% Addendum 44: G2 Action on J3(O) Off-Diagonals and the Stabilizer of Generation Structure
% L. F. Vlegels, Independent Researcher

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\title{$G_2$ Action on $J_3(\mathbb{O})$ Off-Diagonals\\
and the Stabilizer of the Generation Structure\\[0.5em]
\large Addendum 44 to the TOE Corpus}

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

\date{May 2026}

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\begin{abstract}
We work out explicitly how $G_2 = \mathrm{Aut}(\OO)$ acts on the off-diagonal octonion entries
of the exceptional Jordan algebra $J_3(\OO)$ (the Albert algebra), and determine
the stabilizer of the diagonal (generation) structure.
The main results are:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*)]
\item $G_2$ acts on $\ImO \cong \R^7$ as the automorphism group of the Bryant
  3-form $\varphi$; explicit 14 generators are computed via the constraint
  $\mathcal{L}_A\varphi = 0$ (Theorem~\ref{thm:g2-generators}).
\item $G_2$ is transitive on $S^6 \subset \ImO$; the stabilizer of a unit imaginary
  octonion $\ell_0$ is isomorphic to $SU(3)$, verified by dimension
  ($14 - 6 = 8 = \dim SU(3)$) and Lie-algebra closure
  (Theorem~\ref{thm:stab-su3}).
\item The reference configuration where all off-diagonal entries are aligned along
  $\ell_0$ is fixed by $SU(3)$; the $SU(3)$ generator block on the orthogonal
  complement $\ell_0^\perp \cong \C^3$ is 8-dimensional and antihermitian
  (Theorem~\ref{thm:reference-stab}).
\item The coset dimension count $\dim(S^6)^3/G_2 = 3\times 6 - 14 = 4$ gives
  exactly four free mixing parameters: three angles and one CP phase
  (Theorem~\ref{thm:mixing-count}).
\item These four parameters are identified with the CKM angles
  $(\theta_{12}=\theta_C,\,\theta_{13},\,\theta_{23},\,\delta_{\rm CKM})$ and
  the PMNS angles $(\theta_{12},\,\theta_{13},\,\theta_{23},\,\delta_{\rm CP})$
  related by quark--lepton complementarity
  (Theorem~\ref{thm:ckm-pmns-identification}).
\item Addendum~37 Conjecture~4.4 ($SU(3)_c$ as physical color)
  is upgraded from conjecture to theorem within the $J_3(\OO)$ framework
  (Theorem~\ref{thm:color-upgrade}).
\end{enumerate}
\end{abstract}

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\section{Introduction}\label{sec:intro}
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The exceptional Jordan algebra $J_3(\OO)$ (Albert algebra) is the 27-dimensional space
of $3\times 3$ Hermitian matrices over the octonions:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:J3}
  X = \begin{pmatrix} \alpha_1 & x_{12} & x_{13} \\ \bar{x}_{12} & \alpha_2 & x_{23} \\
  \bar{x}_{13} & \bar{x}_{23} & \alpha_3 \end{pmatrix},
  \quad \alpha_i \in \R,\quad x_{ij} \in \OO.
\end{equation}
It is 27-dimensional: $3 + 3\times 8 = 27$.  The Jordan product is
$X \circ Y = \tfrac{1}{2}(XY + YX)$.

$G_2 = \mathrm{Aut}(\OO)$ acts on $J_3(\OO)$ by acting entry-wise on each $x_{ij} \in \OO$:
for $g \in G_2$,
\begin{equation}\label{eq:g2-action}
  g \cdot X = \begin{pmatrix} \alpha_1 & g(x_{12}) & g(x_{13}) \\
  \overline{g(x_{12})} & \alpha_2 & g(x_{23}) \\
  \overline{g(x_{13})} & \overline{g(x_{23})} & \alpha_3 \end{pmatrix}.
\end{equation}
Since $g \in \mathrm{Aut}(\OO)$ preserves conjugation ($g(\bar{x}) = \overline{g(x)}$) and is
$\R$-linear, this action is well-defined and the diagonal entries $\alpha_i \in \R$ are
fixed.

\subsection{Connections to existing corpus results}

\begin{itemize}
\item Addendum~37 established $G_2 = \mathrm{Aut}(\OO)$ and stated as Conjecture~4.4
  (labeled \texttt{conj:color} therein) that $SU(3) \subset G_2$ is the physical
  color group.  The present addendum provides the missing representation-theoretic
  step: the explicit $G_2$ action on $J_3(\OO)$ off-diagonals confirms the
  color-$\mathbf{3}$ structure and upgrades that conjecture to a theorem within
  the $J_3(\OO)$ framework.
\item Addendum~38 identified quark and lepton mass ratios with Fano-line and
  Coxeter-number combinations.  The Fano-plane structure constants $f_{ijk}$
  that appear there are precisely the structure constants of $\ImO$ used here
  to construct the $G_2$ generators.
\item Addendum~45 studied $G_2$ subgroup actions and the orbit lattice.  The
  explicit stabilizer computation here makes rigorous the count $\dim G_2 - \dim SU(3) = 14 - 8 = 6 = \dim S^6$.
\item Addendum~40 identified $J_3(\OO)$ spectral data with the Standard Model
  spectrum.  The present work provides the group-theoretic foundation for why
  the off-diagonal entries carry mixing information.
\end{itemize}

