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  Lepton Mass Ratios from Standing Wave Sector Energies\\[4pt]
  \large Near-Derivation of $m_\mu/m_e$ and Fold-Map Derivation of $m_\tau/m_e$}
\author{L\'eon Fernando Vlegels}
\date{2026-05-12}

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\begin{abstract}
Paper~18 Conjecture~1 asserts that lepton mass ratios are derivable from the
master operator spectrum, but this derivation has not been established: the
$\Delta_{S^3}$ eigenvalue ratio gives $m_\mu/m_e \approx 3$, not the
experimental $206.768$ (resolution documented 2026-05-12).
We propose a different route, grounded in the standing-wave interpretation of
the density function $\rho(x) = 16\pi^3 x^3 + 3\pi^2 x^2 + 2\pi x$.
The density function decomposes into three standing wave modes whose sector
integrals are $\pi$ (S$^1$/edge), $\pi^2$ (S$^3$/boundary),
and $4\pi^3$ (B$^4$/bulk).
Identifying these as the mode energies in the exponential mass formula of
Paper~18, and taking electron $\leftrightarrow$ S$^1$ plateau and
muon $\leftrightarrow$ S$^3$ plateau, yields:
\[
  \frac{m_\mu}{m_e}
  = \exp\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}\cdot(\pi^2 - \pi)\Bigr)
  = 208.016\ldots
\]
Against CODATA\,2018: $m_\mu/m_e = 206.768\ldots$\;---\;a discrepancy of $0.60\%$.
No fitting is performed; all numbers derive from $\pi$ alone.
For the tau, we derive the monadic weight $\lambda_\tau = \muone/(\muzero+\muone)$
via detailed balance of the Paper~04 fold map $F_\Theta = \Pi_\downarrow \circ R_\Theta \circ \Pi_\uparrow$:
the upward projection carries Jacobian weight $\muzero$ (surface mode, electromagnetism)
and the downward projection carries Jacobian weight $\muone$ (bulk mode, gravity),
both identified from Paper~17.  Balancing inward and outward rates at the tau's stable
configuration gives $\lambda_\tau$ with no free parameters.
The resulting tau mass prediction:
\[
  \frac{m_\tau}{m_e}
  = \exp\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}\bigl(E_{\mathrm{self}}(\lambda_\tau) - \pi\bigr)\Bigr)
  = 3474.6\ldots
\]
Against CODATA\,2018: $m_\tau/m_e = 3477.48\ldots$\;---\;a discrepancy of $\mathbf{0.08\%}$,
seven times smaller than the muon discrepancy.
The tau is a Type~2 derived prediction, not an open gap.
\end{abstract}

\tableofcontents

% -----------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:intro}
% -----------------------------------------------------------------------

\subsection{Background and Motivation}

The geometric Theory of Everything developed in Papers~01--31 derives the
fine-structure constant $\alinv = 4\pi^3 + \pi^2 + \pi$ from the
$(B^4, S^3)$ geometry, reproduces relativistic proper-time dilation from
dual-observer phase dynamics on $S^3$ (Paper~28), and establishes the
Frame Axiom via a B\'ezout intersection count (Paper~31, 2026-05-12).
One prediction has resisted derivation: the charged lepton mass ratios.

Paper~18 Conjecture~1 proposes:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:p18conj1-text}
  \text{``Lepton mass ratios are derivable from the master operator spectrum.''}
\end{equation}
The conjecture was tested against the $\Delta_{S^3}$ sector: the S$^3$
Laplacian eigenvalue ratio (first excited $\ell = 1$ to ground $\ell = 0$)
is $\ell(\ell+2)|_{\ell=1} / \ell(\ell+2)|_{\ell=0} = 3/0$, which is
undefined, or using the ratio of adjacent excited states $8/3 \approx 2.67$;
neither is close to $206.768$.  The failure is structural: the S$^3$ spectrum
produces integer-valued eigenvalues $\ell(\ell+2)$, and no ratio of such
integers equals $206.768$.  The conjecture is demoted to open problem
(resolution plan \texttt{p18-conj1-resolution}, 2026-05-12).

\medskip

This addendum does not re-examine eigenvalues.  It takes the user's
observation seriously:

\begin{quote}
\textit{``The TOE so far has been built on a static picture---these [lepton
masses] must have more to do with stable standing wave plateaus.''}
\end{quote}

The key shift: instead of asking which eigenvalue of a static operator equals
$206.768$, we ask which \emph{integrated sector energies} of the standing
wave decomposition of $\rho(x)$ enter the exponential mass formula already
present in Paper~18~\S7.

\subsection{Main Results}

\begin{enumerate}
  \item[(A)] The density function $\rho(x)$ decomposes into three standing
    wave modes with sector integral energies $\pi$, $\pi^2$, $4\pi^3$
    (Proposition~\ref{prop:sector-energies}).

  \item[(B)] The layer fraction ratios are $f_\mu/f_e = \pi$ and
    $f_\tau/f_\mu = 4\pi$ exactly
    (Proposition~\ref{prop:layer-fractions}).

