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Hard Upper Bound on Spatial Dimensionality in Wave Confinement Theory

Richard J. Reyes

Independent Researcher · August 13, 2025 · 10.5281/zenodo.17081283

CategoryMass, geometry, and dimensionality Research statusMathematical derivation
Current registry boundary: E70 is CONDITIONAL. The n≤3 Sobolev threshold supports the declared H² regularity route; it is not a proved biconditional characterization of all stable WCT solutions. Open E70.

Abstract

This work develops a three-dimensional stability threshold under the stated WCT H²-confinement and regularity hypotheses. The verified Sobolev result establishes the H²-to-L∞ threshold for integer n≤3; the broader claim that every admissible higher-dimensional confinement mechanism is unstable remains conditional.

Plain-language overview

Research question

In the WCT framework, is stable curvature-locked confinement restricted to a maximum number of spatial dimensions?

Main contribution

  • Argues that stable curvature-locked confinement is restricted to at most three spatial dimensions.
  • Combines Sobolev control, Lyapunov scaling, entropy localization, topology, and curvature feedback into convergent routes toward the same bound.

Evidence type

Analytical derivation

Current limitations

The registered E70 claim is CONDITIONAL. Failure of the general H²-to-L∞ embedding route above three dimensions does not by itself prove a universal impossibility theorem for every conceivable WCT confinement mechanism. The archival title and DOI citation are preserved unchanged.

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Assumptions
Formalization
PARTIAL
Empirical state
NOT_APPLICABLE_TO_THE_SOBOLEV_THRESHOLD
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NONE_RECORDED
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Explicit falsifiers

  • A valid stable higher-dimensional WCT confinement mechanism that does not require the declared H2-to-L-infinity route falsifies the universal interpretation.

Open obligations

  • Prove necessity of the H2 confinement route for every admissible WCT mechanism or retain explicitly conditional wording.
Current qualification: The verified result is the standard H2-to-L-infinity threshold for integer n at most 3; E70's universal confinement interpretation remains CONDITIONAL.

Recommended citation

Reyes, R. J. (August 13, 2025). Hard Upper Bound on Spatial Dimensionality in Wave Confinement Theory. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17081283

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DOI
10.5281/zenodo.17081283
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https://zenodo.org/records/17081283
Local metadata
https://rickyjreyes.github.io/publications/hard-upper-bound-spatial-dimensionality.html
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ORCID 0009-0005-5975-8718

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