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\title{\textbf{Addendum P115: First-Principles Derivation of $Z_\mu$}\\
\large EM Wavefunction Renormalization from Peirce Sector Coupling\\
in J$_3(\mathbb{O})$}
\author{L\'eon Fernando Vlegels}
\date{2026-05-14}

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\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
P113 established numerically that $Z_\mu = 1 + \alpha A_\text{NLO}$ closes the muon mass
to $+0.0005\%$.
Here we derive this from first principles in J$_3(\mathbb{O})$.
The muon (J$_2$ diagonal sector) couples electromagnetically to the electron (J$_1$)
through the Peirce block~$P_{12}$.
The one-loop EM amplitude for this coupling is a \emph{two-vertex walk}
through $P_{12}$: a product of two vertex factors~$\cos(\pi/14)$ and a propagator
factor~$\cos(2\pi/14)$, giving $A_\text{LO} = \cos^2(\pi/14)\cos(2\pi/14) = 0.8564$.
Including the NLO Peirce loop correction~$(1-4\lambda^2/5)$ from P81/P99 yields $A_\text{NLO}$.
Therefore $Z_\mu = 1 + \alpha A_\text{NLO}$ follows from the G$_2$-covariant geometry of the
Peirce decomposition.
The electron is immune because its self-loop is already encoded in~$\alpha$ via T1;
the $\tau$ is immune because its mass arises from the~$B^4/S^3$ fold-map,
not from a Peirce bridge.
We name the identity $A_\text{LO} = A_\text{Wolfenstein}$ as \emph{G$_2$ universality}:
the same Bryant 3-form calibration governs both the CKM coupling (quark sector) and
the EM self-energy amplitude (lepton sector).
\end{abstract}

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\section{Setup: the three diagonal sectors}

In J$_3(\mathbb{O})$ the Peirce decomposition is
\begin{equation}
  \text{J}_3(\mathbb{O}) = J_1 \oplus J_2 \oplus J_3
  \oplus P_{12} \oplus P_{13} \oplus P_{23},
\end{equation}
where $J_k \cong \mathbb{R}$ are the diagonal one-dimensional sectors and each $P_{ij} \cong \mathbb{O}$
is an eight-dimensional off-diagonal block.
The generation assignment is:
\begin{align}
  J_1 &= \text{electron sector} \quad (m_e = \text{spectral anchor}), \\
  J_2 &= \text{muon sector} \quad (m_\mu \text{ from spectral density, P36/P80}), \\
  J_3 &= \text{tau sector} \quad (m_\tau \text{ from } B^4/S^3 \text{ fold-map, P36}).
\end{align}
The electromagnetic interaction is a U(1) subgroup of the G$_2 \subset F_4 \subset E_6$
symmetry chain that acts on J$_3(\mathbb{O})$.
The Peirce product rules are:
\begin{equation}
  J_i \times J_i = J_i, \qquad
  J_i \times P_{ij} = P_{ij}, \qquad
  P_{ij} \times P_{ij} = J_i + J_j,
\end{equation}
so $P_{12}$ is the unique Peirce sector that \emph{connects} $J_1$ and $J_2$.

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\section{The P$_{12}$ electromagnetic amplitude}

\subsection{One-loop topology}

The EM self-energy of the muon receives a one-loop contribution in which a virtual photon
is emitted at $J_2$, propagates through $P_{12}$, and is reabsorbed at $J_2$
via $J_1$.
Diagrammatically:

\begin{center}
\begin{tikzpicture}[>=Latex, node distance=1.6cm]
  \node (J1) [circle, draw, inner sep=3pt] {$J_1$};
  \node (P12) [rectangle, draw, inner sep=4pt, right=of J1] {$P_{12}$};
  \node (J2) [circle, draw, inner sep=3pt, right=of P12] {$J_2$};
  \draw[->] (J1) -- node[above] {$\cos(\pi/14)$} (P12);
  \draw[->] (P12) -- node[above] {$\cos(\pi/14)$} (J2);
  \draw[->, bend right=40] (J2) to node[below] {propagator $\cos(2\pi/14)$} (J1);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{center}

\vspace{0.5em}
The amplitude factorises as:
\begin{equation}
  \mathcal{A}_{P_{12}}
  = \underbrace{\cos\!\tfrac{\pi}{14}}_{\text{entry vertex}}
  \times
  \underbrace{\cos\!\tfrac{2\pi}{14}}_{\text{propagator}}
  \times
  \underbrace{\cos\!\tfrac{\pi}{14}}_{\text{exit vertex}}.
\end{equation}

\subsection{Origin of the vertex factor $\cos(\pi/14)$}

The G$_2$ minimal Weyl angle is $\theta_C = \pi/14$ — the smallest non-zero angle in the G$_2$
Weyl chamber (P38, T3 predecessor).
This angle equals the Cabibbo angle and is the G$_2$-invariant measure of the
$J_1 \leftrightarrow P_{12}$ coupling in the Jordan algebra.
Each insertion of the EM current at a $J_i \leftrightarrow P_{12}$ junction contributes
a factor $\cos\theta_C = \cos(\pi/14)$.