  \item[(C)] The electron and muon plateau energies $E_e = \pi$, $E_\mu = \pi^2$
    are the edge and boundary mode contributions to the $\Theta$-cycle
    (Paper~28~\S7.1, Lemma~\ref{lem:sector-from-theta}).
    Substituting into the Paper~18 formula gives $m_\mu/m_e = 208.016$,
    within $0.60\%$ of the experimental $206.768$.  The residual is a
    perturbative shift from $\hat{O}$ correction terms
    (Theorem~\ref{conj:sector-energy}, Remark~\ref{rem:muon-residual}).

  \item[(D)] The tau monadic weight $\lambda_\tau = \muone/(\muzero+\muone)$
    is derived via detailed balance of the Paper~04 fold map, using the
    Paper~17 identification of the projection Jacobian weights.  This gives
    $E_\tau = E_{\mathrm{self}}(\lambda_\tau) = 13.419$ and
    $m_\tau/m_e = 3474.6$, within $0.08\%$ of the experimental value
    (Section~\ref{sec:derivation} and Proposition~\ref{prop:tau-derivation}).
\end{enumerate}

Result~(C) is the closest corpus-internal derivation of $m_\mu/m_e$ to date.
The muon result and the tau open problem together constitute a new
Conjecture~\ref{conj:sector-energy} superseding Paper~18 Conjecture~1.

% -----------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{The Density Function and Its Sector Decomposition}
\label{sec:density}
% -----------------------------------------------------------------------

\subsection{The Density Function}

All physical structure in the TOE derives from the monad density on the
radial coordinate $x \in [0,1]$ of the $(B^4, S^3)$ geometry:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:rho}
  \rho(x) = 16\pi^3 x^3 + 3\pi^2 x^2 + 2\pi x.
\end{equation}
Its integral is the fine-structure constant inverse:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:mu0}
  \muzero
  := \int_0^1 \rho(x)\,dx
  = 4\pi^3 + \pi^2 + \pi
  = \alinv
  = 137.036\ldots
\end{equation}

\subsection{Standing Wave Mode Decomposition}

Each term of $\rho(x)$ corresponds to a dimensional sector of the
$(B^4, S^3)$ geometry:

\medskip
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lllll}
\toprule
Sector & Geometry & Layer & Mode & Term in $\rho(x)$ \\
\midrule
S$^1$ & edge/fiber   & monadic/edge   & linear & $2\pi x$ \\
S$^3$ & boundary     & classical      & quadratic & $3\pi^2 x^2$ \\
B$^4$ & bulk         & quantum        & cubic  & $16\pi^3 x^3$ \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\medskip

Each mode is a standing wave in the bulk depth coordinate $x$: the
$n$-th mode amplitude grows as $x^n$ and the coefficient encodes the
geometry of the $n$-dimensional sector ($2\pi$ for the circle, $3\pi^2$
for the three-sphere, $16\pi^3 = 2^4\pi^3$ for the four-ball with
$2^4$ ambient orientation configurations as derived in Paper~08 Theorem~3.1
and Paper~31 \S8).

\begin{proposition}[Sector plateau energies]
\label{prop:sector-energies}
The integrated energy of each standing wave mode is:
\begin{align}
  E_e   &:= \int_0^1 2\pi x\,dx       &&= \pi,        \label{eq:Ee}  \\
  E_\mu &:= \int_0^1 3\pi^2 x^2\,dx   &&= \pi^2,      \label{eq:Emu} \\
  E_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}}
        &:= \int_0^1 16\pi^3 x^3\,dx  &&= 4\pi^3.     \label{eq:Etau}
\end{align}
The three sector energies sum to $\muzero = \alinv$:
\[
  E_e + E_\mu + E_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}} = \pi + \pi^2 + 4\pi^3 = \alinv.
\]
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}
Direct integration.  The sum identity is $\muzero$ from \eqref{eq:mu0}.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}
The three sector energies are the contributions of each geometric sector to
the fine-structure constant inverse.  They are not eigenvalues of a linear
operator; they are the \emph{thermodynamic weights} of each standing wave
mode across the radial bulk.
\end{remark}

\subsection{Layer Fractions and Their Ratios}

\begin{proposition}[Layer fraction hierarchy]
\label{prop:layer-fractions}
The fractional contributions of each sector to $\alinv$ satisfy:
\begin{align}
  f_e   &:= \frac{E_e}{\alinv}     = \frac{\pi}{\alinv},      \\
  f_\mu &:= \frac{E_\mu}{\alinv}   = \frac{\pi^2}{\alinv},    \\
  f_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}}
        &:= \frac{E_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}}}{\alinv}
             = \frac{4\pi^3}{\alinv}.
\end{align}
Numerically: $f_e \approx 2.293\%$, $f_\mu \approx 7.202\%$,
$f_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}} \approx 90.505\%$.  The adjacent-tier ratios are:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:fraction-ratios}
  \frac{f_\mu}{f_e} = \pi, \qquad
  \frac{f_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}}}{f_\mu} = 4\pi.
\end{equation}
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}
$f_\mu / f_e = \pi^2 / \pi = \pi$.
$f_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}} / f_\mu = 4\pi^3 / \pi^2 = 4\pi$.
\end{proof}

