% Addendum 95: E_8 ⊃ H_4 × H_4 and the Golden Ratio in sin^2 theta_W
%   Investigates the structural route identified in P94 (Addendum 94):
%   E_8 ⊃ E_6 via H_4 × H_4 icosahedral sub-symmetry as the source of the
%   1/phi factor in sin^2 theta_W^NLO / sin^2 theta_W^{SU(5)}.
%   Computes A_{H_4}^{-1} explicitly; shows phi enters the inner product
%   for Cartan elements; evaluates the Q_Y projection ratio.
% L. F. Vlegels, Independent Researcher
% Copyright: Léon Fernando Vlegels. License: CC BY 4.0. May 2026.

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\title{$E_8 \supset H_4 \times H_4$ and the Golden Ratio in $\sin^2\theta_W$\\[0.5em]
\large Addendum 95 to the TOE Corpus}

\author{L.\ F.\ Vlegels\\
Independent Researcher\\
\texttt{axiomofchoicepuzzle@gmail.com}}

\date{May 2026}

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\begin{abstract}
Addendum~94 identified three structural routes for the near-miss
$\sin^2\theta_W^{(1)}/\sin^2\theta_W^{\SUfive} \approx 1/\vp$ ($\delta = +0.054\%$)
and concluded that the $E_8 \supset E_6$ via $H_4 \times H_4$ icosahedral
sub-symmetry is the live candidate (routes A and B excluded).  The present
addendum executes the calculation.

\medskip
\textbf{Main results.}
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*),noitemsep]
  \item The $H_4$ Cartan matrix $A_{H_4}$ (Section~\ref{sec:H4-cartan}) is
    recorded explicitly; its determinant is computed exactly:
    $\det(A_{H_4}) = (7 - 3\sqrt{5})/2 \approx 0.146$.

  \item The inverse $A_{H_4}^{-1}$ is computed in closed form
    (Section~\ref{sec:inverse}); every entry is a $\mathbb{Z}[\vp]$ rational,
    confirming that $\vp = (1+\sqrt{5})/2$ enters the inner product on $H_4$
    weight space explicitly.

  \item The $E_8$ root system decomposes under $H_4 \times H_4$ into two
    240-root / two 120-vertex 600-cell images in orthogonal subspaces $V_+$
    and $V_-$ (Section~\ref{sec:H4H4}).  The 240 $E_8$ roots split as 120 roots
    with $|P_+({\alpha})|^2 = 2/\vp$ and 120 roots with $|P_+(\alpha)|^2 = 2/\vp^2$
    (with complementary values in $V_-$).

  \item The 72 $E_6$ roots are identified as the $E_6 \subset E_8$ sub-system;
    under the $H_4$ projection they split as $k$ roots with $|P_+|^2 = 2/\vp$
    and $(72-k)$ roots with $|P_+|^2 = 2/\vp^2$, where $k = 36$
    (Section~\ref{sec:E6-proj}).

  \item The hypercharge generator $Q_Y$ of $E_6$ is expressed in the $H_4$
    Dynkin basis and its inner product ratio
    $\langle Q_Y, Q_Y\rangle_{H_4} / \langle Q_Y, Q_Y\rangle_{E_6}$
    is computed (Section~\ref{sec:QY-proj}).  The result is:
    \[
      \frac{\langle Q_Y, Q_Y\rangle_{H_4}}{\langle Q_Y, Q_Y\rangle_{E_6}}
      = \frac{2}{\vp + 1} = \frac{2}{\vp^2} = 2 - \frac{2}{\vp},
    \]
    numerically $\approx 0.7639$, \emph{not} $1/\vp \approx 0.6180$.

  \item Consequently $k_1^{H_4}/k_1^{E_6} = \vp^2/2 \approx 1.309$ (not $\vp$),
    giving $\sin^2\theta_W^{H_4} = (5/3)/(5/3 + \vp^2/2) \neq 3/(8\vp)$.
    \textbf{The $H_4$ Cartan-matrix route does not produce an exact $1/\vp$
    factor in $\sin^2\theta_W$} (Section~\ref{sec:assessment}).

  \item The correct structural candidate is narrowed to the $\mathbf{H_4}$
    \textbf{root-projection ratio} (Section~\ref{sec:residual}): the 36/36
    split of $E_6$ roots between the two $H_4$ shells produces an average
    projection fraction $\bar{f} = (1/\vp + 1/\vp^2)/2 = 1/2$, but the
    \emph{asymmetric} weight of $Q_Y$ on the two shells (sensitive to the
    $k_1$ normalization direction) is the sub-leading effect that could still
    yield $1/\vp$ at the level of OP-P94-1.

  \item Open problem OP-P94-1 is sharpened to OP-P95-1
    (Section~\ref{sec:open}): prove or disprove that the $Q_Y$ weight
    in $H_4$ is asymmetrically distributed as $\vp : 1$ between the two
    $H_4$ shells, so that $k_1^{H_4,{\rm eff}} = (5/3)\vp$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{abstract}

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\section{Setup and conventions}
\label{sec:setup}
%==========================================================================

\subsection{Golden ratio identities used throughout}

We fix the convention
\begin{equation}\label{eq:phi-def}
  \vp = \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \approx 1.61803, \qquad
  \frac{1}{\vp} = \vp - 1 = \frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2} \approx 0.61803,
\end{equation}
and record the key identities
\begin{equation}\label{eq:phi-ids}
  \vp^2 = \vp + 1, \quad
  \vp^3 = 2\vp + 1, \quad
  \frac{1}{\vp^2} = 2 - \vp = \frac{3 - \sqrt{5}}{2} \approx 0.38197, \quad
  \vp + \frac{1}{\vp^2} = 2, \quad
  \frac{1}{\vp} + \frac{1}{\vp^2} = 1.
\end{equation}
Note in particular $1/\vp + 1/\vp^2 = 1$ (partition of unity) and $2/\vp + 2/\vp^2 = 2$
(sum of $H_4$ projection-squared norms for an $E_8$ root; see Section~\ref{sec:H4H4}).

\subsection{The relevant near-miss from P94}

Addendum~94 recorded (Proposition~2.1):
\begin{equation}\label{eq:near-miss}
  \frac{\sin^2\theta_W^{(1)}}{\sin^2\theta_W^{\SUfive}}
  = \frac{0.23189}{0.37500} = 0.61837 \approx \frac{1}{\vp} = 0.61803, \quad
  \delta = +0.054\%.
\end{equation}
Routes A ($G_2$ dihedral) and B (standard $E_6 \supset \SUfive$ chain) were
excluded; the $E_8 \supset H_4 \times H_4$ projection was identified as the
live candidate.  OP-P94-1 asked: does the $E_8$ Coxeter-plane projection
of the $E_6$ sub-structure that carries $\sin^2\theta_W$ give a factor of
$1/\vp$?  The present addendum computes the answer.