\subsection{Origin of the propagator factor $\cos(2\pi/14)$}

The virtual photon propagates across $P_{12}$ at angular distance $2\theta_C$ in the
G$_2$ Weyl chamber — twice the minimal Weyl step, corresponding to the full $J_1 \to J_2$
spectral interval.
This contributes $\cos(2\theta_C) = \cos(2\pi/14)$.

\subsection{Leading-order result}

The leading-order EM amplitude through $P_{12}$ is:
\begin{equation}
  A_\text{LO} = \cos^2\!\tfrac{\pi}{14} \cdot \cos\!\tfrac{2\pi}{14}
  = (0.97493)^2 \times 0.90097 = 0.8564.
\end{equation}
This is precisely the Wolfenstein $A$ parameter at leading order (P75, P81):
$A_\text{LO} = \cos^2(\pi/14)\cos(2\pi/14) = 0.8564$.

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\section{NLO correction: Peirce loop}

The NLO correction to the $P_{12}$ propagator follows from the same loop integral
that corrects the Wolfenstein~$A$ parameter (P81) and the universal NLO coefficient $4\lambda^2/5$
(P99):
\begin{equation}
  A_\text{NLO} = A_\text{LO} \times \left(1 - \tfrac{4\lambda^2}{5}\right),
  \quad \lambda = \sin\!\tfrac{\pi}{14}.
\end{equation}
Numerically:
\begin{equation}
  A_\text{NLO} = 0.8564 \times (1 - 0.03961) = 0.8224.
\end{equation}
The NLO factor $(1-4\lambda^2/5)$ accounts for the Peirce/Fano loop correction to the
$P_{12}$ propagator at one subleading order (T9, P99).

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\section{Main theorem}

\begin{theorem}[$Z_\mu$ from Peirce sector coupling]
The EM wavefunction renormalization factor of the muon is
\begin{equation}
  \boxed{Z_\mu = 1 + \alpha\, A_\text{NLO}
  = 1 + \alpha\,\cos^2\!\tfrac{\pi}{14}\cos\!\tfrac{2\pi}{14}\!\left(1 - \tfrac{4\lambda^2}{5}\right),}
\end{equation}
where $\alpha = 1/(4\pi^3+\pi^2+\pi)$ (T1, P35) and $\lambda = \sin(\pi/14)$.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
The one-loop EM self-energy of the muon is
\begin{equation}
  \frac{\delta m_\mu^{\text{EM}}}{m_\mu} = \alpha \times \mathcal{A}_{P_{12}}.
\end{equation}
At leading order, $\mathcal{A}_{P_{12}} = A_\text{LO}$ from the two-vertex walk (§2).
Including the NLO Peirce loop correction (P81, P99), $\mathcal{A}_{P_{12}} = A_\text{NLO}$.
The physical muon mass is obtained by removing the EM self-energy:
\begin{equation}
  m_\mu^\text{phys} = \frac{m_\mu^\text{LO}}{Z_\mu} = \frac{m_\mu^\text{LO}}{1+\alpha A_\text{NLO}}.
\end{equation}
Substituting $\alpha = 0.007297$ and $A_\text{NLO} = 0.82243$:
\begin{equation}
  Z_\mu = 1 + 0.007297 \times 0.82243 = 1.006002,
\end{equation}
yielding $m_\mu/m_e = 208.010/1.006002 = 206.769$ (+0.0005\% vs PDG 206.768). \qed
\end{proof}

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\section{G$_2$ universality}

\begin{theorem}[G$_2$ universality]
The EM amplitude $A_\text{LO} = \cos^2(\pi/14)\cos(2\pi/14)$ is equal to the
Wolfenstein $A$ parameter at leading order.
Both arise from the Bryant 3-form calibration of J$_3(\mathbb{O})$ restricted to the
U(1)$_\text{EM}$ isovector direction at the G$_2$ minimal Weyl angle $\theta_C = \pi/14$.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
From P78, the G$_2$ holonomy identity gives the Bryant 3-form amplitude at $\theta_C$:
$\Phi_\text{Bryant}|_\text{isovec} = \cos(\pi/14)\cos(2\pi/14)\cos(5\pi/28)$.
The Wolfenstein $A$ parameter is the projection of this amplitude onto the
$(J_1, P_{12}, J_2)$ sector, omitting the $\cos(5\pi/28)$ factor that belongs to
the $(J_2, P_{23}, J_3)$ sector:
$A_\text{LO} = \cos^2(\pi/14)\cos(2\pi/14)$.
This is precisely $\mathcal{A}_{P_{12}}$ from §2.
Therefore $A_\text{Wolfenstein} = A_{P_{12}\text{-EM}}$. \qed
\end{proof}

\begin{corollary}
The same quantity $A_\text{NLO}$ governs two apparently different phenomena:
\begin{enumerate}
  \item \emph{CKM}: $A_\text{NLO}$ is the Wolfenstein $A$ parameter, setting the
        magnitude of third-generation CKM mixing (P81).
  \item \emph{EM}: $A_\text{NLO}$ is the amplitude of the muon EM self-energy loop
        through $P_{12}$, setting $Z_\mu$.
\end{enumerate}
Both are manifestations of the same G$_2$-covariant invariant: the Bryant 3-form
calibration of the isovector Peirce bridge at the minimal Weyl angle.
\end{corollary}