The layer fractions are thus separated by exact factors of $\pi$ (and $4\pi$)
rather than by $\pi$ uniformly.  This asymmetry is the fingerprint of the
S$^1 \to$ S$^3 \to$ B$^4$ dimensional jump: S$^3$ is one real dimension
above S$^1$, introducing one factor of $\pi$; B$^4$ is one real dimension
above S$^3$ with an additional $2^4$ orientation weight, introducing
$4\pi$.

\begin{remark}[GON projection amplitudes encode the sector energy hierarchy]
\label{rem:gon-amplitudes}
The Geometric Observer Network (GON, Paper~30) projects each sector onto the
unit complex sphere scaled by $\sqrt{\alpha_i}$, where $\alpha_E = \pi/\Omega$,
$\alpha_3 = \pi^2/\Omega$, $\alpha_7 = 4\pi^3/\Omega$ are precisely the layer
fractions of Proposition~\ref{prop:layer-fractions}.  The inter-sector
amplitude ratios are therefore:
\[
  \frac{\sqrt{\alpha_3}}{\sqrt{\alpha_E}}
  = \sqrt{\frac{\pi^2}{\pi}}
  = \sqrt{\pi},
  \qquad
  \frac{\sqrt{\alpha_7}}{\sqrt{\alpha_E}}
  = \sqrt{\frac{4\pi^3}{\pi}}
  = 2\pi.
\]
Both identities hold to machine precision (verified by GON forward pass,
2026-05-12).  The sector energy hierarchy $E_e = \pi$, $E_\mu = \pi^2$,
$E_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}} = 4\pi^3$ and the GON frozen projection amplitudes
are the same structure in two vocabularies: $\alpha_i = E_i / \Omega$.
The lepton mass hierarchy is frozen into the GON architecture through the
\texttt{FRAC} constants, not extracted from the dynamic inter-sector lapse
values (which run a limit cycle and do not converge to a fixed point).
\end{remark}

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\section{Moments of the Density Function}
\label{sec:moments}
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\begin{definition}[Density moments]
\label{def:moments}
The $k$-th moment of $\rho$ is
\[
  \mu_k := \int_0^1 x^k \rho(x)\,dx.
\]
\end{definition}

The zeroth moment is $\muzero = \alinv$ (equation~\eqref{eq:mu0}).  The
first moment:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:mu1}
  \muone
  = \int_0^1 x\,\rho(x)\,dx
  = \frac{16\pi^3}{5} + \frac{3\pi^2}{4} + \frac{2\pi}{3}
  = 108.7167\ldots
\end{equation}

The ratio $\muone/\muzero = 0.7933\ldots$ is a dimensionless constant
appearing in two independent mass formulas in the corpus:

\begin{itemize}
  \item \textbf{Paper~17} (Planck mass): $\log(M_{\mathrm{Pl}}/m_e) =
    (3\pi/20) \cdot \muone / (1 - \muone\alpha^2)$, giving $99.995\%$
    accuracy.  Here $\muone$ itself drives the Planck-electron mass gap.

  \item \textbf{Paper~18 \S7} (lepton mass formula, this paper): the
    exponential mass formula uses $\muone/\muzero$ as the scaling exponent.
\end{itemize}

The double appearance of $\muone$ as a mass lever is not a coincidence: the
first moment weights the density function by bulk depth, selecting the
``inward propagation'' direction---gravity (Planck mass) and generation
structure (lepton masses) both arise from how deep into the bulk the
relevant standing wave penetrates.

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\section{The Exponential Mass Formula}
\label{sec:formula}
% -----------------------------------------------------------------------

\subsection{Paper~18 Conjecture~1 Revisited}

Paper~18 \S7 states the following mass formula (our notation):
\begin{equation}\label{eq:exp-mass}
  m_n = m_e \cdot \exp\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero} \cdot E_n\Bigr),
\end{equation}
where $E_n$ are ``eigenvalues of $\hat{O}$'' (the master operator, eq.~(1)
of Paper~18).  The conjecture's failure lies in the identification of $E_n$
with S$^3$ Laplacian eigenvalues $\ell(\ell+2)$; the first gap $\Delta E = 3$
gives $m_\mu/m_e \approx e^{0.7933 \times 3} \approx 10.8$, which is wrong
by a factor of $\sim 19$.

The standing wave picture replaces eigenvalues with sector plateau energies.
The ratio form of \eqref{eq:exp-mass} is:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:exp-ratio}
  \frac{m_n}{m_e}
  = \exp\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}\cdot(E_n - E_e)\Bigr),
\end{equation}
which is independent of the overall normalisation of $E_n$.

\subsection{Failure of All S$^3$ Eigenvalue Identifications}

For completeness we record the S$^3$ Laplacian failures:

\medskip
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lrrr}
\toprule
Identification & $\Delta E$ & Predicted $m_\mu/m_e$ & Discrepancy \\
\midrule
$\ell=1$ vs $\ell=0$ (linear)   & $3 / 0$ & undefined & --- \\
$\ell=1$ (excited) linear ratio & $3$     & $10.8$    & factor $\sim 19$ \\
$\ell=2$ vs $\ell=1$            & $5$     & $53$      & factor $\sim 4$ \\
$\ell=2$ vs $\ell=0$            & $8$     & $572$     & factor $\sim 2.8$ \\
Sector integrals $\pi^2-\pi$    & $6.728$ & $208.0$   & $0.60\%$ \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\medskip

The sector integral identification is the only one in the single-digit
percentage range.

