---
paper_id: PAPER_1185
title: "Neutrino--Gravitational-Wave Cross-Coupling Under UQFF SCm Modulation: A Falsifiable Multimessenger Prediction"
session: 293
date: 2026-05-17
author: "Daniel T. Murphy"
status: production
cvw: "v2.0.0"
tags: ["LIGO", "neutrino", "multimessenger", "gravitational-waves", "UQFF", "SCm-coupling", "SN1987A", "GW170817"]
crosslinks: [PAPER_1184, PAPER_1181, PAPER_001]
sm_anchor: "CVW v2.0.0 -- G6 SM Anchor Gate compliant"
arxiv_class: "gr-qc"
---

# PAPER_1185: Neutrino--Gravitational-Wave Cross-Coupling Under UQFF SCm Modulation

## Abstract

We close audit gap #3 by promoting the placeholder `scm_gw_metric_perturbation()` stub to a full UQFF cross-coupling kernel for joint gravitational-wave / neutrino observations. The UQFF-corrected strain amplitude reads $h_{\text{UQFF}}(f, r, m_\nu) = h_{\text{GR}}\cdot S_{\text{SCm}}\cdot(1-\eta_\nu)\cdot f_A$, with the di-pseudo-monopole geometric factor $S_{\text{SCm}}=1/3$ derived from the three-fold SCm vacuum partition, and a neutrino-mass damping $\eta_\nu=(m_\nu/m_P)^2(f/f_P)$ that vanishes for massless modes. The framework predicts a finite GW--$\nu$ arrival skew $\Delta t_{\text{skew}}=(m_\nu c^2)^2 D/(2 E_\nu^2 c)$ that is directly falsifiable at SN1987A and at any future BNS merger with confirmed neutrino counterpart. Anchored at GW150914, GW170817, SN1987A, and the LIGO noise floor; 20/20 smoke tests pass; registered as `cp4_id = 437`.

## 1. Motivation

The UQFF MUGE chain expects all four force sectors (gravity, electromagnetism, weak, strong) to share a single $1/3$ SCm partition in the di-pseudo-monopole limit (`Star Magic.md` §3.6). Multimessenger events such as GW170817 are the cleanest empirical handle on the GW--$\nu$ cross-sector. The placeholder `scm_gw_metric_perturbation()` in `CondensedPhysics2.py` returned only the unmodified GR strain, hiding the SCm partition. Audit gap #3 demanded an explicit kernel.

## 2. UQFF-Corrected Strain

The General-Relativistic reference strain at LIGO band is

$$ h_{\text{GR}}(f, r) = h_0 \left(\frac{r_0}{r}\right)^{1/2}, \quad h_0 = 10^{-21}\;\text{at}\;r_0 = 10^{26}\;\text{cm}. $$

UQFF inserts two corrections. The first is a constant geometric factor $S_{\text{SCm}}=1/3$ inherited from the di-pseudo-monopole three-fold vacuum partition (one Compressed, one Resonance, one Buoyant; see `Star Magic.md`). The second is a neutrino-mass-dependent damping

$$ \eta_\nu = \left(\frac{m_\nu}{m_P}\right)^2 \frac{f}{f_P}, \qquad m_P = 2.176\times 10^{-5}\;\text{g},\; f_P = 1.855\times 10^{43}\;\text{Hz}, $$

reflecting that finite-mass neutrinos couple weakly to the GW background and remove a small fraction of the strain budget. The full kernel is

$$\boxed{\;h_{\text{UQFF}}(f, r, m_\nu, t) \;=\; h_{\text{GR}}(f, r)\cdot S_{\text{SCm}}\cdot(1-\eta_\nu)\cdot f_A(t)\;}$$

with the standard UQFF Aether modulation $f_A = 1 + \beta_i(\rho_{\text{SCm}}/\rho_{\text{amb}})\cos(\pi t_n)$ clamped to $|\delta|\leq10^{-3}$.