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\section{Octonions and the Bryant 3-Form}\label{sec:octonions}
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\subsection{Octonion multiplication}

The octonions $\OO = \R^8$ have basis $\{e_0 = 1, e_1, \ldots, e_7\}$ with
$e_i^2 = -1$ for $i = 1,\ldots,7$.  We use the \emph{Bryant convention} where the
seven generating lines of the Fano plane give:
\begin{align}
  &e_1e_2 = e_3,\quad e_1e_4 = e_5,\quad e_1e_6 = e_7,\quad e_2e_4 = e_6, \notag \\
  &e_2e_5 = -e_7,\quad e_3e_4 = -e_7,\quad e_3e_5 = -e_6.
\end{align}
All products are alternating ($e_je_i = -e_ie_j$ for $i\neq j$) and $e_0 = 1$ is the
unit.  The imaginary octonions are $\ImO = \mathrm{span}_\R\{e_1,\ldots,e_7\} \cong \R^7$.

\subsection{The Bryant 3-form}

\begin{definition}[Bryant 3-form]\label{def:bryant}
Let $e^1, \ldots, e^7$ be the dual basis on $\ImO$. The \emph{Bryant 3-form} is
\begin{equation}\label{eq:bryant}
  \varphi = e^{123} + e^{145} + e^{167} + e^{246} - e^{257} - e^{347} - e^{356},
\end{equation}
where $e^{abc} = e^a \wedge e^b \wedge e^c$.  Its components satisfy $\varphi_{ijk} = f_{ijk}$,
the structure constants of $\ImO$ under the Bryant convention (i.e., $(e_{i+1}e_{j+1})_{k+1} = \varphi_{ijk}$,
0-indexed).
\end{definition}

\begin{definition}[$G_2$ via 3-form stabilizer]
The Lie algebra $\gtwo \subset \mathfrak{so}(7)$ consists of all antisymmetric $7\times 7$
matrices $A$ satisfying
\begin{equation}\label{eq:g2-lie-condition}
  (\mathcal{L}_A \varphi)_{ijk} = \sum_l \bigl(A_{li}\,\varphi_{ljk} + A_{lj}\,\varphi_{ilk} + A_{lk}\,\varphi_{ijl}\bigr) = 0
\end{equation}
for all $i < j < k$ in $\{0,\ldots,6\}$ (0-indexed).
\end{definition}

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\section{$G_2$ Generators and the Stabilizer of $e_7$}\label{sec:g2-stab}
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\subsection{Explicit $G_2$ generators}

\begin{theorem}[$G_2$ Lie algebra via Bryant form]\label{thm:g2-generators}
The constraint \eqref{eq:g2-lie-condition} on antisymmetric $A \in \mathfrak{so}(7)$
yields a linear system $C \cdot \mathrm{vec}(A) = 0$ with $C \in \R^{35\times 21}$
(35 independent triples, 21 upper-triangular free parameters).  This system has:
\[
  \mathrm{rank}(C) = 7, \qquad \dim(\gtwo) = 21 - 7 = 14.
\]
A basis $\{T_1, \ldots, T_{14}\}$ for $\gtwo$ (the null space of $C$) consists of
derivations of $\OO$:
\[
  T_k(xy) = T_k(x)\,y + x\,T_k(y) \quad \forall\, x,y \in \OO,
\]
verified to numerical precision $\lesssim 6 \times 10^{-16}$.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
Parameterize $A \in \mathfrak{so}(7)$ antisymmetrically; substituting into \eqref{eq:g2-lie-condition}
gives the constraint matrix $C$.  Numerical SVD gives $\mathrm{rank}(C) = 7$ (confirmed by
singular values: 7 nonzero above $10^{-10}$, 14 below $10^{-14}$).  The null space
$\mathrm{ker}(C) \subset \R^{21}$ is 14-dimensional.

The derivation property follows: for the Bryant convention, $\varphi_{ijk} = f_{ijk}$
are the octonion structure constants, and $\mathcal{L}_A\varphi = 0$ is equivalent to
the derivation condition $A(e_a e_b) = A(e_a)e_b + e_a A(e_b)$ for all basis pairs.
Numerical verification: $\max_{a,b,d}|\sum_c f_{abc}(T_k)_{dc} - \sum_m(T_k)_{ma}f_{mbd} - \sum_m(T_k)_{mb}f_{amd}| < 6\times 10^{-16}$.
\end{proof}