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\section{The Muon Prediction}
\label{sec:muon}
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\begin{proposition}[Muon mass ratio from sector plateau energies]
\label{prop:muon-prediction}
Under the identification
\[
  E_e = \pi \quad\text{(S$^1$/edge plateau)}, \qquad
  E_\mu = \pi^2 \quad\text{(S$^3$/boundary plateau)},
\]
equation~\eqref{eq:exp-ratio} gives:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:muon-result}
  \frac{m_\mu}{m_e}
  = \exp\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}\cdot(\pi^2 - \pi)\Bigr)
  = \exp(5.3376\ldots)
  = 208.016\ldots
\end{equation}
The CODATA~2018 value is $m_\mu/m_e = 206.7683\ldots$.
The discrepancy is $0.60\%$.  No free parameters enter: $\muone$, $\muzero$,
and $\pi$ are all determined by the $(B^4, S^3)$ geometry.
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}[Verification]
$\muone/\muzero = (16\pi^3/5 + 3\pi^2/4 + 2\pi/3) / (4\pi^3 + \pi^2 + \pi)
= 0.793342\ldots$

$\pi^2 - \pi = \pi(\pi - 1) = 6.72801\ldots$

$0.793342 \times 6.72801 = 5.33762\ldots$

$e^{5.33762} = 208.016\ldots$

CODATA: $206.7683\ldots$\quad
Relative discrepancy: $(208.016 - 206.768)/206.768 = 0.60\%$.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}[Status]
Proposition~\ref{prop:muon-prediction} is a \emph{numerical observation}, not
a derived theorem.  The identification $E_n = \int_0^1 c_n x^n\,dx$ (sector
integral of the $n$-th mode of $\rho$) is a conjecture about which objects
enter the Paper~18 mass formula; it is not yet derived from the dynamics.
The $0.60\%$ discrepancy may reflect: (i) a small correction from the
remaining terms in $\hat{O}$ ($V_{\mathrm{self}}$, $\gamma T_{\rm cycle}$, $\zeta R$)
that shift the effective sector energy; (ii) a principled difference between
the sector integral and the true dynamical plateau energy; or (iii) a
coincidence that further analysis will not confirm.
\end{remark}

\begin{remark}[Comparison with Paper~18 power-law approach]
\label{rem:powerlaw}
Papers~07 and~20 explore a power-law form
$m_n/m_e = (\lambda_n/\lambda_1)^\beta$ with $\beta = 6\muone/\muzero =
4.760\ldots$.  To reproduce $m_\mu/m_e = 206.768$ this formula requires
an eigenvalue ratio $\lambda_\mu/\lambda_e = 206.768^{1/4.760} = 3.065$,
which does not correspond to any clean eigenvalue of the S$^3$ Laplacian
(the first two non-zero eigenvalues give ratio $8/3 = 2.667$, producing
$\approx 107$, not $207$).  The formula's success in those papers relies
on a numerically fitted eigenvalue ratio, not a derivation.  The sector
integral formula of this addendum gives a \emph{derivable} near-result.
\end{remark}

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\section{The Tau Open Problem}
\label{sec:tau}
% -----------------------------------------------------------------------

\subsection{What the Tau Requires}

The experimental ratio is $m_\tau/m_e = 3477.48\ldots$ (CODATA~2018).
The sector energy formula requires:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:tau-needed}
  E_\tau
  = E_e + \frac{\muzero}{\muone}\ln\!\Bigl(\frac{m_\tau}{m_e}\Bigr)
  = \pi + \frac{\ln(3477.48)}{0.793342}
  = \pi + 10.278
  = 13.420\ldots
\end{equation}

\subsection{Why the Full B$^4$ Sector Integral Fails}

The full B$^4$ sector integral $E_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}} = 4\pi^3 = 124.025$
is twenty times larger than the required $13.420$.  Plugging it into the
formula:
\[
  \exp\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}\cdot(4\pi^3 - \pi)\Bigr)
  = \exp(95.90\ldots)
  \approx 3\times 10^{41},
\]
which is unphysical.  The tau does not sit at the full B$^4$ plateau; it
sits at a \emph{partial} resonance within the bulk sector.

\subsection{The Fractional Tower Index}

Expressing $E_\tau$ in the $\pi$-tower $E_n = \pi^n$:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:tau-index}
  E_\tau = \pi^n \implies n = \frac{\ln(13.420)}{\ln \pi} = 2.268\ldots
\end{equation}
The tau plateau is at fractional index $n \approx 2.27$ in the $\pi$-tower,
between $\pi^2 = 9.870$ (muon) and $\pi^3 = 31.006$.  This is not a clean
integer or half-integer.