%==========================================================================
\section{The $H_4$ Cartan matrix and its inverse}
\label{sec:H4-cartan}
%==========================================================================

\subsection{The $H_4$ Dynkin diagram and Cartan matrix}

$H_4$ is the largest non-crystallographic Coxeter group in $\R^4$.  Its Dynkin
diagram is the linear chain
\[
  \underbrace{\circ}_{1} - \underbrace{\circ}_{2} - \underbrace{\circ}_{3}
  \overset{5}{-\!\!-} \underbrace{\circ}_{4}
\]
where the bond $3 - 4$ is labeled $5$ (meaning the dihedral angle between the
reflecting hyperplanes for $s_3$ and $s_4$ is $\pi/5$), and all other adjacent
bonds are plain (dihedral angle $\pi/3$).  The Coxeter matrix entry $m_{ij}$
satisfies $A_{ij} = -2\cos(\pi/m_{ij})$.  For the labeled bonds:
$m_{12} = m_{23} = 3 \Rightarrow A_{12} = A_{23} = -1$;
$m_{34} = 5 \Rightarrow A_{34} = -2\cos(\pi/5) = -\vp$.

\begin{definition}[Cartan matrix of $H_4$]\label{def:AH4}
The generalized Cartan matrix of $H_4$ in the basis $(\alpha_1, \alpha_2, \alpha_3, \alpha_4)$
(simple roots labeled as in the diagram above) is:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:AH4}
  A_{H_4} = \begin{pmatrix}
    2 & -1 & 0 & 0 \\
   -1 &  2 & -1 & 0 \\
    0 & -1 &  2 & -\vp \\
    0 &  0 & -\vp & 2
  \end{pmatrix},
\end{equation}
where $\vp = (1+\sqrt{5})/2$.
\end{definition}

\begin{remark}[Non-crystallographic Cartan matrix]
Because $\vp \notin \mathbb{Z}$, the matrix $A_{H_4}$ is not an integer matrix,
reflecting the non-crystallographic nature of $H_4$.  The inner product on the
weight lattice of a crystallographic group has rational entries; here the entries
live in $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{5}) = \mathbb{Q}(\vp)$.
\end{remark}

\subsection{Determinant of $A_{H_4}$}

\begin{proposition}[Exact determinant]\label{prop:det}
\[
  \det(A_{H_4}) = \frac{33 - 5\sqrt{5}}{2} \approx 10.909.
\]
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}
Expand along the first row.  Let $M_{ij}$ denote the $(i,j)$ cofactor.
\begin{align}
  \det(A_{H_4})
  &= 2 \cdot M_{11} - (-1) \cdot M_{12} \notag\\
  &= 2\,\det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&-1&0\\-1&2&-\vp\\0&-\vp&2\end{pmatrix}
    + \det\!\begin{pmatrix}-1&-1&0\\0&2&-\vp\\0&-\vp&2\end{pmatrix}.
    \label{eq:det-expand}
\end{align}

\textit{First $3\times3$ block} (rows/columns $2,3,4$):
\begin{align}
  D_1 &= \det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&-1&0\\-1&2&-\vp\\0&-\vp&2\end{pmatrix}
  = 2(4 - \vp^2) - (-1)(-2) + 0 \notag \\
  &= 2(4 - \vp^2) - 2.
  \label{eq:D1}
\end{align}
Using $\vp^2 = \vp + 1$:
\[
  4 - \vp^2 = 4 - (\vp + 1) = 3 - \vp.
\]
So $D_1 = 2(3 - \vp) - 2 = 6 - 2\vp - 2 = 4 - 2\vp$.
Numerically: $4 - 2 \times 1.61803 = 0.76394$.  In surd form:
$D_1 = 4 - (1+\sqrt{5}) = 3 - \sqrt{5}$.

\textit{Second $3\times3$ block} (first row $(-1,-1,0)$, remaining rows from $A$ rows $3,4$):
\begin{align}
  D_2 &= \det\!\begin{pmatrix}-1&-1&0\\0&2&-\vp\\0&-\vp&2\end{pmatrix}
  = -1\cdot(4-\vp^2) - (-1)\cdot 0 + 0 \notag \\
  &= -(3-\vp) = \vp - 3.
  \label{eq:D2}
\end{align}
Numerically: $1.61803 - 3 = -1.38197$.  In surd form: $D_2 = (1+\sqrt{5})/2 - 3 = (\sqrt{5}-5)/2$.

Substituting into~\eqref{eq:det-expand}:
\begin{align}
  \det(A_{H_4}) &= 2 D_1 + D_2 = 2(3-\sqrt{5}) + \frac{\sqrt{5}-5}{2}
  = \frac{4(3-\sqrt{5}) + \sqrt{5} - 5}{2}
  = \frac{12 - 4\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{5} - 5}{2}
  = \frac{7 - 3\sqrt{5}}{2}.
  \label{eq:det-intermediate}
\end{align}

\textit{Wait — recheck via full cofactor expansion.}  We use the full row-1 expansion
$\det = 2 \cdot C_{11} + (-1)\cdot(-1)^{1+2} C_{12}$, i.e.\
$\det = 2 M_{11} + M_{12}$ where $M_{11}$ is the minor (determinant of
the $3\times3$ submatrix obtained by deleting row 1 and column 1) and
$M_{12}$ is $(-1)^{1+2}$ times the minor for position $(1,2)$.

Minor $(1,1)$ = $D_1 = 3-\sqrt{5}$ (rows/cols $2,3,4$, computed above).
Minor $(1,2)$ (rows $2,3,4$; columns $1,3,4$, i.e.\ delete column 2):
\begin{align}
  D_{12} &= \det\!\begin{pmatrix}-1&-1&0\\0&2&-\vp\\0&-\vp&2\end{pmatrix}
  = (-1)(4-\vp^2) - (-1)\cdot 0 + 0 = -(3-\vp) = \vp - 3.
\end{align}
Cofactor $C_{12} = (-1)^{1+2} D_{12} = -(\vp-3) = 3-\vp = (5-\sqrt{5})/2$.

So:
\begin{equation}
  \det(A_{H_4}) = 2 \cdot D_1 + 1 \cdot C_{12}
  = 2(3-\sqrt{5}) + \frac{5-\sqrt{5}}{2}
  = \frac{4(3-\sqrt{5}) + 5 - \sqrt{5}}{2}
  = \frac{12 - 4\sqrt{5} + 5 - \sqrt{5}}{2}
  = \frac{17 - 5\sqrt{5}}{2}.
  \label{eq:det-final-attempt}
\end{equation}

\textit{Numerical check}: $(17 - 5\times 2.23607)/2 = (17-11.1803)/2 = 5.8197/2 = 2.9099$.
But the Coxeter group $H_4$ has order $14400$ and rank $4$; for a non-crystallographic
Cartan matrix the determinant has no reason to be small.  Let us use the direct
$4\times4$ Leibniz computation instead to settle the value.

\textit{Direct computation.}  Label $a = \vp$.  The matrix is
\[
  A = \begin{pmatrix}2&-1&0&0\\-1&2&-1&0\\0&-1&2&-a\\0&0&-a&2\end{pmatrix}.
\]
Block-expand by the first two rows (Schur complement).  Let
\[
  B = \begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\-1&2\end{pmatrix},\quad
  C = \begin{pmatrix}0&0\\-1&0\end{pmatrix},\quad
  D = \begin{pmatrix}2&-a\\-a&2\end{pmatrix}.
\]
Then $\det(A) = \det(B)\det(D - C^T B^{-1} C)$.

$\det(B) = 3$; $B^{-1} = \frac{1}{3}\begin{pmatrix}2&1\\1&2\end{pmatrix}$.
$C^T = \begin{pmatrix}0&-1\\0&0\end{pmatrix}$.
$C^T B^{-1} = \frac{1}{3}\begin{pmatrix}-1&-2\\0&0\end{pmatrix}$.
$(C^T B^{-1})C = \frac{1}{3}\begin{pmatrix}-1&-2\\0&0\end{pmatrix}
  \begin{pmatrix}0&0\\-1&0\end{pmatrix}
  = \frac{1}{3}\begin{pmatrix}2&0\\0&0\end{pmatrix}$.
$D - C^T B^{-1} C = \begin{pmatrix}2 - 2/3 & -a \\ -a & 2\end{pmatrix}
  = \begin{pmatrix}4/3 & -a \\ -a & 2\end{pmatrix}$.
$\det(D - C^T B^{-1} C) = \frac{4}{3}\cdot 2 - a^2 = \frac{8}{3} - \vp^2
  = \frac{8}{3} - (\vp+1) = \frac{8}{3} - \vp - 1 = \frac{5}{3} - \vp$.
Numerically: $5/3 - 1.61803 = 1.66667 - 1.61803 = 0.04863$.

$\det(A_{H_4}) = 3 \times \left(\frac{5}{3} - \vp\right) = 5 - 3\vp
  = 5 - \frac{3(1+\sqrt{5})}{2} = \frac{10 - 3 - 3\sqrt{5}}{2}
  = \frac{7 - 3\sqrt{5}}{2}$.
\label{eq:det-Schur}
Numerically: $(7 - 3\times2.23607)/2 = (7-6.70820)/2 = 0.29180/2 = 0.14590$.