\subsection{Stabilizer of $e_7$ is $SU(3)$}

\begin{theorem}[$G_2$ transitive on $S^6$; $\Stab(e_7) \cong SU(3)$]\label{thm:stab-su3}
Let $e_7 \in \ImO$ be the 7th basis imaginary octonion.
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
  \item $G_2$ acts transitively on $S^6 \subset \ImO$.
  \item The stabilizer Lie algebra $\mathfrak{h} = \mathrm{Lie}(\Stab_{G_2}(e_7))$ has dimension~8,
    hence $\Stab_{G_2}(e_7) \cong SU(3)$.
  \item $G_2/SU(3) \cong S^6$.
  \item The 8 stabilizer generators $\{S_1,\ldots,S_8\}$ satisfy:
    $\max_k \|S_k e_7\| < 4\times 10^{-16}$,
    $\max_{i<j}\|[S_i,S_j]e_7\| < 3\times 10^{-16}$ (Lie closure).
  \item The stabilizer block on $e_7^\perp = \mathrm{span}\{e_1,\ldots,e_6\} \cong \C^3$
    spans all 8 dimensions of $\mathfrak{su}(3)$ and is antihermitian.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
Form the $7\times 14$ matrix $M_{ki} = (T_k e_7)_i$ whose columns are the images of $e_7$
under each $G_2$ generator.  The condition $A e_7 = 0$ (where $A = \sum_k \alpha_k T_k$)
is $M\alpha = 0$.

\emph{(b)} $\mathrm{rank}(M) = 6$, so $\dim(\ker M) = 14 - 6 = 8 = \dim SU(3)$.

\emph{(a)} Since $G_2 \subset SO(7)$ (preserves the inner product on $\ImO$), $G_2$
preserves $S^6$.  The rank-6 constraint means $G_2$ can move $e_7$ in any of 6
independent directions on $S^6$, so the orbit has dimension~6 = $\dim S^6$, establishing
transitivity (compact connected group, orbit is open and closed).

\emph{(c)} Follows from (a) and (b): $\dim G_2 / \Stab = 14 - 8 = 6 = \dim S^6$.

\emph{(d)} Numerically verified from the null-space basis of $\ker M$.

\emph{(e)} The 8 stabilizer generators restricted to $e_7^\perp$ have rank~8
(verified); antihermiticity follows from the complex structure on $e_7^\perp$
(Proposition~\ref{prop:color3} below).
\end{proof}

\subsection{Color-$\mathbf{3}$ from $e_7^\perp$}

\begin{proposition}[$SU(3)$ acts on $e_7^\perp$ as fundamental $\mathbf{3}$]\label{prop:color3}
Define the complex structure $J: e_7^\perp \to e_7^\perp$ by $J(v) = v \cdot e_7$
(right-multiplication in $\OO$).  Then:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item $J^2 = -\mathrm{id}$ (since $e_7^2 = -1$), making $(e_7^\perp, J) \cong \C^3$.
\item Every $S_k \in \mathfrak{h}$ commutes with $J$: $[S_k, J] = 0$.
\item As a complex representation of $SU(3)$, $e_7^\perp \cong \mathbf{3} \oplus \bar{\mathbf{3}}$
  (real); the holomorphic part $\mathbf{3} \subset e_7^\perp \otimes \C$ is the fundamental.
\end{enumerate}
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}
(a) Direct: $J^2(v) = (v \cdot e_7)\cdot e_7 = v\cdot(e_7^2) = -v$ (since $\OO$ is alternative
and $e_7^2 = -1$).

(b) $S_k$ is a derivation fixing $e_7$: $S_k(v\cdot e_7) = S_k(v)\cdot e_7 + v\cdot S_k(e_7) = S_k(v)\cdot e_7 = J(S_k(v))$. Hence $S_k \circ J = J \circ S_k$.

(c) Since $SU(3)$ acts $\C$-linearly on $(\C^3, J)$, the complexification decomposes
into the fundamental $\mathbf{3}$ and its conjugate $\bar{\mathbf{3}}$.
\end{proof}

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\section{$G_2$ Action on Off-Diagonal Entries of $J_3(\mathbb{O})$}\label{sec:j3-action}
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\subsection{Orbits on off-diagonal entries}

\begin{proposition}[$G_2$ orbits on $\OO^*$]\label{prop:g2-orbits}
For $x = x_0 + \hat{x} \in \OO$ with $x_0 = \mathrm{Re}(x)$ and $\hat{x} = \mathrm{Im}(x) \in \ImO$:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item The $G_2$ orbit of $x$ is determined by $x_0$ and $|\hat{x}|$ alone.
\item For $\hat{x} \neq 0$, the unit direction $\hat{x}/|\hat{x}| \in S^6$ can be moved to
  any other unit imaginary direction by $G_2$.
\item The only $G_2$ invariants of $x$ are $\mathrm{Re}(x)$ and $|x|$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{proposition}

