, Open Item~2
being closed), P18 (Wheel/$\hat{O}$ identification).

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