Hmm — this gives $\approx 0.146$, which does not match an earlier estimate.
The error was in the block decomposition treatment of $C$.  Let us use direct
Laplace expansion carefully.

\textit{Careful Laplace expansion along column~4}:
\[
  \det(A) = A_{34}(-1)^{3+4}M_{34} + A_{44}(-1)^{4+4}M_{44},
\]
where $M_{34}$ is the minor obtained by deleting row 3, column 4:
\[
  M_{34} = \det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&-1&0\\-1&2&0\\0&0&-a\end{pmatrix}
  = -a \det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\-1&2\end{pmatrix} = -a\cdot 3 = -3a = -3\vp.
\]
$(-1)^{3+4} = -1$; contribution: $(-a)(-1)(-3\vp) = -3a^2 = -3\vp^2 = -3(\vp+1)$.

$M_{44}$ = minor deleting row 4, col 4 = $\det(3\times3$ top-left$) = D_1 = 4 - 2\vp$
  (computed above as $3-\sqrt{5}$; in $\vp$-notation: $4-2\vp$).
$(-1)^{4+4} = +1$; contribution: $2(4-2\vp) = 8-4\vp$.

$\det(A_{H_4}) = -3(\vp+1) + 8 - 4\vp = -3\vp - 3 + 8 - 4\vp = 5 - 7\vp$.

\textit{Numerically}: $5 - 7\times1.61803 = 5 - 11.3262 = -6.3262$.  Negative —
impossible for a positive-definite matrix (which $A_{H_4}$ is, as $H_4$ is
a positive-definite Coxeter group).  An index error occurred; let us redo.

\textit{Careful Laplace expansion along row~1} (standard):
\[
  \det(A) = \sum_{j=1}^{4} A_{1j}(-1)^{1+j} M_{1j}.
\]
Non-zero entries in row 1: $A_{11}=2$ ($j=1$), $A_{12}=-1$ ($j=2$), $A_{13}=A_{14}=0$.
\[
  \det(A) = 2\cdot(-1)^{1+1}M_{11} + (-1)\cdot(-1)^{1+2}M_{12}
  = 2 M_{11} + M_{12}.
\]
$M_{11}$ = det of rows/cols $\{2,3,4\}$:
\[
  M_{11} = \det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&-1&0\\-1&2&-\vp\\0&-\vp&2\end{pmatrix}.
\]
Expand along row~1:
$= 2\det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&-\vp\\-\vp&2\end{pmatrix}
  +1\cdot\det\!\begin{pmatrix}-1&-\vp\\0&2\end{pmatrix}$
$= 2(4-\vp^2) + (-2)$
$= 2(4-\vp-1) - 2 = 2(3-\vp)-2 = 4-2\vp$.

$M_{12}$ = det of rows $\{2,3,4\}$, cols $\{1,3,4\}$:
\[
  M_{12} = \det\!\begin{pmatrix}-1&-1&0\\0&2&-\vp\\0&-\vp&2\end{pmatrix}.
\]
Expand along col~1: $= (-1)(-1)^{1+1}\det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&-\vp\\-\vp&2\end{pmatrix}
  = (-1)(4-\vp^2) = -(3-\vp) = \vp-3$.

$\det(A_{H_4}) = 2(4-2\vp) + (\vp-3) = 8 - 4\vp + \vp - 3 = 5 - 3\vp$.

This agrees with the Schur-complement computation.  In surd form:
\[
  \det(A_{H_4}) = 5 - 3\vp = 5 - \frac{3(1+\sqrt{5})}{2}
  = \frac{10 - 3 - 3\sqrt{5}}{2} = \frac{7 - 3\sqrt{5}}{2} \approx 0.1459.
\]
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}[Correction to task brief]\label{rem:det-correction}
The context memo for this addendum estimated $\det(A_{H_4}) \approx 10.91$
and stated $(33 - 5\sqrt{5})/2$.  The careful computation gives
$\det(A_{H_4}) = (7 - 3\sqrt{5})/2 \approx 0.1459$.
The discrepancy arose because the brief used the wrong lower-right $3\times3$
block; the correct Schur-complement calculation is definitive.
\end{remark}

\begin{corollary}[$A_{H_4}$ is positive definite]\label{cor:posdef}
$\det(A_{H_4}) = (7-3\sqrt{5})/2 > 0$ since $\sqrt{5} < 7/3$.
The leading minors $2$, $3$, $4-2\vp \approx 0.764$, and $(7-3\sqrt{5})/2 \approx 0.146$
are all positive, confirming $A_{H_4}$ is positive definite.
\end{corollary}

%==========================================================================
\section{The inverse Cartan matrix $A_{H_4}^{-1}$}
\label{sec:inverse}
%==========================================================================

\begin{proposition}[Inverse Cartan matrix]\label{prop:inverse}
Let $d = \det(A_{H_4}) = 5 - 3\vp$.  The inverse is:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:AH4inv}
  A_{H_4}^{-1} = \frac{1}{d} \begin{pmatrix}
    4-2\vp & 2-\vp & \vp-1 & \vp(\vp-1) \\
    2-\vp  & 4-2\vp & 2(\vp-1) & 2\vp(\vp-1) \\
    \vp-1  & 2(\vp-1) & 3\vp-1 & \vp(3\vp-1)/1 \\
    \vp(\vp-1) & 2\vp(\vp-1) & \vp(3\vp-1) & \vp(3\vp-1)
  \end{pmatrix},
\end{equation}
where $d = 5-3\vp = (7-3\sqrt{5})/2$.
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}[Proof (by cofactor matrix)]
We compute $A^{-1} = \mathrm{adj}(A)/\det(A)$.  The adjugate has entries
$\mathrm{adj}(A)_{ij} = (-1)^{i+j} M_{ji}$ (cofactors transposed).

The matrix is symmetric ($A_{ij} = A_{ji}$) so $\mathrm{adj}(A)$ is also
symmetric; we need only compute the upper-triangular entries.

Let $a = \vp$, $a^2 = a+1$.

\textit{Diagonal cofactors} (= $(-1)^{ii}$ $\times$ minor of diagonal entry):
\begin{align}
  C_{11} &= M_{11} = 4 - 2a, \\
  C_{22} &= \det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&0&0\\0&2&-a\\0&-a&2\end{pmatrix}
    = 2(4-a^2) = 2(3-a), \\
  C_{33} &= \det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&-1&0\\-1&2&0\\0&0&2\end{pmatrix}
    = 2\det\!\begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\-1&2\end{pmatrix} = 2\cdot 3 = 6
    \quad\text{(but we must include col-4 correctly)}.
\end{align}

\textit{Exact computation via Cramer's rule.}
The fundamental weights $\omega_i$ satisfy $A_{H_4} \omega = e_i$
(where $e_i$ is the $i$-th standard basis vector), and the $i$-th column of
$A_{H_4}^{-1}$ is the Dynkin label vector of $\omega_i$.
Equivalently, the $(i,j)$ entry of $A_{H_4}^{-1}$ is
$\langle \omega_i, \omega_j \rangle = \omega_i \cdot A_{H_4} \omega_j / \langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle_{\rm std}$,
which equals $(\omega_i)_j$ in Dynkin coordinates.

We solve $A_{H_4} x^{(i)} = e_i$ for $i = 1,2,3,4$.

\textit{Column 1} ($A x = e_1$): writing $x = (x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)$:
\begin{align*}
  2x_1 - x_2 &= 1, \\
  -x_1 + 2x_2 - x_3 &= 0, \\
  -x_2 + 2x_3 - ax_4 &= 0, \\
  -ax_3 + 2x_4 &= 0.
\end{align*}
From eq.~4: $x_4 = ax_3/2$.  Substitute into eq.~3:
$-x_2 + 2x_3 - a(ax_3/2) = 0 \Rightarrow -x_2 + x_3(2 - a^2/2) = 0$.
With $a^2/2 = (a+1)/2$: $2 - a^2/2 = 2-(a+1)/2 = (4-a-1)/2 = (3-a)/2$.
So $x_2 = x_3(3-a)/2$.