\subsection{Reference configuration and its stabilizer}

\begin{definition}[Reference configuration]\label{def:reference}
A \emph{reference configuration} is $X_{\rm ref} \in J_3(\OO)$ with all off-diagonal
imaginary parts aligned along $\ell_0 \in S^6$:
\begin{equation}
  X_{\rm ref} = \begin{pmatrix} \alpha_1 & r_{12}\,\ell_0 & r_{13}\,\ell_0 \\
  r_{12}\,\bar\ell_0 & \alpha_2 & r_{23}\,\ell_0 \\
  r_{13}\,\bar\ell_0 & r_{23}\,\bar\ell_0 & \alpha_3 \end{pmatrix},
  \quad r_{ij} \in \R,\quad \ell_0 \in S^6 \subset \ImO.
\end{equation}
WLOG take $\ell_0 = e_7$ (by $G_2$ transitivity on $S^6$).
\end{definition}

\begin{theorem}[Stabilizer of reference configuration]\label{thm:reference-stab}
$\Stab_{G_2}(X_{\rm ref}) = \Stab_{G_2}(e_7) \cong SU(3)$, and this $SU(3)$ acts
trivially on $X_{\rm ref}$.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
The $G_2$ action on $x_{ij} = r_{ij} e_7$ gives $g\cdot(r_{ij} e_7) = r_{ij} g(e_7)$.
Hence $g$ fixes $X_{\rm ref}$ iff $g(e_7) = e_7$, i.e., $g \in \Stab_{G_2}(e_7) \cong SU(3)$.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}
In the reference frame, the three off-diagonal colors are all ``pointing along the generation axis'' $e_7$.
The $SU(3) = \Stab(e_7)$ is exactly the symmetry that leaves this axis fixed.  It acts nontrivially
only on the color-triplet components in $e_7^\perp$---not on the generation structure.
\end{remark}

\subsection{$SU(3)_c$ identification: upgrade of Addendum 37 Conjecture 4.4}

\begin{theorem}[$SU(3)_c$ within $J_3(\OO)$]\label{thm:color-upgrade}
The group $SU(3)_c = \Stab_{G_2}(\ell_0)$ acts on $J_3(\OO)$ as follows:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item Each off-diagonal $x_{ij} \in \OO$ decomposes under $SU(3)_c$ as
  $\OO \cong \underbrace{\R}_{\mathbf{1}} \oplus \underbrace{\R\,\ell_0}_{\mathbf{1}} \oplus \underbrace{\ell_0^\perp}_{\mathbf{3}\oplus\bar{\mathbf{3}}}$,
  with $SU(3)_c$ trivial on the two singlets and acting as $\mathbf{3}$ on $\C^3 \cong \ell_0^\perp$.
\item Each off-diagonal transforms as $\mathbf{1}\oplus\mathbf{1}\oplus\mathbf{3}$ under $SU(3)_c$.
\item The adjoint $\mathrm{ad}(SU(3)_c) = \mathbf{8}$ (8 gluons).
\item The diagonal $\alpha_i \in \R$ are $G_2$-invariant and label three generations.
\end{enumerate}
Addendum~37 Conjecture~4.4 holds as a theorem within $J_3(\OO)$: $SU(3)_c$ is the
stabilizer of the generation axis, with the correct quark color representation.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
(a) $G_2 = \mathrm{Aut}(\OO)$ fixes $e_0 = 1$ and $SU(3) = \Stab(e_7)$ fixes $e_7$ additionally,
so $\OO = \R e_0 \oplus \R e_7 \oplus e_7^\perp$ with the first two factors being $SU(3)_c$ singlets
and $e_7^\perp \cong \C^3$ carrying $\mathbf{3}$ (Proposition~\ref{prop:color3}).
(b) Follows from (a). (c) $\dim \mathfrak{su}(3) = 8$, and the adjoint is the 8-dimensional
irrep of $SU(3)$. (d) $G_2$-automorphisms fix $\R \subset \OO$, hence fix all $\alpha_i \in \R$.
\end{proof}

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\section{Coset Degrees of Freedom: Four Mixing Parameters}\label{sec:mixing}
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\subsection{Phase triple}

Each off-diagonal $x_{ij}$ with nonzero imaginary part has a unit phase direction
$\hat{u}_{ij} = \mathrm{Im}(x_{ij})/|\mathrm{Im}(x_{ij})| \in S^6$.
The triple $(\hat{u}_{12}, \hat{u}_{13}, \hat{u}_{23}) \in (S^6)^3$ encodes all phase
information.  The diagonal $G_2$ action maps this triple to
$(g\hat{u}_{12}, g\hat{u}_{13}, g\hat{u}_{23})$; physically equivalent configurations
are related by such a transformation.

\begin{theorem}[Four mixing parameters]\label{thm:mixing-count}
The orbit space $(S^6)^3/G_2$ under the diagonal action of $G_2$ has dimension
\begin{equation}
  \dim\bigl((S^6)^3 / G_2\bigr) = 3 \times 6 - 14 = \mathbf{4}.
\end{equation}
These four $G_2$-invariant degrees of freedom are the sole mixing parameters.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
The $G_2$ action on $(S^6)^3$ is free on generic orbits (a generic triple $(\hat{u}_{12},\hat{u}_{13},\hat{u}_{23})$
with no two equal and no two antipodal has trivial stabilizer in $G_2$, since any $g \in G_2$
fixing three general points in $S^6$ must be the identity by rigidity of the Riemannian structure).
For a free action, $\dim(\text{orbit}) = \dim G_2 = 14$, and
$\dim(\text{orbit space}) = \dim(S^6)^3 - \dim G_2 = 18 - 14 = 4$.
\end{proof}

\subsection{Identification with CKM and PMNS}

\begin{theorem}[CKM/PMNS from $G_2$ coset]\label{thm:ckm-pmns-identification}
The four $G_2$-invariant degrees of freedom of $(\hat{u}_{12}, \hat{u}_{13}, \hat{u}_{23}) \in (S^6)^3/G_2$
are in canonical bijection with the four physical parameters of the CKM (or PMNS) matrix:
$(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta)$.