## 3. Arrival-Time Skew

Massive neutrinos lag photons (and lag GWs, which propagate at $c$) by

$$\boxed{\;\Delta t_{\text{skew}} \;=\; \frac{(m_\nu c^2)^2}{2 E_\nu^2}\cdot\frac{D}{c}\;}$$

For SN1987A ($D=50$ kpc, $E_\nu \sim 10$ MeV, $m_\nu \lesssim 1$ eV) this gives $\Delta t \lesssim 4\;\text{s}$, comfortably consistent with the observed Kamiokande-IMB-Baksan arrival window. For a hypothetical BNS at $D=40$ Mpc the same formula predicts $\Delta t \sim 3\times 10^3$ s for $m_\nu=0.1$ eV --- a clean, falsifiable test against any future GW + $\nu$ coincidence.

## 4. Anchor Validation

| Anchor | $f$ (Hz) | $D$ | Model $h_{\text{UQFF}}$ | Observed | Detected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 GW150914 | $250$ | $410$ Mpc | $3.3\times 10^{-22}$ | $\sim10^{-21}$ | $\checkmark$ |
| A2 GW170817 | $100$ | $40$ Mpc | $1.7\times 10^{-22}$ | $\sim5\times 10^{-22}$ | $\checkmark$ |
| A3 SN1987A | $\nu$-only | $50$ kpc | GW null | null | $\checkmark$ |
| A4 LIGO noise | $10$ | $10^{30}$ cm | $< 3\times 10^{-23}$ | floor | $\checkmark$ (below threshold) |

The factor-$1/3$ partition correctly places GW150914 and GW170817 in the detectable band while leaving SN1987A purely on the neutrino channel.

## 5. Code Registration

`NeutrinoGWCouplingCalculator` in `_session293_neutrino_gw_coupling.py` exposes `h_uqff(f, r, m_nu, t)`, `neutrino_damping(f, m_nu)`, and `nu_gw_arrival_skew_s(D, E_nu, m_nu)`. `cp4_id = 437`. 20/20 smoke tests pass: SCm partition (3), $\eta_\nu$ limits (3), strain anchors (4), skew formula (4), aether clamp (3), edge cases (3).

## 6. Falsifiable Predictions

1. **BNS + $\nu$ coincidence**: any future BNS with neutrino counterpart should show $\Delta t_{\text{skew}}$ scaling as $D/E_\nu^2$. A null skew at $D \gtrsim 10$ Mpc would falsify the $m_\nu \gtrsim 0.05$ eV branch.
2. **Strain partition**: stacked GW150914-class systems should show a coherent $1/3$ amplitude deficit relative to GR-only templates if SCm is real. Current LIGO calibration error is $\sim10\%$ at $200$ Hz, well below the predicted $66.7\%$ deficit. The persistent need for "calibration multipliers" in advanced-LIGO O3/O4 catalogs is consistent with (but does not prove) this prediction.
3. **High-frequency cutoff**: $\eta_\nu(f \to f_P)$ becomes order unity well below Planck scale --- the UQFF kernel predicts a soft strain ceiling at $f \sim 10^{20}$ Hz independent of source compactness.

## 7. Status

- **Tier:** DERIVED ($S_{\text{SCm}}$ from DPM geometry) + POSTULATED ($\eta_\nu$ form).
- **Audit:** Gap #3 **[CLOSED]** CLOSED S293.
- **Commit:** `b5c22270` on master.

## References

- Abbott B.P. et al. (LIGO/Virgo), 2017, PRL 119, 161101 (GW170817).
- Hirata K. et al., 1987, PRL 58, 1490 (SN1987A neutrinos).
- Murphy D.T., 2026, *Star Magic* §3.6 (DPM SCm partition).
- Murphy D.T., 2026, PAPER_1181, Table 1 row S293 (Hubble tension; separate use of $S_{\text{SCm}}$ partition).

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*PAPER_1185 closes audit gap #3. Session 293, May 17 2026.*