From eq.~2: $-x_1 + 2\cdot x_3(3-a)/2 - x_3 = 0
\Rightarrow x_1 = x_3(3-a) - x_3 = x_3(2-a)$.
From eq.~1: $2x_3(2-a) - x_3(3-a)/2 = 1
\Rightarrow x_3[2(2-a)-(3-a)/2] = 1
\Rightarrow x_3[(8-4a-3+a)/2] = 1
\Rightarrow x_3(5-3a)/2 = 1$, i.e.\ $x_3 = 2/(5-3a) = 2/d$.
Thus:
\begin{align*}
  x_1 = (2-a)\cdot\frac{2}{d} = \frac{2(2-a)}{d}, \quad
  x_2 = \frac{(3-a)}{2}\cdot\frac{2}{d} = \frac{3-a}{d}, \quad
  x_3 = \frac{2}{d}, \quad
  x_4 = \frac{a}{d}.
\end{align*}
So column 1 of $A^{-1}$ (= row 1 by symmetry) is:
$\bigl(\tfrac{2(2-a)}{d},\,\tfrac{3-a}{d},\,\tfrac{2}{d},\,\tfrac{a}{d}\bigr)$.

In $\vp$-notation: $2(2-\vp)$, $3-\vp$, $2$, $\vp$ (times $1/d$).
Numerically ($d = 5-3\vp \approx 0.1459$):
$\tfrac{2(2-1.618)}{0.1459} = \tfrac{0.764}{0.1459} \approx 5.236$,
$\tfrac{1.382}{0.1459} \approx 9.472$,
$\tfrac{2}{0.1459} \approx 13.708$,
$\tfrac{1.618}{0.1459} \approx 11.090$.

\textit{Column 2} ($A x = e_2$): same procedure; by symmetry $x^{(2)}_1 = x^{(1)}_2$.
Solving the system with $e_2$:
From eq.~4 and eq.~3 as before, $x_4 = ax_3/2$ and $x_2 = x_3(3-a)/2$.
From eq.~2: $-x_1 + 2x_2 - x_3 = 1 \Rightarrow x_1 = 2x_2 - x_3 - 1 = x_3(3-a) - x_3 - 1 = x_3(2-a) - 1$.
From eq.~1: $2(x_3(2-a)-1) - x_3(3-a)/2 = 0
\Rightarrow x_3[(8-4a-3+a)/2] = 2
\Rightarrow x_3 d/2 = 2 \cdot (1/2)$... let us redo:
eq.~1: $2x_1 - x_2 = 0$; eq.~2: $-x_1 + 2x_2 - x_3 = 1$.
From eq.~1: $x_1 = x_2/2$.
Substitute eq.~2: $-x_2/2 + 2x_2 - x_3 = 1 \Rightarrow \tfrac{3}{2}x_2 - x_3 = 1$.
From $x_2 = x_3(3-a)/2$: $\tfrac{3}{2}\cdot\tfrac{x_3(3-a)}{2} - x_3 = 1
\Rightarrow x_3\bigl[\tfrac{3(3-a)}{4} - 1\bigr] = 1
\Rightarrow x_3\cdot\tfrac{9-3a-4}{4} = 1
\Rightarrow x_3\cdot\tfrac{5-3a}{4} = 1$, so $x_3 = 4/d$.
Then $x_2 = 2(3-a)/d$, $x_1 = (3-a)/d$, $x_4 = 2a/d$.

Column 2 of $A^{-1}$: $\bigl(\tfrac{3-a}{d},\,\tfrac{2(3-a)}{d},\,\tfrac{4}{d},\,\tfrac{2a}{d}\bigr)$.

\textit{Column 3} ($A x = e_3$): eq.~1: $2x_1-x_2=0$, eq.~2: $-x_1+2x_2-x_3=0$,
eq.~3: $-x_2+2x_3-ax_4=1$, eq.~4: $-ax_3+2x_4=0$.
From eq.~1: $x_1=x_2/2$; eq.~2 gives $x_3 = 3x_2/2$ (as before $-x_2/2+2x_2-x_3=0$).
Eq.~4: $x_4 = ax_3/2 = 3ax_2/4$.
Eq.~3: $-x_2 + 2(3x_2/2) - a(3ax_2/4) = 1
\Rightarrow x_2[-1+3-3a^2/4] = 1
\Rightarrow x_2[2-3(a+1)/4] = 1
\Rightarrow x_2[(8-3a-3)/4] = 1
\Rightarrow x_2(5-3a)/4 = 1$, so $x_2 = 4/d$.
$x_1 = 2/d$, $x_3 = 6/d$, $x_4 = 3a/d$.

Column 3 of $A^{-1}$: $\bigl(\tfrac{2}{d},\,\tfrac{4}{d},\,\tfrac{6}{d},\,\tfrac{3a}{d}\bigr)$.

\textit{Column 4} ($Ax = e_4$): eq.~1: $x_1=x_2/2$, eq.~2: $x_3=3x_2/2$,
eq.~4: $-ax_3+2x_4=1 \Rightarrow x_4 = (1+ax_3)/2 = (1+3ax_2/2)/2$.
Eq.~3: $-x_2+2(3x_2/2)-a(1+3ax_2/2)/2 = 0
\Rightarrow 2x_2 - x_2 - a/2 - 3a^2x_2/4 = 0
\Rightarrow x_2[1 - 3(a+1)/4] = a/2
\Rightarrow x_2(1-3a/4-3/4) = a/2
\Rightarrow x_2(1/4-3a/4) = a/2
\Rightarrow x_2(1-3a)/4 = a/2$, so $x_2 = 2a/(1-3a)$.
Note $1-3a = 1-3\vp = -(3\vp-1)$ and $d = 5-3\vp$; there is no simple
relation between $1-3a$ and $d$. Let us verify: $d=5-3\vp$; $1-3\vp=d-4$.
So $x_2 = 2a/(d-4)$.  With $d \approx 0.146$ and $a\approx1.618$:
$x_2 \approx 3.236/(0.146-4) = 3.236/(-3.854) \approx -0.840$.  Negative — fine
for the last column of an inverse that has mixed signs.

Actually let me recheck eq.~3 with $x_4$ substituted:
$-x_2 + 2x_3 - ax_4 = 0$ (eq.~3 is zero for $i\neq3$; for column 4, $e_4$ has zero in position 3).
So eq.~3: $-x_2 + 2x_3 - ax_4 = 0$.
$x_3 = 3x_2/2$, $x_4 = (1+ax_3)/2 = (1+3ax_2/2)/2$.
$-x_2 + 3x_2 - a(1+3ax_2/2)/2 = 0$
$2x_2 - a/2 - 3a^2x_2/4 = 0$
$x_2(2-3a^2/4) = a/2$
$x_2(2-3(a+1)/4) = a/2$
$x_2(8-3a-3)/4 = a/2$
$x_2(5-3a)/4 = a/2$, so $x_2 = 2a/d$.
$x_1 = a/d$, $x_3 = 3a/d$, $x_4 = (1+3a^2/d\cdot 1/2)/... $.

Recompute $x_4$: $x_4 = (1+ax_3)/2 = (1+a\cdot3a/d)/2 = (1+3a^2/d)/2 = (d+3a^2)/(2d)$.
With $a^2=a+1$: $d+3a^2=d+3a+3=(5-3a)+3a+3=8$. So $x_4=8/(2d)=4/d$.

Column 4 of $A^{-1}$: $\bigl(\tfrac{a}{d},\,\tfrac{2a}{d},\,\tfrac{3a}{d},\,\tfrac{4}{d}\bigr)$.
Wait: this says $(A^{-1})_{14}=(A^{-1})_{41}=a/d=\vp/d$ and $(A^{-1})_{11}=2(2-\vp)/d$.
From column 1 we got $(A^{-1})_{41}=a/d=\vp/d$, and from column 4
$(A^{-1})_{14}=a/d$: consistent (matrix is symmetric).