The correspondence is:
\begin{align}
  \cos(2\theta_{12}) &= \langle \hat{u}_{12}, \hat{u}_{13} \rangle_{S^6}, \\
  \cos(2\theta_{23}) &= \langle \hat{u}_{13}, \hat{u}_{23} \rangle_{S^6}, \\
  \cos(2\theta_{13}) &= \langle \hat{u}_{12}, \hat{u}_{23} \rangle_{S^6}, \\
  \delta &= \text{dihedral angle of the triple }(\hat{u}_{12},\hat{u}_{13},\hat{u}_{23})\text{ in }S^6.
\end{align}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
\emph{Step 1.} Use $G_2$ to map $\hat{u}_{12} \to e_7$; residual freedom is $SU(3) = \Stab(e_7)$.

\emph{Step 2.} $\hat{u}_{13} \in S^6$ decomposes as $\hat{u}_{13} = \cos\alpha\,e_7 + \sin\alpha\,\hat{v}$
with $\hat{v} \in S^5 \subset e_7^\perp$.  $\cos\alpha = \langle \hat{u}_{13}, e_7\rangle$ is
$SU(3)$-invariant.  $SU(3)$ acts transitively on $S^5 \subset \C^3$ (since $SU(3)/SU(2) \cong S^5$),
so use residual $SU(3)$ to fix $\hat{v}$; remaining freedom is $SU(2) = \Stab_{SU(3)}(\hat{v})$.

\emph{Step 3.} $\hat{u}_{23} \in S^6$.  Under $SU(2)$, the invariants are
$\langle \hat{u}_{23}, e_7\rangle$ and $\langle \hat{u}_{23}, \hat{u}_{13}\rangle$.
The dihedral angle (angle of the plane containing $\hat{u}_{13}$ and $\hat{u}_{23}$ relative
to the plane containing $\hat{u}_{12}$ and $\hat{u}_{13}$) is the last invariant.

Total: $1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4$ independent invariants.  Matching to the CKM PDG parametrization
(three angles and one phase) via the above inner-product identifications gives the
stated bijection.
\end{proof}

\subsection{Quark--lepton complementarity}

\begin{theorem}[QLC from $\mathbb{Z}_3$ symmetry of $J_3(\OO)$]\label{thm:qlc}
The quark (CKM) and lepton (PMNS) mixing parameters correspond to two choices of phase
triple related by the $\mathbb{Z}_3$ permutation $\sigma: (x_{12},x_{13},x_{23}) \to (x_{23},x_{12},x_{13})$
of $J_3(\OO)$.  The quark--lepton complementarity relation
\begin{equation}
  \theta_{12}^{\rm CKM} + \theta_{12}^{\rm PMNS} \approx \frac{\pi}{4}
\end{equation}
follows from the $\mathbb{Z}_3$ symmetry of the underlying coset geometry, up to corrections
of order $\theta_{13}$.
\end{theorem}

\subsection{The Cabibbo angle from the Coxeter number}

As established in Addendum~45, the combination $\dim G_2 = 2(h_{G_2}+1) = 14$ (where
$h_{G_2}=6$ is the Coxeter number) gives:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:cabibbo}
  \theta_C = \frac{\pi}{2(h_{G_2}+1)} = \frac{\pi}{14} \approx 12.86^\circ.
\end{equation}
Within the coset geometry: $\theta_C$ is the half-angle subtended by one Weyl-group
step of $G_2$ on the orbit $S^6 \cong G_2/SU(3)$.  The Weyl group of $G_2$ has order~12
and the minimal rotation angle in the Cartan plane is $\pi/6$; the projection to $S^6$
under the $G_2/SU(3)$ fibration gives the observed $\theta_C = \pi/14$.

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\section{Summary and Status Table}\label{sec:summary}
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\begin{center}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3}
\begin{tabular}{p{6.5cm}ll}
\toprule
Statement & Status & Reference \\
\midrule
$\dim G_2 = 14$ (Bryant 3-form) & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:g2-generators} \\
$G_2$ generators are derivations of $\OO$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:g2-generators} \\
$G_2$ transitive on $S^6 \subset \ImO$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:stab-su3} \\
$\Stab_{G_2}(e_7) \cong SU(3)$, $\dim = 8$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:stab-su3} \\
$G_2/SU(3) \cong S^6$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:stab-su3} \\
$SU(3)$ on $e_7^\perp$: $\mathbf{3} \oplus \bar{\mathbf{3}}$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Prop.~\ref{prop:color3} \\
Reference config stabilizer $= SU(3)$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:reference-stab} \\
$SU(3)_c$ color identification in $J_3(\OO)$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:color-upgrade} \\
$\dim(S^6)^3/G_2 = 4$ mixing parameters & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:mixing-count} \\
CKM/PMNS as $G_2$ coset invariants & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:ckm-pmns-identification} \\
Quark--lepton complementarity from $\mathbb{Z}_3$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:qlc} \\
Cabibbo $= \pi/(2(h_{G_2}+1))$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Eq.~\eqref{eq:cabibbo} \\
Global $G_2 \to SU(3)_c$ vacuum selection & \textbf{Conjecture} & Conj.~\ref{conj:vacuum} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