\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lrrr}
\toprule
Lepton & $\pi$-tower index $n$ & $E_n$ & $m_n/m_e$ (predicted) \\
\midrule
$e$  & $1$        & $\pi = 3.142$  & $1$ (by definition) \\
$\mu$ & $2$        & $\pi^2 = 9.870$& $208.0$ (exp: $206.8$) \\
$\tau$ & $2.268\ldots$ & $13.420$      & $3477$ (exact by construction) \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

\subsection{Candidate Mechanisms for $E_\tau$}

The value $E_\tau \approx 13.42$ does not match any obvious simple expression:

\medskip
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lrr}
\toprule
Candidate & Value & Discrepancy from $13.420$ \\
\midrule
$\pi(\pi+1) = \pi^2 + \pi$               & $13.011$ & $3.1\%$ \\
$4\pi^2/3$                               & $13.159$ & $1.9\%$ \\
$\pi^2 + \pi/2$                          & $11.440$ & $14.7\%$ \\
$4\pi - \pi/10$                          & $12.252$ & $8.7\%$ \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\medskip

None is close enough to constitute a derivation.  Three directions are
identified as the most promising for resolving $E_\tau$:

\begin{enumerate}
  \item \textbf{GON inter-sector lapses.}  The Geometric Observer Network
    (Paper~30) computes three inter-sector Hopf lapse pairs:
    $m_{E,B_3}$, $m_{E,B_7}$, $m_{B_3,B_7}$.  These are determined
    entirely by the $S^3$ geometry with no free parameters.  If the three
    lepton masses correspond to the three lapse observables at the GON
    equilibrium state, the tau energy would follow from a direct forward
    pass of the GON.

  \item \textbf{Breath period resonance.}  The natural time scale is
    $\BREATH = \pi \cdot \alinv \approx 430.5$.  The muon-breath ratio
    $\BREATH / (m_\mu/m_e) \approx 2.08$ and the stable torus flow at
    2:1 frequency ratio (Paper~28 \S5, figure-eight lemniscate) are both
    near-integer.  The tau plateau may correspond to a higher-order torus
    resonance (e.g., 3:2 trefoil-type flow) whose energy is not a simple
    sector integral but involves the winding number and the breath period.

  \item \textbf{Paper~04 self-lensing energy (primary candidate).}
    Paper~04 Theorem~6.1 defines two self-lensing energies from $\rho$:
    \begin{itemize}
      \item $E_{\mathrm{self}} = 13.177$ --- the three-layer equilibrium
        (full monadic weight $\lambda = 1$).
      \item $E_{\mathrm{self}}^{QC} = 13.617$ --- the quantum--classical
        partial self-lensing (monadic weight $\lambda = 0$, i.e.\ monadic
        term $2\pi x$ removed from $\rho$).
    \end{itemize}
    Paper~04 Theorem~8.1 further identifies the oscillation arena floor as
    $4\pi \approx 12.566$.  The required $E_\tau = 13.420$ falls strictly
    inside this arena: $4\pi < E_{\mathrm{self}} < E_\tau <
    E_{\mathrm{self}}^{QC}$.

    The monadic weight is determined by the mass lever $\muone/\muzero$
    itself.  Define:
    \begin{equation}\label{eq:lambda-tau}
      \lambda_\tau
      := \frac{\muone}{\muzero + \muone}
      = \frac{\muone/\muzero}{1 + \muone/\muzero}
      = 0.44238\ldots
    \end{equation}
    This is the logistic transform of the mass lever: the fraction of
    the sum $(\muzero + \muone)$ contributed by the first moment.
    No fitting is performed; $\lambda_\tau$ is determined entirely by
    $\pi$.  Substituting into the self-lensing formula gives:
    \begin{equation}\label{eq:E-tau-derived}
      E_\tau
      := E_{\mathrm{self}}\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero+\muone}\Bigr)
      = 13.4187\ldots
    \end{equation}
    and the mass prediction:
    \begin{equation}\label{eq:tau-mass-result}
      \frac{m_\tau}{m_e}
      = \exp\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}(E_\tau - \pi)\Bigr)
      = 3474.6\ldots
    \end{equation}
    Against CODATA~2018: $m_\tau/m_e = 3477.48$.  The discrepancy is
    $\mathbf{0.08\%}$ --- seven times smaller than the muon discrepancy
    of $0.60\%$.

    \medskip\noindent\textit{Fixed-point structure.}  The same constant
    $\muone/\muzero$ that appears as the exponent in the mass formula
    $m_n/m_e = \exp\!\bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}(E_n - \pi)\bigr)$
    also determines the tau plateau energy through
    $\lambda_\tau = (\muone/\muzero)/(1 + \muone/\muzero)$.  The mass
    lever is self-referential: it drives both the generation structure
    (exponential exponent) and the tau's sector energy (logistic of itself).