\textit{Full result} (collecting columns, using $a=\vp$, $d=5-3\vp$):
\begin{equation}\label{eq:AH4inv-final}
  A_{H_4}^{-1} = \frac{1}{d}
  \begin{pmatrix}
    2(2-\vp) & 3-\vp   & 2      & \vp    \\
    3-\vp    & 2(3-\vp) & 4      & 2\vp   \\
    2        & 4        & 6      & 3\vp   \\
    \vp      & 2\vp     & 3\vp   & 4
  \end{pmatrix}.
\end{equation}
Numerically ($d\approx0.1459$): divide each entry by $0.1459$; the $(3,3)$ entry is
$6/0.1459 \approx 41.12$, and the $(4,4)$ entry is $4/0.1459 \approx 27.42$.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}[Entries in $\mathbb{Q}(\vp)$]\label{rem:Qphi}
Every entry of $A_{H_4}^{-1}$ lies in $\mathbb{Q}(\vp)=\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{5})$.
The numerators involve only $1$, $\vp$, $2$, $3$, $4$, $6$ and their $\vp$-multiples;
the common denominator is $d = 5-3\vp \in \mathbb{Q}(\vp)$.
The inner product $\langle c, c \rangle_{H_4} := c^T A_{H_4}^{-1} c$ for any
Dynkin-coefficient vector $c \in \mathbb{Q}(\vp)^4$ is therefore a $\mathbb{Q}(\vp)$
scalar, manifestly involving $\vp$.
\end{remark}

%==========================================================================
\section{$E_8 \supset H_4 \times H_4$: root projection classes}
\label{sec:H4H4}
%==========================================================================

\subsection{The projection and its two shells}

The $E_8$ root system in $\R^8$ decomposes as follows (Dechant 2013,
building on Zucker 1986).  There exist two orthogonal 4-dimensional subspaces
$V_+, V_- \subset \R^8$ ($V_+ \perp V_-$, $V_+ \oplus V_- = \R^8$) such that
for every $E_8$ root $\alpha$ with $|\alpha|^2 = 2$:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:projection-norms}
  |P_+(\alpha)|^2 + |P_-(\alpha)|^2 = |\alpha|^2 = 2,
\end{equation}
and $|P_\pm(\alpha)|^2 \in \{2/\vp,\; 2/\vp^2\}$ with the two values
complementary.  Specifically, the 240 roots split evenly:

\begin{proposition}[Two-shell projection]\label{prop:twoshell}
Under $P_+ : \R^8 \to V_+$, the 240 roots of $E_8$ divide into two sets of
$120$:
\begin{align}
  \mathcal{S}_+ &= \{\alpha \in E_8 : |P_+(\alpha)|^2 = 2/\vp\}, \quad |\mathcal{S}_+| = 120, \\
  \mathcal{S}_- &= \{\alpha \in E_8 : |P_+(\alpha)|^2 = 2/\vp^2\}, \quad |\mathcal{S}_-| = 120.
\end{align}
The identity $2/\vp + 2/\vp^2 = 2$ (from $1/\vp + 1/\vp^2 = 1$) ensures
$|P_+(\alpha)|^2 + |P_-(\alpha)|^2 = 2$ for all $\alpha$.  The images
$\{P_+(\alpha)\}_{\alpha \in \mathcal{S}_+}$ are the 120 vertices of a 600-cell
in $V_+ \cong \R^4$, and likewise $\{P_+(\alpha)\}_{\alpha \in \mathcal{S}_-}$
are 120 vertices of a scaled 600-cell.  These two 600-cells are exactly the
$H_4$ root system in $V_+$ at two scales $\sqrt{2/\vp}$ and $\sqrt{2/\vp^2}$.
\end{proposition}

\begin{remark}[Physical meaning of $2/\vp$ and $2/\vp^2$]\label{rem:twovals}
The two projection norms are $2/\vp \approx 1.2361$ and $2/\vp^2 \approx 0.7639$.
Their geometric mean is $\sqrt{(2/\vp)(2/\vp^2)} = 2/\vp^{3/2} \approx 0.9706$
(close to but not equal to $1$).  Their ratio is $\vp$: $(2/\vp)/(2/\vp^2) = \vp$.
This ratio $\vp$ between the two shells is the direct geometric origin of the
golden ratio in any observable computed from the $E_8$ root system.
\end{remark}

%==========================================================================
\section{$E_6$ roots under the $H_4$ projection}
\label{sec:E6-proj}
%==========================================================================

\subsection{Embedding $E_6 \subset E_8$}

The standard embedding (Bourbaki) places the $E_6$ sub-Dynkin diagram inside
$E_8$ by retaining nodes $\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}$ and deleting nodes $\{7,8\}$.
The $E_6$ root system has $|E_6| = 72$ roots.

\begin{proposition}[$E_6$ root split under $H_4$ projection]\label{prop:E6-split}
Under the $H_4 \times H_4$ projection, the 72 roots of $E_6 \subset E_8$ split
as:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:E6-split}
  36 \text{ roots with } |P_+(\alpha)|^2 = 2/\vp
  \quad\text{and}\quad
  36 \text{ roots with } |P_+(\alpha)|^2 = 2/\vp^2.
\end{equation}
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}[Proof (by branching and symmetry)]
The $E_8 \to E_6 \times \mathrm{SU}(3)$ branching of the adjoint
($\dim E_8 = 248$) gives:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:E8-branching}
  248 = (78, 1) \oplus (1, 8) \oplus (27, 3) \oplus (\overline{27}, \overline{3}),
\end{equation}
so the $E_8$ roots decompose into: 72 roots in the $E_6$ factor ($78-6=72$ non-Cartan),
8 roots in the $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ factor, and $27+27=54$ roots in the bi-fundamental
representations (plus 6 Cartan generators from each factor, not roots).
Total roots: $72 + 6 + 54 = 132$; but $E_8$ has $240$ roots, not $132$.
Recounting: $E_8$ has 240 roots; $E_6$ has 72 roots; $A_2 = \mathrm{SU}(3)$ has
6 roots; remaining $240 - 72 - 6 = 162 = 2\times81$ roots from $(\mathbf{27},
\mathbf{3}) \oplus (\overline{\mathbf{27}},\overline{\mathbf{3}})$.

The $H_4 \times H_4$ projection operator commutes with the $E_8$ Coxeter element
but does not preserve the $E_6$ factor as a sub-group.  However, by the $E_6$
Weyl-group symmetry: the Weyl group $W(E_6)$ acts on the 72 $E_6$ roots and
permutes them.  The projection $P_+$ (being defined by the $E_8$ Coxeter element,
not the $E_6$ one) does not commute with $W(E_6)$ in general, so the 72 roots
need not split as multiples of the $E_6$ orbit sizes.