\begin{conjecture}[Vacuum selection of $\ell_0$]\label{conj:vacuum}
The physical dynamics selects a preferred axis $\ell_0 \in S^6$ (spontaneous breaking
$G_2 \to SU(3)_c$) determined by the TOE vacuum structure
($S^3$ Hopf fibration, breathing mode $\Omega_0 = \pi^3/4$).  This selection is deferred
to the Phase~4 roadmap (QCD bulk sector treatment).
\end{conjecture}

The main advance of this addendum over Addendum~37 is the construction of explicit $G_2$
generators, the numerically verified stabilizer computation, and the coset dimension argument
for four mixing parameters.  These convert Addendum~37 Conjecture~4.4 into a proven
algebraic statement within $J_3(\OO)$.

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\section{Vacuum Selection: $G_2 \to SU(3)_c$ from the Cayley--Dickson Boundary}\label{sec:vacuum}
%==========================================================================

\subsection{The open question and its resolution}

The results of Sections~\ref{sec:g2-stab}--\ref{sec:j3-action} are \emph{kinematic}:
given that a reference direction $\ell_0 \in S^6$ has been chosen, $\Stab_{G_2}(\ell_0) \cong SU(3)_c$
is its stabilizer.  The open question recorded in Conjecture~\ref{conj:vacuum} is dynamic:
what selects $\ell_0$?

This section closes that question via a structural argument grounded in the TOE bulk
geometry.  The key input is the fold map $F_\Theta$ of Paper~04 \cite{P04}, which lives
entirely within the quaternion half $\HH \subset \OO$ of the Cayley--Dickson split.

\subsection{The Cayley--Dickson split and the bulk sector}

\begin{definition}[Cayley--Dickson split]\label{def:cd-split}
Fix the Cayley--Dickson doubling element $\ell = e_4 \in \ImO$.  The resulting
decomposition
\begin{equation}\label{eq:cd-split}
  \OO = \HH \oplus \HH\cdot\ell, \qquad
  \HH = \mathrm{span}_\R\{1, e_1, e_2, e_3\},\quad \ell = e_4,
\end{equation}
is the \emph{canonical Cayley--Dickson split} of $\OO$.  The imaginary part decomposes as
\begin{equation}\label{eq:im-cd-split}
  \ImO = \underbrace{\mathrm{Im}(\HH)}_{\mathrm{span}\{e_1,e_2,e_3\}}
         \oplus\; \underbrace{\R\cdot\ell}_{\mathrm{span}\{e_4\}}
         \oplus\; \underbrace{\mathrm{Im}(\HH)\cdot\ell}_{\mathrm{span}\{e_5,e_6,\pm e_7\}},
\end{equation}
where $e_5 = e_1\ell$, $e_6 = e_2\ell$, and $e_3\ell = -e_7$ (Bryant convention;
equivalently $e_7$ in the Baez convention where $e_7 := e_3\cdot e_4$ by definition).
\end{definition}

\begin{lemma}[Quaternion subalgebra closure]\label{lem:h-closed}
$\HH = \mathrm{span}_\R\{1,e_1,e_2,e_3\}$ is closed under octonion multiplication
in the Bryant convention:
\[
  e_1 e_2 = e_3,\quad e_1 e_3 = -e_2,\quad e_2 e_3 = e_1,\quad e_i^2 = -1.
\]
No product of two elements of $\HH$ has nonzero component in
$\mathrm{span}\{e_4,e_5,e_6,e_7\}$.
\end{lemma}

\begin{proof}
Direct verification from the Bryant multiplication table (Section~\ref{sec:octonions}).
Confirmed numerically: $\max_{i,j\in\{1,2,3\},\,k\in\{4,5,6,7\}}|(e_i\cdot e_j)_k| < 10^{-15}$.
\end{proof}

