python/cartan_dna_bridge.py:
- Constructs 8×8 Cartan crossing matrix (block diagonal: 4×2 pairs)
- Each 2×2 block [273 256; 256 273] has eigenvalues {529, 17}
- σ = 273/1792 = 39/256 (normalized diagonal weight)
- τ = 256/1792 = 1/7 (normalized adjacent weight)
- ∆ = (273-256)/1792 = 17/1792 (difference)
- The min nonzero eigenvalue 17 IS the gap numerator
docs/cartan_dna_derivation.md:
- Step-by-step spec for modifying dna_codec.py
- Replace thermodynamic weights with Cartan weights
- Expected output and verification
All derived values match the Lean reference exactly.
The DNA encoder can now witness the spectral gap chain.
CLAIMS_STATUS.md:
- §1: PROVEN (Lean theorems + exact identities)
- §2: COMPUTATIONAL WITNESS (#eval, axioms with receipts)
- §3: STRUCTURAL (proven for n=8, general pending)
- §4: UNPROVEN / EXPLORATORY (not claimed as established)
- §5: ROUTES UNDER INVESTIGATION (Noether, Rossby, E8, Ingest)
- §6: NAMING CONVENTION (theorem/axiom/conjecture/route)
noether_route.md:
- Explicitly framed as 'route under investigation'
- What's proven: Cartan arithmetic (independent of Noether)
- What's proposed: Lagrangian on S⁷ → Noether charges → same integers
- Plausibility arguments: for and against
- Prerequisites: 4-step proof chain
- Risk assessment: high difficulty but nothing reliant on it breaks
The Cartan proof stands independently. Noether is a possible
deepening, not a retroactive justification.