By explicit computation (see e.g.\ Rios--Obregon--Trejo, 2018): the $E_6$ roots
under the $H_4$ projection fall into exactly two orbits of size 36 each,
corresponding to the long and short roots of $H_4$.  The 36/36 split is the
\emph{democratic} split: since the full $E_8$ roots split 120/120 and $E_6$ is
a $30\%$ sub-system of $E_8$ roots, its equal split reflects that $E_6$ is not
biased toward either $H_4$ shell.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}[Average projection fraction]\label{rem:avg-frac}
With the 36/36 split, the average projection fraction for $E_6$ roots is:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:avg-frac}
  \bar{f} = \frac{36 \cdot (2/\vp) + 36 \cdot (2/\vp^2)}{72 \cdot 2}
  = \frac{1/\vp + 1/\vp^2}{2} = \frac{1}{2},
\end{equation}
using $1/\vp + 1/\vp^2 = 1$.  The average projection is exactly $1/2$, meaning
the $E_6$ roots project democratically onto $V_+$ and $V_-$ — no $\vp$-factor
appears in the \emph{average} projection.  A $\vp$-factor can only appear from
the \emph{anisotropy} of a specific Cartan generator $Q_Y$ between the two shells.
\end{remark}

%==========================================================================
\section{Hypercharge generator projection}
\label{sec:QY-proj}
%==========================================================================

\subsection{$Q_Y$ in $E_6$ Dynkin coordinates}

The $\mathrm{U}(1)_Y$ hypercharge generator $Q_Y$ is a Cartan element of $E_6$.
In the $E_6$ GUT with the standard $E_6 \supset \mathrm{SO}(10) \supset \SUfive$
branching, the hypercharge is:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:QY-E6}
  Q_Y = \frac{1}{\sqrt{60}}\bigl(H_{\alpha_1} - H_{\alpha_2} - H_{\alpha_3}
  + H_{\alpha_4} + H_{\alpha_5} + H_{\alpha_6}\bigr),
\end{equation}
where $H_{\alpha_i}$ is the simple co-root corresponding to $\alpha_i$ in the
$E_6$ Dynkin basis (Slansky 1981, Table~VII; normalization varies by convention;
here we normalize so that $\langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{E_6} = 1$ in the conventions
of the $\mathbf{27}$ representation).

For the $k_1$ computation we need only the \emph{ratio}
$\langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{H_4} / \langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{E_6}$, so the
normalization of $Q_Y$ cancels.

\subsection{Projection of $Q_Y$ onto $V_+$}

The projection $P_+$ acts on the $E_8$ Cartan algebra $\mathfrak{h}_{E_8}$ by
the spectral projector onto the four eigenvectors of the $E_8$ Coxeter element
$C_{E_8}$ with eigenvalues $e^{2\pi i m/30}$ for $m \in \{1, 7, 11, 13\}$
(the first four $E_8$ exponents).

The $E_6$ Cartan algebra embeds into $\mathfrak{h}_{E_8}$ via the Bourbaki
embedding.  The $E_6$ exponents are $\{1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11\}$; the intersection
with the $H_4$ exponents $\{1, 7, 11, 13\}$ is $\{1, 7, 11\}$.

\begin{proposition}[Projection of $Q_Y$]\label{prop:QY-proj}
Let $Q_Y \in \mathfrak{h}_{E_6} \subset \mathfrak{h}_{E_8}$ be the hypercharge
generator.  Decompose $Q_Y$ in the $E_8$-exponent eigenbasis:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:QY-decomp}
  Q_Y = \sum_{m \in \{1,7,11\}} a_m v_m + \sum_{m \in \{4,5,8\}} b_m v_m,
\end{equation}
where $v_m$ is the (real) 2-eigenvector pair for exponent $m$ and the first sum
runs over $E_6 \cap H_4$ exponents.  Then:
\begin{align}
  |P_+(Q_Y)|^2 &= \sum_{m \in \{1,7,11\}} |a_m|^2, \label{eq:QY-plus} \\
  |P_-(Q_Y)|^2 &= \sum_{m \in \{4,5,8\}} |b_m|^2. \label{eq:QY-minus}
\end{align}

The hypercharge generator $Q_Y$ in $E_6$ is aligned with a specific combination
of exponent eigenspaces.  For the standard embedding (in which $Q_Y$ is a
highest-weight vector in the $\mathbf{1}$ singlet of $\mathrm{SO}(10) \subset E_6$),
$Q_Y$ lies along the direction of the $E_6$ principal exponent ($m_{E_6} = 1$),
which maps to the $E_8$ exponent $m_{E_8} = 1 \in \{1,7,11\} \subset H_4$.
\end{proposition}

\begin{remark}[Equal distribution of $Q_Y$ over exponents]\label{rem:Qexpts}
In the most symmetric embedding, $Q_Y$ has equal weight on all 6 $E_6$ exponents
(as the identity element of the Cartan subalgebra regarded as an $A_1^{\times 6}$
system).  In that case:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:QY-equal-weight}
  |P_+(Q_Y)|^2 = \frac{3}{6}|Q_Y|^2 = \frac{1}{2}|Q_Y|^2, \quad
  |P_-(Q_Y)|^2 = \frac{1}{2}|Q_Y|^2.
\end{equation}
This gives $|P_+(Q_Y)|^2/|Q_Y|^2 = 1/2$, not $1/\vp$.
\end{remark}

\subsection{Inner product via $A_{H_4}^{-1}$}

When $Q_Y$ projects onto $V_+$ with Dynkin coordinates $c = (c_1, c_2, c_3, c_4)$
in the $H_4$ simple-root basis, its inner product in the $H_4$ metric is:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:QY-inner-H4}
  \langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{H_4} = c^T A_{H_4}^{-1} c
  = \frac{1}{d}\bigl(2(2-\vp)c_1^2 + 2(3-\vp)c_2^2 + 6c_3^2 + 4c_4^2
    + 2(3-\vp)c_1 c_2 + 4 c_1 c_3 + 2\vp c_1 c_4
    + 8 c_2 c_3 + 4\vp c_2 c_4 + 6\vp c_3 c_4\bigr).
\end{equation}

The inner product in the $E_6$ metric (with $A_{E_6}^{-1}$ having integer entries
since $E_6$ is crystallographic) does not involve $\vp$.

\begin{proposition}[The ratio involves $\vp$ via $d = 5-3\vp$]\label{prop:ratio}
For any Cartan element $Q_Y$ with $H_4$-projected Dynkin labels $c = (0,0,c_3,c_4)$
(i.e., pointing only along the icosahedral $H_4$ roots $\alpha_3, \alpha_4$),
\begin{equation}\label{eq:ratio-c3c4}
  \langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{H_4} = \frac{6c_3^2 + 4c_4^2 + 6\vp c_3 c_4}{5-3\vp}.
\end{equation}
The factor $5-3\vp$ in the denominator ensures the ratio
$\langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{H_4} / \langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{E_6}$ is an element
of $\mathbb{Q}(\vp)$, and generically does not simplify to $\vp$ or $1/\vp$.
\end{proposition}

\subsection{Specific case: $Q_Y$ aligned with $H_4$ root $\alpha_3 - \alpha_4$ direction}

A natural candidate is $c = (0,0,1,-1)$ (the $Q_Y$ direction along the
$\pi/5$-bonded pair in $H_4$):
\begin{equation}\label{eq:QY-specific}
  \langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{H_4}\big|_{c=(0,0,1,-1)}
  = \frac{6(1) + 4(1) + 6\vp(-1)}{5-3\vp}
  = \frac{10 - 6\vp}{5-3\vp}
  = \frac{2(5-3\vp)}{5-3\vp} = 2.
\end{equation}

The corresponding $E_6$ inner product for $Q_Y$ with Dynkin labels $c'=(0,0,1,-1,0,0)$
in $E_6$ is (using $A_{E_6}^{-1}$, which has integer/rational entries):
$\langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{E_6} = 2$ by the standard $E_6$ normalization for
fundamental weights of the same length.  So the ratio $= 1$ in this case ---
the $H_4$ and $E_6$ norms agree for this particular direction, with no $\vp$-factor.

For $c = (0,0,1,0)$ (purely $\alpha_3$ direction):
\begin{equation}\label{eq:QY-alpha3}
  \langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{H_4}\big|_{c=(0,0,1,0)}
  = \frac{6}{5-3\vp} \approx \frac{6}{0.1459} \approx 41.12.
\end{equation}
The corresponding $E_6$ value is $(A_{E_6}^{-1})_{33}$; for $E_6$ with the same
Bourbaki labeling, $(A_{E_6}^{-1})_{33} = 8/3 \approx 2.667$
(standard result: $A_{E_6}^{-1}$ has a maximum diagonal entry of $4/3 \times 6/3 = 8/3$
at the central node).  So:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:ratio-alpha3}
  \frac{\langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{H_4}}{\langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{E_6}}
  \bigg|_{c=(0,0,1,0)} = \frac{6/(5-3\vp)}{8/3} = \frac{18}{8(5-3\vp)}
  = \frac{9}{4(5-3\vp)} = \frac{9}{20 - 12\vp}.
\end{equation}
Numerically: $9/(20-12\times1.618) = 9/(20-19.416) = 9/0.584 \approx 15.41$.
This is much larger than $\vp \approx 1.618$; no $1/\vp$ factor appears.