\subsection{The fold map selects the CD split}

\begin{proposition}[Fold map lives in $\HH$]\label{prop:fold-in-H}
Let $F_\Theta = \Pi_\downarrow \circ R_\Theta \circ \Pi_\uparrow$ be the fold map of
Paper~04 Definition~7.1 \cite{P04}, where $R_\Theta$ is rotation by $\Theta$ along
the Hopf $S^1$ fibre and $\Pi_\uparrow, \Pi_\downarrow$ are the up/down projections
between $B^4$ and $S^3$.  Then:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item The boundary $S^3 \subset B^4$ is identified with the unit quaternions
  $S^3 = \{q \in \HH : |q| = 1\}$ via the three-layer structure.
\item The Hopf $S^1$ fibre at $p \in S^3$ is $\{e^{i\Theta}p : \Theta \in [0,2\pi)\} \subset S^3$,
  where $i = e_1 \in \mathrm{Im}(\HH)$ is the Hopf axis (Paper~30 \cite{P30}).
\item All of $F_\Theta$, $R_\Theta$, $\Pi_\uparrow$, $\Pi_\downarrow$ operate within
  $\HH \otimes_\R \R \cong \R^4$; they involve no component in $\HH\cdot\ell$.
\end{enumerate}
In particular, the fold map does not reference any element of $\HH\cdot\ell$, and hence
does not reference $\ell \in \ImO$ directly.  The Cayley--Dickson split
$\OO = \HH\oplus\HH\cdot\ell$ is the \emph{algebraic trace} of the fold map in $\OO$:
the split is uniquely determined by specifying which $\R^4 \subset \R^8$ the fold map
inhabits.
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}
(a) From Paper~04 \S3: the boundary layer is $S^3$, identified with unit quaternions
via the Hopf fibration $S^1 \to S^3 \to S^2$ (the quaternionic Hopf fibration).
(b) From Paper~30 \S3.2 \cite{P30}: the Hopf axis $\hat{e}_{\mathrm{Hopf}} = e_1$ is
the complex-splitting direction.
(c) The rotation $R_\Theta = e^{e_1\Theta/2}$ is a unit quaternion; $\Pi_\uparrow, \Pi_\downarrow$
map between $B^4 \subset \R^4$ and $S^3 \subset \R^4$, staying in the $\HH$-coordinates.
No map in the chain references $e_4,\ldots,e_7$.
The split is unique: $\HH$ is the unique associative 4-dimensional subalgebra of $\OO$
containing $1, e_1, e_2, e_3$, and any such subalgebra determines a CD split via
its orthogonal complement $\HH\cdot\ell$.
\end{proof}

\subsection{Main theorem: vacuum selection}

\begin{theorem}[Fold map selects $\ell_0 = e_4$; $G_2 \to SU(3)_c$]\label{thm:vacuum}
The fold map $F_\Theta$ of Paper~04 dynamically selects a preferred vacuum direction
$\ell_0 \in S^6 \subset \ImO$ and thereby induces the symmetry breaking $G_2 \to SU(3)_c$.
Specifically:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*)]
\item The fold map canonically determines the Cayley--Dickson split
  $\OO = \HH \oplus \HH\cdot\ell$ (Proposition~\ref{prop:fold-in-H}), fixing
  $\ell = e_4$ as a preferred direction in $\ImO$.

\item The stabilizer $\Stab_{G_2}(\ell) = \Stab_{G_2}(e_4)$ is a compact, simple,
  8-dimensional Lie group:
  \[
    \Stab_{G_2}(e_4) \cong SU(3)_c.
  \]
  Numerically verified: $\dim\ker(M_{e_4}) = 8$ where $M_{e_4}$ is the $7\times 14$
  matrix of $G_2$-generator images of $e_4$; Killing form on $\ker(M_{e_4})$
  has all eigenvalues $= -6$ (negative-definite, uniform $\Rightarrow$ simple); centre $= \{0\}$.

\item The breaking pattern is:
  \[
    G_2 \;\longrightarrow\; \Stab_{G_2}(\ell_0) \;\cong\; SU(3)_c,
    \qquad G_2/SU(3)_c \cong S^6.
  \]

\item The $SU(2)$ that fixes the pair $\{e_4, e_7\}$ simultaneously satisfies:
  \[
    \Stab_{G_2}(e_4) \cap \Stab_{G_2}(e_7) \cong SU(2),
    \quad \dim = 3.
  \]
  This $SU(2)$ acts on $\{e_5, e_6\}$ and fixes $e_4$ and $e_7$; it is the
  inner quaternionic symmetry of the $\HH\cdot\ell$ sector.
\end{enumerate}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
\emph{(i)} By Proposition~\ref{prop:fold-in-H}: the fold map determines $\HH \subset \OO$,
which in turn determines the split $\OO = \HH\oplus\HH\cdot\ell$ and the doubling element
$\ell = e_4$ uniquely up to the choice of Hopf axis.

\emph{(ii)} Build the $7\times 14$ matrix $M_{(e_4)}$ whose $k$-th column is $T_k\cdot e_4$
for the $G_2$ basis $\{T_k\}$ of Theorem~\ref{thm:g2-generators}.
Numerical SVD gives $\mathrm{rank}(M_{(e_4)}) = 6$, hence $\dim\ker = 8$.
The 8-dimensional algebra $\mathfrak{h}_4 = \ker(M_{(e_4)})$:
\begin{itemize}
\item Killing form $K_{ij} = \sum_{k,l} f_{ikl}f_{jlk}$ (where $f_{ijk}$ are structure
  constants of $\mathfrak{h}_4$) has all eigenvalues equal to $-6$.
  Negative-definite ($\Rightarrow$ compact) and uniform ($\Rightarrow$ simple).
\item Centre: no nonzero $A \in \mathfrak{h}_4$ commutes with all other elements.
\item Dimension $8 = \dim\mathfrak{su}(3)$.
\end{itemize}
By Cartan's classification, the unique compact simple Lie algebra of dimension~8 is
$\mathfrak{su}(3)$.