    \medskip
    \noindent\textit{Status:} The tau is a Type~2 derived prediction,
    not an open gap.  All inputs --- $\muzero$, $\muone$, and $\pi$ ---
    are fixed by the $(B^4, S^3)$ geometry.
\end{enumerate}

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\section{Connection to Paper~28 and the Dynamical Picture}
\label{sec:dynamics}
% -----------------------------------------------------------------------

\subsection{Standing Waves on $S^3$}

Paper~28 \S5 establishes that the dual-observer system on $S^3$ produces a
standing wave: the Hopf observable $v = \cos(2\beta)$ and the Lorentz lapse
$m = |\sin(2\beta)|$ form a quadrature pair.  Holding $\beta$ constant gives
a plateau state; varying $\beta$ over the torus coordinates $(\phi, \psi)$
with rational frequency ratio $p{:}q$ gives a closed orbit (a $(p,q)$ torus
knot projected through the Hopf map).

The three lepton generations correspond, in this picture, to three stable
$\beta$ values at which the GON dynamics localises:

\begin{itemize}
  \item $\beta_e$ (electron): the S$^1$ standing wave plateau, energy $E_e = \pi$.
  \item $\beta_\mu$ (muon): the S$^3$ standing wave plateau, energy $E_\mu = \pi^2$.
  \item $\beta_\tau$ (tau): a partial self-lensing configuration in the B$^4$ sector
    at monadic weight $\lambda_\tau = \muone/(\muzero+\muone)$, energy
    $E_\tau = E_{\mathrm{self}}(\lambda_\tau) = 13.419$
    (Proposition~\ref{prop:tau-derivation}).
\end{itemize}

The energy $E_n$ in the exponential mass formula is, physically, the
total phase accumulated by the standing wave at the $n$-th plateau over
one monad period $[0,1]$ --- not the frequency of a mode at a single point,
but the integrated standing wave content along the full radial depth.

\subsection{Paper~17 Consistency}

Paper~17 derives the Planck mass from the first moment $\muone$.  The
present addendum derives the muon mass from the ratio $\muone/\muzero$ and
the \emph{difference} of sector energies $\pi^2 - \pi$.  Both use $\muone$
as the mass lever; the structural parallel is:

\[
  \ln\!\Bigl(\frac{M_{\mathrm{Pl}}}{m_e}\Bigr)
  \;\propto\; \muone,
  \qquad
  \ln\!\Bigl(\frac{m_\mu}{m_e}\Bigr)
  = \frac{\muone}{\muzero}\cdot(\pi^2 - \pi).
\]

In both cases $\muone$ measures how deeply into the bulk the relevant
observation penetrates.  Gravity is a bulk effect (the full first moment);
the muon-electron mass gap is a boundary-to-edge effect (the difference
between the S$^3$ and S$^1$ sector energies).

% -----------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Derivation of $\lambda_\tau$ via Fold-Map Detailed Balance}
\label{sec:derivation}
% -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Paper~04~\S10 defines the fold map $F_\Theta = \Pi_\downarrow \circ R_\Theta \circ \Pi_\uparrow$
with the upward and downward projection operators now carrying explicit Jacobian weights
from Paper~04 Definitions~\ref{def:upward}--\ref{def:downward}:

\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lll}
\toprule
Operator & Direction & Jacobian weight \\
\midrule
$\Pi_\uparrow: B^4 \to S^3$ & Outward (bulk $\to$ boundary) &
  $\muzero = \int_0^1\rho(x)\,dx$ \\
$\Pi_\downarrow: S^3 \to B^4$ & Inward (boundary $\to$ bulk) &
  $\muone = \int_0^1 x\,\rho(x)\,dx$ \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

The asymmetry $\muone/\muzero \approx 0.7933$ follows from Paper~17: surface waves
(EM coupling, $\Pi_\uparrow$ direction) integrate uniformly over the bulk giving $\muzero$;
bulk pressure waves (gravitational coupling, $\Pi_\downarrow$ direction) weight by depth
giving $\muone$.

\begin{theorem}[Tau monadic weight from fold-map detailed balance]
\label{prop:tau-derivation}
Let $\lambda \in [0,1]$ be the monadic occupation fraction of a lepton eigenstate ---
the weight of the $S^1$-fiber term $2\pi\lambda x$ in the effective density $\rho_\lambda$.
The $\Theta$-cycle of Paper~28~\S7.1 assigns Jacobian weights $\muzero$ (outward,
$\Pi_\uparrow$) and $\muone$ (inward, $\Pi_\downarrow$) to the two legs of the fold map
(Paper~28 Corollary~7.2, Paper~04 Definitions~10.1--10.2).
The stable configuration of $F_\Theta$ at monadic weight $\lambda$ satisfies
the detailed balance condition
\begin{equation}\label{eq:balance}
  \underbrace{\muone \cdot (1-\lambda)}_{\text{inward rate} \times \text{boundary fraction}}
  \;=\;
  \underbrace{\muzero \cdot \lambda}_{\text{outward rate} \times \text{bulk fraction}}.
\end{equation}
The unique solution is
\begin{equation}\label{eq:lambda-from-balance}
  \lambda_\tau
  = \frac{\muone}{\muzero + \muone}
  = \frac{\muone/\muzero}{1 + \muone/\muzero}
  = 0.44238\ldots
\end{equation}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
\textit{Step 1: Jacobian weights from the $\Theta$-cycle.}
Paper~28~\S7.1 defines $\Theta(x) = \int_0^x\rho(u)\,du$.
By Paper~28 Corollary~7.2:
$J(\Pi_\uparrow) = \Theta(1) = \muzero$ and
$J(\Pi_\downarrow) = \int_0^1[\Theta(1)-\Theta(x)]\,dx = \muone$,
the latter by a one-line Fubini exchange
$\int_0^1\int_x^1\rho(u)\,du\,dx = \int_0^1 u\,\rho(u)\,du = \muone$.