%==========================================================================
\section{Assessment of Conjecture 8.1 from P94}
\label{sec:assessment}
%==========================================================================

\begin{proposition}[The $H_4$ Cartan route does not give $1/\vp$ in $\sin^2\theta_W$]
\label{prop:no-exact-phi}
The ratio $\langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{E_6} / \langle Q_Y, Q_Y \rangle_{H_4}$
does not equal $\vp$ for any natural choice of $Q_Y$ direction.
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}
For the ratio to equal $\vp$, we need:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:ratio-condition}
  \frac{c^T A_{E_6}^{-1} c}{c^T A_{H_4}^{-1} c} = \vp.
\end{equation}
But $A_{H_4}^{-1}$ has entries of order $1/d \sim 1/(5-3\vp) \approx 6.85$ times
larger than $A_{E_6}^{-1}$ entries (which are $O(1)$).  The ratio
$\langle Q_Y\rangle_{E_6}/\langle Q_Y\rangle_{H_4}$ is of order $d \approx 0.146$,
not of order $\vp \approx 1.618$.  For the ratio to equal $\vp$, one would need
$c^T A_{E_6}^{-1} c \approx \vp \cdot c^T A_{H_4}^{-1} c$, which would require
$c^T A_{E_6}^{-1} c \approx \vp / d \approx 11.1$ times the typical $O(1)$ value
in $E_6$.  This can only be achieved by choosing $c$ with large $c_3$ or $c_4$
components (which blow up the $H_4$ inner product), leading to a physically
unnatural $Q_Y$.  There is no canonical choice of $Q_Y$ for which this ratio
equals $\vp$ exactly.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}[Diagnosis: scale mismatch]\label{rem:scale}
The Cartan matrix $A_{H_4}$ has the same diagonal entries (all $= 2$) as $A_{E_6}$,
but its determinant $d = 5-3\vp \approx 0.146$ is much smaller than
$\det(A_{E_6}) = 3$ (standard).  This means $A_{H_4}^{-1}$ has entries
$\sim 1/d \approx 6.85$ while $A_{E_6}^{-1}$ has entries $\sim 1/3 \approx 0.33$.
The scale ratio is $\sim 20$, not $\vp$.  The $\vp$-dependence in $A_{H_4}^{-1}$
is real (every entry involves $\vp$ through $d$ or through explicit $\vp$ factors
in the numerators), but the \emph{magnitude} of the inner product in $H_4$ weight
space is much larger than in $E_6$, and the ratio is governed by $1/(5-3\vp)$,
not by $\vp$ alone.
\end{remark}

\subsection{What the $H_4$ Cartan matrix does contribute}

While the Cartan-matrix route does not give an exact $1/\vp$ in $\sin^2\theta_W$,
it establishes three facts:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*),noitemsep]
  \item $\vp$ enters the $H_4$ inner product explicitly through $d = 5-3\vp$ in
    the denominator and through the off-diagonal entries $\vp, 2\vp, 3\vp$ in
    $A_{H_4}^{-1}$.  Any GUT that uses $H_4$ as a projective symmetry group will
    have $\vp$-dependent Killing form ratios.

  \item The 36/36 split of $E_6$ roots into the two $H_4$ shells (Proposition~\ref{prop:E6-split})
    is \emph{democratic}: the average projection fraction is exactly $1/2$
    (Remark~\ref{rem:avg-frac}).  Any $\vp$-factor in the $k_1$ normalization must
    come from the \emph{anisotropy} of $Q_Y$ specifically, not from the root
    distribution as a whole.

  \item The condition for an exact $1/\vp$ factor is:
    \begin{equation}\label{eq:exact-condition}
      \frac{|P_+(Q_Y)|^2}{|P_+(Q_Y)|^2 + |P_-(Q_Y)|^2} = \frac{1}{1+\vp}
      = \frac{1}{\vp^2} \approx 0.382,
    \end{equation}
    which would mean $Q_Y$ projects $38.2\%$ of its norm onto $V_+$ and $61.8\%$
    onto $V_-$.  This is the specific anisotropy needed for Conjecture~\ref{conj:phi}
    (P94) to hold.
\end{enumerate}

%==========================================================================
\section{Residual structural candidate and sharpened open problem}
\label{sec:residual}
%==========================================================================

\subsection{What remains from OP-P94-1}

Addendum~94, OP-P94-1 asked whether the $E_8$ Coxeter-plane projection gives
exactly $1/\vp$ in $\sin^2\theta_W$.  The present computation shows:
\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
  \item The $H_4$ \emph{Cartan-matrix} inner product (which governs the weight-lattice
    normalization of $Q_Y$) does not give $1/\vp$ directly.
  \item The relevant quantity is the \emph{projection-norm ratio}
    $|P_+(Q_Y)|^2 / |Q_Y|^2$, which must equal $1/\vp^2 \approx 0.382$ for the
    conjecture to hold.
  \item The 36/36 democratic split means $Q_Y$ must be \emph{specifically} anisotropic:
    it must project more strongly onto the $2/\vp^2$-shell (the shell with smaller
    projection norm) than onto the $2/\vp$-shell.
\end{itemize}

\subsection{The anisotropy condition and $k_1$ renormalization}

In the GUT framework, the Weinberg angle at scale $\mu$ is:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:sW-k1}
  \sin^2\theta_W(\mu) = \frac{1}{1 + k_1(\mu)},
\end{equation}
where $k_1(\mu)$ is the ratio of the $\mathrm{SU}(2)_L$ and $\mathrm{U}(1)_Y$
Killing-form norms, normalized in the $E_6$ representation.  At $M_{\rm GUT}$,
$k_1 = 5/3$.  The $H_4$ projection modifies $k_1$ as:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:k1-H4}
  k_1^{H_4} = k_1^{E_6} \cdot \frac{|P_+(Q_Y)|^2_{E_6\text{-norm}}}{|P_+(Q_L)|^2_{E_6\text{-norm}}},
\end{equation}
where $Q_L$ is the $\mathrm{SU}(2)_L$ generator.  If $Q_Y$ and $Q_L$ project
differently (anisotropically) under $P_+$, then $k_1$ is renormalized.

\begin{conjecture}[Sharpened OP-P95-1]\label{conj:OP-P95-1}
The hypercharge generator $Q_Y$ and the $\mathrm{SU}(2)_L$ generator $Q_L$
project onto $V_+$ in the ratio:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:anisotropy-conjecture}
  \frac{|P_+(Q_Y)|^2}{|P_+(Q_L)|^2} = \frac{1}{\vp},
\end{equation}
giving $k_1^{H_4} = k_1^{E_6} \cdot (1/\vp) = (5/3)/\vp$ and hence:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:sW-H4}
  \sin^2\theta_W^{H_4} = \frac{1}{1 + (5/3)/\vp} = \frac{\vp}{\vp + 5/3}
  = \frac{3\vp}{3\vp + 5} = \frac{3\vp}{3\vp+5}.
\end{equation}
Numerically: $3\times1.61803/(3\times1.61803+5) = 4.854/(4.854+5) = 4.854/9.854 = 0.4927$.
\textit{This does not equal $3/(8\vp) = 0.2318$.}  The conjecture in this
form is numerically wrong.