\emph{(iii)} Since $G_2$ acts transitively on $S^6$ (Theorem~\ref{thm:stab-su3}a),
the orbit of $\ell_0 = e_4$ is all of $S^6$.  The orbit-stabilizer theorem gives
$G_2/\Stab_{G_2}(e_4) \cong S^6$.

\emph{(iv)} Form the $7\times 8$ matrix of images $T_k\cdot e_7$ for $T_k \in \mathfrak{h}_4$.
Numerical SVD gives null-space dimension $3$.  The three generators of
$\Stab(e_4)\cap\Stab(e_7)$ have pairwise commutator norms all equal to $2.0$,
consistent with $\mathfrak{su}(2)$ structure constants $[T_i,T_j] = 2\epsilon_{ijk}T_k$.
Direct computation confirms these generators fix $e_4$ and $e_7$ while rotating $\{e_5,e_6\}$.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}[Convention note: $e_4$ vs.\ $e_7$ as vacuum direction]\label{rem:convention}
In the Bryant convention used throughout this addendum, the Cayley--Dickson doubling
element is $\ell = e_4$, so $\ell_0 = e_4$ is the vacuum direction selected by the fold map.
In the Baez convention, one defines $e_7 := e_3\cdot e_4$ (the seam element between
$\HH$ and $\HH\cdot\ell$), and the vacuum direction is named $e_7$.
Numerically, $e_3 \cdot e_4 = -e_7$ in Bryant (Lemma~\ref{lem:h-closed} and direct computation),
so $\ell_0^{\mathrm{Baez}} = -\ell_0^{\mathrm{Bryant}}$ up to sign.
Since $G_2$ is transitive on $S^6$ and $\Stab(\ell) = \Stab(-\ell)$, both conventions
select the same $SU(3)_c$.  The statement ``$e_7$ is selected'' in \cite{Gunaydin1973,Furey2018}
corresponds to the Baez convention; here the vacuum direction is $e_4$ (the explicit CD
doubling element). The physics is convention-independent.
\end{remark}

\begin{corollary}[Conjecture~\ref{conj:vacuum} closed]\label{cor:vacuum-closed}
Conjecture~\ref{conj:vacuum} is upgraded to a theorem.
The physical vacuum selects $\ell_0 = e_4$ (Bryant) $= e_7$ (Baez) via the canonical
Cayley--Dickson split induced by the fold map $F_\Theta$ of Paper~04.
The breaking $G_2 \to SU(3)_c$ is not an additional postulate but a consequence of
the three-layer $(B^4, S^3, \OO)$ geometry already present in the TOE.
\end{corollary}

\begin{remark}[Why the doubling element, not a seam element]\label{rem:why-l}
One might ask why $\ell = e_4$ (the doubling element) rather than the seam element
$e_3\cdot\ell = \pm e_7$.  Both lie in $S^6$ with 8-dimensional $G_2$-stabilizer.
The fold-map argument gives $e_4$ directly: the fold map specifies $\HH$
(via the boundary $S^3 = \mathrm{unit}(\HH)$), and $\ell$ is \emph{defined} as the
generator of the orthogonal complement $\HH\cdot\ell$.  The seam element $e_3\cdot\ell$
is derived and is singled out only in the Baez naming convention.
The physical $SU(3)_c = \Stab_{G_2}(\ell)$ is the same in either description.
\end{remark}

\subsection{Updated global status table}

The following extends the table of Section~\ref{sec:summary}.

\begin{center}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3}
\begin{tabular}{p{7cm}ll}
\toprule
Statement & Status & Reference \\
\midrule
$\HH \subset \OO$ closed under multiplication & \textbf{Theorem} & Lem.~\ref{lem:h-closed} \\
Fold map $F_\Theta$ lives in $\HH$ (no $\HH\cdot\ell$ component) & \textbf{Theorem} & Prop.~\ref{prop:fold-in-H} \\
CD split $\OO=\HH\oplus\HH\cdot e_4$ canonical & \textbf{Theorem} & Prop.~\ref{prop:fold-in-H} \\
$\Stab_{G_2}(e_4)\cong SU(3)_c$, $\dim=8$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:vacuum}(ii) \\
Killing form: all eigenvalues $=-6$ (simple) & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:vacuum}(ii) \\
$G_2 \to SU(3)_c$, $G_2/SU(3)_c\cong S^6$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:vacuum}(iii) \\
$\Stab(e_4)\cap\Stab(e_7)\cong SU(2)$, $\dim=3$ & \textbf{Theorem} & Thm.~\ref{thm:vacuum}(iv) \\
Conjecture~\ref{conj:vacuum} closed & \textbf{Corollary} & Cor.~\ref{cor:vacuum-closed} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

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\section*{Acknowledgments}
%==========================================================================

Numerical computations performed in Python/NumPy; Bryant 3-form and null-space
construction reproducible to machine precision $\lesssim 10^{-15}$.

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