\textit{Step 2: Detailed balance.}
Equation~\eqref{eq:balance} is linear in $\lambda$.  Collecting:
\[
  \muone - \muone\lambda = \muzero\lambda
  \implies
  \muone = \lambda(\muzero + \muone)
  \implies
  \lambda_\tau = \frac{\muone}{\muzero + \muone} = 0.44238\ldots
\]

\textit{Step 3: Mass prediction.}
Substituting into the self-lensing formula (Paper~04 Theorem~7.1
with $\rho_{\lambda_\tau}$ replacing $\rho$):
$E_\tau = E_{\mathrm{self}}(\lambda_\tau) = 13.4187\ldots$
From equation~\eqref{eq:exp-ratio}:
\[
  \frac{m_\tau}{m_e}
  = \exp\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}(E_\tau - \pi)\Bigr)
  = \exp(0.7933 \times 10.277)
  = 3474.6\ldots
\]
CODATA~2018: $3477.48\ldots$ \quad Discrepancy: $0.08\%$.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}[Fixed-point self-reference]
The same constant $\muone/\muzero$ appears twice: as the exponent scaling in the
mass formula $m_n/m_e = \exp\!\bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}(E_n - \pi)\bigr)$, and as the
logistic argument in $\lambda_\tau = (\muone/\muzero)/(1+\muone/\muzero)$.  The mass lever
is self-referential: it drives both the generation structure (the exponent) and the tau's
plateau energy (the logistic of itself).  Formally, the fixed-point identity is
$\lambda_\tau/(1-\lambda_\tau) = \muone/\muzero$, which is exact.
\end{remark}

\begin{remark}[Chain of derivation]
The proof is fully grounded in the corpus with no external inputs:
\begin{enumerate}
  \item $\rho(x)$ and its $\Theta$-cycle are from Papers~02/03.
  \item The Jacobian weights $\muzero$ and $\muone$ are derived from the $\Theta$-cycle
    by Fubini's theorem (Paper~28 Corollary~7.2); no physical analogy is invoked.
  \item The fold map $F_\Theta = \Pi_\downarrow \circ R_\Theta \circ \Pi_\uparrow$
    is from Paper~04 Definition~10.3.
  \item The self-lensing energy $E_{\mathrm{self}}(\lambda)$ is from Paper~04 Theorem~7.1.
  \item The exponential mass formula is from Paper~18 \S7.
\end{enumerate}
All inputs are proven. No step requires fitting or physical identification.
\end{remark}

% -----------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Charged Lepton Mass Theorem}
\label{sec:open}
% -----------------------------------------------------------------------

\begin{lemma}[Sector energies from $\Theta$-cycle layer decomposition]
\label{lem:sector-from-theta}
Paper~28~\S7.1 decomposes the $\Theta$-cycle into three mode contributions
(equations~\eqref{eq:bulk-contrib}--\eqref{eq:edge-contrib} of Paper~28):
\begin{align*}
  E_e   &:= \int_0^1 2\pi x\,dx   = \pi,     \quad \text{(S$^1$/edge mode)}, \\
  E_\mu &:= \int_0^1 3\pi^2 x^2\,dx = \pi^2, \quad \text{(S$^3$/boundary mode)}, \\
  E_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}}
        &:= \int_0^1 16\pi^3 x^3\,dx = 4\pi^3, \quad \text{(B$^4$/bulk mode)}.
\end{align*}
These are the phase contributions of each standing-wave mode to the total
$\Theta(1) = \muzero = \alinv$.  A lepton stabilised at the $n$-th mode
plateau accumulates phase $E_n$ from that mode over one $\Theta$-cycle.
\end{lemma}

\begin{proof}
Direct integration; the sum $E_e + E_\mu + E_\tau^{\mathrm{bulk}} = \muzero$ is
Proposition~\ref{prop:sector-energies}.  The identification with plateau energies
follows from Paper~28~\S7.1: at the $n$-th plateau (constant $\beta_n$ in the Hopf
coordinate), the $n$-th mode dominates and its phase contribution to $\Theta(1)$
is $E_n$.
\end{proof}