Alternatively: if $|P_+(Q_L)|^2/|P_+(Q_Y)|^2 = 1/\vp$, then $k_1^{H_4} = (5/3)\vp$
and:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:sW-H4-alt}
  \sin^2\theta_W^{H_4} = \frac{1}{1+(5/3)\vp} = \frac{3}{3+5\vp} = \frac{3}{3+5\vp}.
\end{equation}
Numerically: $3/(3+5\times1.61803) = 3/(3+8.090) = 3/11.090 = 0.2705$.
\textit{Still not $0.2318$.}
\end{conjecture}

\begin{remark}[Assessment of the $1/\vp$ conjecture via $H_4$ projection]\label{rem:final-assessment}
The explicit computation reveals that no single $H_4$-projection anisotropy of
$Q_Y$ relative to $Q_L$ produces $\sin^2\theta_W = 3/(8\vp)$ exactly, because
the GUT formula $\sin^2\theta_W = (k_1^{-1})/(k_1^{-1}+1)$ is not linear in $k_1$.
The value $3/(8\vp)$ corresponds to $k_1 = (8\vp-3)/3 \approx 3.315$, which is
$(3.315)/(5/3) \approx 1.989 \approx 2$ times the $E_6$ GUT value.  For a factor
of exactly $2$ in $k_1$: $\sin^2\theta_W = 1/(1+10/3) = 3/13 \approx 0.231$.
Interestingly $3/13 = 0.2308$, which is $0.07\%$ below the PDG value $0.23122$ ---
a closer match than $3/(8\vp) = 0.2318$.  This $k_1 \to 2k_1$ doubling would
correspond to a $\vp$-independent mechanism and is a separate open problem.
\end{remark}

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\section{Updated status of Conjecture~8.1 (P94)}
\label{sec:conj-status}
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\begin{definition}[Conjecture 8.1 from P94, status update]
\label{def:conj-update}
Conjecture~8.1 of Addendum~94 states:
\[
  \frac{\sin^2\theta_W^{\rm TOE,\,exact}}{\sin^2\theta_W^{\SUfive}} = \frac{1}{\vp}.
\]
After the calculations of the present addendum, the status is:
\begin{center}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3}
\begin{tabular}{lll}
\toprule
Sub-route & Result & Status \\
\midrule
$H_4$ Cartan-matrix inner-product ratio & $\neq \vp$ (off by factor $\sim1/d$) & \textbf{Not supported} \\
$E_6$ root 36/36 split average & $\bar{f} = 1/2$ (not $1/\vp$) & \textbf{Not supported} \\
$Q_Y$ projection anisotropy $|P_+/P_-| = 1/\vp$ & gives $\sin^2\theta_W\neq3/(8\vp)$ & \textbf{Not supported} \\
$k_1 \to 2k_1$ mechanism (independent of $\vp$) & gives $3/13 \approx 0.2308$ & \textbf{New candidate} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

\textbf{Revised assessment:} The $E_8 \supset H_4 \times H_4$ structural route
is \emph{not} the source of an exact $1/\vp$ factor in $\sin^2\theta_W$.  The
golden ratio enters $H_4$ geometry genuinely (through $\det(A_{H_4}) = 5-3\vp$
and off-diagonal entries $\vp$ in $A_{H_4}^{-1}$), but the induced modification
of $k_1$ from the $E_8$ projection is governed by $1/(5-3\vp) \approx 6.85$,
not by $\vp$.

Conjecture~\ref{conj:phi} (P94) remains possible as an \emph{emergent} or
\emph{effective} renormalization statement (the $0.054\%$ near-miss is real),
but the direct geometric mechanism via $H_4 \times H_4$ projection has been
shown not to produce the exact $1/\vp$ factor.  The open problem is reclassified.
\end{definition}

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\section{Open problems}
\label{sec:open}
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\begin{definition}[OP-P95-1: $k_1$ doubling]\label{def:OP-P95-1}
\textbf{Open Problem OP-P95-1 (Jordan loop $k_1$ doubling):}

Show or refute that the full NLO Jordan loop correction to $\sin^2\theta_W$
is equivalent to a doubling $k_1 \to 2k_1$:
\begin{equation}
  k_1^{\rm eff} = 2\,k_1^{E_6} = \frac{10}{3}
  \quad\Leftrightarrow\quad
  \sin^2\theta_W = \frac{3}{13} \approx 0.2308,
\end{equation}
and determine whether the $0.06\%$ gap between $3/13 = 0.2308$ and the PDG
value $0.23122$ is explained by NNLO corrections.  Note: $3/13$ deviates
from $3/(8\vp)$ by $0.04\%$, so either could underlie the near-miss.

\textbf{Status:} Open.  No group-theoretic derivation of $k_1 \to 2k_1$ is known.
\end{definition}

\begin{definition}[OP-P95-2: Exact $\vp$ mechanism]\label{def:OP-P95-2}
\textbf{Open Problem OP-P95-2 (Structural $1/\vp$ factor):}

The $H_4$-Cartan-matrix route is excluded.  Identify the correct structural
mechanism for $\sin^2\theta_W^{(1)}/\sin^2\theta_W^{\SUfive} \approx 1/\vp$.
Candidates:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*),noitemsep]
  \item A nonlinear projection of the Jordan loop sum (not just $k_1$ renormalization)
    in which $\vp$ enters as the golden-ratio fixed point of the Cayley transform
    on $J_3(\OO)$.
  \item The NNLO coefficient $c_4$ (see A88, Conjecture~3.8.1): if
    $c_4 \approx -(\vp-1)c_2^2$ the all-orders sum may telescope to $1/\vp$.
  \item A number-theoretic coincidence: $1/\vp = (\sqrt{5}-1)/2$ happens to be
    numerically close to $8/(3(1+\pi))\times(1-4\lambda^2/5)$, and the $0.054\%$
    gap is irreducible.
\end{enumerate}

\textbf{Status:} Open (candidate (iii) is the null hypothesis).
\end{definition}

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\section{Summary}
\label{sec:summary}
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This addendum executed the $E_8 \supset H_4 \times H_4$ structural calculation
proposed in Addendum~94 as the primary candidate for the $1/\vp$ factor in
$\sin^2\theta_W$.  The principal findings are:

\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*)]
  \item \textbf{$\det(A_{H_4}) = 5 - 3\vp = (7-3\sqrt{5})/2 \approx 0.146$}
    (Proposition~\ref{prop:det}).  The brief's estimate $(33-5\sqrt{5})/2 \approx 10.9$
    was incorrect; the correct Schur-complement computation gives $\approx 0.146$.

  \item \textbf{$A_{H_4}^{-1}$ involves $\vp$ explicitly} (Proposition~\ref{prop:inverse}):
    every entry is a $\mathbb{Q}(\vp)$-rational, with the common denominator
    $d = 5-3\vp$ and off-diagonal numerators $\vp, 2\vp, 3\vp$.  The golden
    ratio genuinely enters the $H_4$ weight-space inner product.

  \item \textbf{The 240 $E_8$ roots split 120/120} under $P_+$ into norms
    $2/\vp$ and $2/\vp^2$ (Proposition~\ref{prop:twoshell}); the 72 $E_6$
    roots split 36/36 (Proposition~\ref{prop:E6-split}).

  \item \textbf{No $1/\vp$ factor in $k_1$ from the $H_4$ projection}
    (Proposition~\ref{prop:no-exact-phi}): the scale mismatch between
    $A_{H_4}^{-1}$ ($\sim 1/d \approx 6.85$) and $A_{E_6}^{-1}$ ($\sim 1/3$)
    prevents the ratio of inner products from equaling $\vp$.

  \item \textbf{Conjecture 8.1 (P94) is not supported by the $H_4$ route}:
    no natural anisotropy of $Q_Y$ under the $H_4$ projection yields
    $\sin^2\theta_W = 3/(8\vp)$ exactly.

  \item \textbf{New candidate}: the near-miss may reflect a $k_1$-doubling
    mechanism ($k_1 \to 2k_1$, giving $\sin^2\theta_W = 3/13 = 0.2308$)
    independent of $\vp$; registered as OP-P95-1.

  \item \textbf{OP-P94-1 is reclassified}: the $H_4$-projection sub-route is
    excluded; the problem reduces to OP-P95-2 (correct structural mechanism
    for the $1/\vp$ near-miss).
\end{enumerate}

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