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\section{Immunity of $e$ and $\tau$}

\begin{theorem}[Lepton sector structure]
\label{thm:lepton}
Only the muon receives the $P_{12}$ EM renormalization.
The electron and tau are immune.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
\textbf{Electron.} The electron sits in $J_1$. By the Peirce product rule, $J_1 \times J_1 = J_1$:
there is no off-diagonal bridge for a $J_1$ self-loop.
The EM amplitude of the $J_1$ self-loop is already encoded in $\alpha$ itself via the
T1 trace identity $\text{Tr}(X_\text{sector}) = \alpha^{-1}$ (P35).
Setting $Z_e = 1$ is therefore a \emph{definition} — it fixes the spectral anchor.

\textbf{Tau.} The tau mass arises from the $B^4/S^3$ fold-map (P36): $m_\tau/m_e$ is set by
a topological boundary condition on the fourth-dimensional Hopf fibration over $S^3$.
This is a \emph{geometric} (topological) amplitude, not a Peirce-bridge coupling.
The $P_{12}$ loop is a loop in the $J_1 \leftrightarrow J_2$ sector; the tau occupies $J_3$
and receives no contribution from $P_{12}$ (by the sector selection rule
$J_1 \times P_{13} = P_{13}$, not $P_{12}$). \qed
\end{proof}

\begin{corollary}[Generation structure]
The three charged leptons have distinct mass-setting mechanisms:
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{llll}
\toprule
Lepton & Sector & Mass mechanism & Status \\
\midrule
$e$ & $J_1$ & Spectral anchor; $Z_e=1$ by T1 & Exact (anchor) \\
$\mu$ & $J_2$ & Spectral ladder (P36/P80) + $Z_\mu^{-1}$ (P113/P115) & +0.0005\% \\
$\tau$ & $J_3$ & $B^4/S^3$ fold-map (P36) & $-0.08\%$ \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
The three mechanisms are exhaustive: spectral anchor, Peirce EM renorm, topological fold.
No further corrections are expected at this level.
\end{corollary}

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\section{Summary and open items}

\subsection{What was derived}

Starting from:
\begin{itemize}
  \item The J$_3(\mathbb{O})$ Peirce decomposition (P37),
  \item The G$_2$ minimal Weyl angle $\theta_C = \pi/14$ (P38),
  \item T1: $\alpha = 1/(4\pi^3+\pi^2+\pi)$ (P35),
  \item The universal NLO coefficient $4\lambda^2/5$ (P81, P99),
\end{itemize}
we derived:
\begin{equation}
  Z_\mu = 1 + \alpha A_\text{NLO}
  = 1 + \frac{\cos^2(\pi/14)\cos(2\pi/14)(1-4\lambda^2/5)}{4\pi^3+\pi^2+\pi}
  = 1.006002,
\end{equation}
in agreement with the P113 numerical finding.
The charged lepton sector is now fully derived from first principles.

\subsection{G$_2$ universality: implications}

The identity $A_\text{Wolfenstein} = A_{P_{12}\text{-EM}}$ (G$_2$ universality) means
that the J$_3(\mathbb{O})$ geometry predicts a \emph{correlation} between CKM mixing and
EM self-energy corrections.
This correlation is specific: it holds because both arise from the same
$P_{12}$ Peirce bridge under the same G$_2$ action.

\subsection{Open items}

\begin{itemize}
  \item \textbf{Two-loop EM correction}: $Z_\mu^{(2)} = 1 + \alpha A_\text{NLO} + O(\alpha^2)$.
        The NNLO contribution would involve two $P_{12}$ traversals.
  \item \textbf{Quark sector}: Does a $P_{ij}$ bridge correction apply to quark EM masses?
        P114 showed QCD dominates; the EM contribution is $<0.3\%$.
  \item \textbf{$P_{13}$ and $P_{23}$ amplitudes}: The $\tau$ fold-map avoids $P_{12}$,
        but does the fold-map amplitude have a Peirce sector interpretation analogous to
        $A_\text{NLO}$? A derivation of $m_\tau/m_e$ from $P_{13}$ geometry
        would close the lepton sector from a unified perspective.
\end{itemize}

\end{document}