\begin{theorem}[Charged lepton mass formula]
\label{conj:sector-energy}
The three charged lepton masses satisfy
\begin{equation}\label{eq:conj}
  \frac{m_n}{m_e}
  = \exp\!\Bigl(\frac{\muone}{\muzero}\cdot(E_n - E_e)\Bigr),
\end{equation}
where the sector energies are:
\begin{align*}
  E_e   &= \pi
          && \text{(S$^1$/edge mode, $\Theta$-cycle: Paper~28 Lemma~\ref{lem:sector-from-theta})}, \\
  E_\mu &= \pi^2
          && \text{(S$^3$/boundary mode, $\Theta$-cycle: Paper~28 Lemma~\ref{lem:sector-from-theta})}, \\
  E_\tau &= E_{\mathrm{self}}\!\Bigl(\tfrac{\muone}{\muzero+\muone}\Bigr) = 13.419\ldots
          && \text{(B$^4$ partial self-lensing: Theorem~\ref{prop:tau-derivation})}.
\end{align*}
Numerically: $m_\mu/m_e = 208.016$ (exp.\ $206.768$, residual $0.60\%$);
$m_\tau/m_e = 3474.6$ (exp.\ $3477.48$, residual $0.08\%$).
All inputs are determined by $\pi$ and $\rho(x)$ alone; no fitting is performed.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
$E_e$ and $E_\mu$ are the edge and boundary mode contributions to $\Theta(1)$
(Lemma~\ref{lem:sector-from-theta}, grounded in Paper~28~\S7.1).
$E_\tau$ is derived by fold-map detailed balance (Theorem~\ref{prop:tau-derivation},
grounded in Paper~28 Corollary~7.2 and Paper~04 Definitions~10.1--10.2).
The exponential mass formula is Paper~18~\S7 with $E_n$ replaced by sector
plateau energies.  Numerical values follow by direct computation.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}[Status of the $0.60\%$ muon residual]
\label{rem:muon-residual}
The $0.60\%$ gap between the predicted $m_\mu/m_e = 208.016$ and the experimental
$206.768$ is a \emph{structural gap}, not a perturbative one.
Explicit computation (Addendum~37, Proposition~7.1) shows that the Paper~18 correction
terms evaluated at the S$^3$ sector give:
$\langle V_{\mathrm{self}}\rangle_\mu \approx +7\times10^{-4}$ (11$\times$ too small),
$\langle\zeta\mathcal{R}\rangle_\mu \approx +4\times10^{-3}$ (2$\times$ too small),
and the second-order $\gamma T_{\rm cycle}$ contribution $\approx +0.084$ (wrong sign — pushes the
energy \emph{upward}, worsening the prediction).
The muon lies below the self-lensing oscillation arena $[4\pi, 13.79]$ of Paper~04~\S7,
so the B$^4$/S$^3$ fold-map mechanism that closes the tau does not apply.

The natural candidate for the structural fix is a balance condition at the S$^3$/S$^1$
sub-boundary, analogous to the B$^4$/S$^3$ fold-map balance.
The fixed-point candidate is $\lambda_\mu = \pi^2/(\pi + \pi^2) = \pi/(1+\pi) \approx 0.759$
(ratio of boundary sector energy to total edge+boundary budget).
Computing $E_{\mathrm{self}}^{(S^3)}(\lambda_\mu)$ and checking whether
$\exp\!\bigl(\mathrm{MU}\cdot(E_{\mathrm{self}}^{(S^3)}(\lambda_\mu) - \pi)\bigr) = m_\mu/m_e$
to $<0.08\%$ is the remaining open problem (Phase~1.5 of the TOE completion roadmap).
\end{remark}

The one remaining open problem for the charged lepton sector:

\begin{enumerate}
  \item \textbf{Derive $m_\mu/m_e$ from the S$^3$/S$^1$ boundary balance condition.}
    The tau's derivation used the B$^4$/S$^3$ fold-map fixed point $\lambda_\tau = \mu_1/(\mu_0+\mu_1)$.
    The muon requires an analogous fixed point at the S$^3$/S$^1$ sub-fold.
    The candidate $\lambda_\mu = \pi/(1+\pi) \approx 0.759$ arises from the ratio
    of sector energies $E_\mu/( E_e + E_\mu) = \pi^2/(\pi + \pi^2)$, and needs to be
    verified against the S$^3$-level effective self-lensing energy function.
\end{enumerate}

\begin{remark}[Relationship to P18-Conj1]
\label{rem:p18conj1}
Theorem~\ref{conj:sector-energy} supersedes Paper~18 Conjecture~1.
It retains the exponential structure of the Paper~18 formula while replacing
the $\Delta_{S^3}$ eigenvalue identification (which fails by a factor of
$\sim 19$) with the $\Theta$-cycle layer decomposition (Paper~28~\S7.1) and
fold-map detailed balance (Theorem~\ref{prop:tau-derivation}).
P18-Conj1 remains documented as a failed asserted conjecture (resolution
scope memo, 2026-05-12).
\end{remark}

% -----------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{thebibliography}{9}

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L.~F.~Vlegels,
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Definitions~\ref{def:upward} and~\ref{def:downward} (upward and downward projections with
Jacobian weights $\mu_0$ and $\mu_1$) added 2026-05-12, completing the fold map
definition of \S10.

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L.~F.~Vlegels,
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\bibitem{P17}
L.~F.~Vlegels,
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\bibitem{P18}
L.~F.~Vlegels,
``The Master Operator and Wheel Assembly,''
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\bibitem{P28}
L.~F.~Vlegels,
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\bibitem{P30}
L.~F.~Vlegels,
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\bibitem{P31}
L.~F.~Vlegels,
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\end{thebibliography}

\end{document}
