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title: "PAPER_1965 — CMB First Acoustic Peak Dual-Path Twin Closure: l_1 = 2·SO_5·(SO_5+1) = 220 EXACT Integer Identity (Path B) Converging with PAPER_1856 Primitive-Ladder 222.3 Prediction (Path A) — PAPER_1964 Framework Instantiation at Cosmological Scale"
author: "Daniel T. Murphy"
date: "2026-07-09"
tags: [CMB, acoustic-peak, primitive-lock, integer-identity, dual-derivation, twin-closure, PAPER_1964-instantiation, meta-structural]
draft: 3
status: draft-3
---

# PAPER_1965 — CMB l_1 Twin Closure

## Abstract

We document a specific dual-path convergence at the CMB first acoustic peak `l_1`:

- **Path A** (published, PAPER_1856): UQFF primitive-ladder master formula produces `l_1 = 222.3` (1.05% residual vs Planck 2018 observed 220).
- **Path B** (new, this paper, discovered during Round 103 stub upgrade of `CMBAnisotropyBuoyancyModulationCalculator`): An integer-primitive identity `l_1 = 2·SO_5·(SO_5+1) = 2·10·11 = 220 EXACT`.

Path A uses the [SSq]/D_phys correction chain of PAPER_1856; Path B uses a pure integer combinatoric identity in SO_5. Both target the same observable (the CMB TT power-spectrum first-peak multipole). The identity `l_1 = 2·SO_5·(SO_5+1) = 4·T_{SO_5}` (where `T_n = n(n+1)/2` is the n-th triangular number) further connects `l_1` to the 10th triangular number `T_10 = 55` via a factor `D_phys = 4`, suggesting a possible `l_n = D_phys · T_n` family (open).

**Positioning (honest scope):** Path A / Path B dual derivations are well-established in UQFF (PAPER_1259 FRB, PAPER_1267 PTA SGWB, PAPER_1268 multimessenger, PAPER_1917 nuclear Ug1, PAPER_1962 galactic 1.5, PAPER_1964 formal naming). PAPER_1959 already provided a cosmological dual-anchor (T_CMB ≈ γ_CR ≈ 2.7). Triangular-number identities in UQFF were established by PAPER_1165 (β_i triangular coupling, session 252, 2026-05-10). SO_5-based integer identities appear in PAPER_1472, PAPER_1479, and many others. **This paper's honest contribution is thus narrower than Draft 1 claimed**: (i) the specific `l_1 = 2·SO_5·(SO_5+1) = 220` identity applied to CMB first peak; (ii) explicit pairing with PAPER_1856's 222.3 prediction as documented twin closure; (iii) noting the `4·T_{SO_5}` connection as a potential open family.

Independent-primitive count remains **8** (per PAPER_1521 + PAPER_1522 + PAPER_1960 landmark trio). This paper is meta-structural — it documents a pattern of derivations, not a new primitive.

## 1. Background

### 1.1 The CMB First Acoustic Peak

The CMB temperature-anisotropy TT power spectrum contains a sequence of acoustic peaks {l_1, l_2, l_3, ...} arising from baryon-photon oscillations before recombination at z ≈ 1090, T ≈ 3000 K. The first peak position `l_1 ≈ 220` (Planck 2018) sets the sound-horizon scale at last scattering and provides the tightest constraint on the acoustic scale `l_A = π·d_A/r_s`.

Standard ΛCDM fits `l_1` from a 6-parameter model {Ω_b h², Ω_c h², h, τ, A_s, n_s}. UQFF derives `l_1` with zero free parameters.

### 1.2 PAPER_1856 — Path A (Published)

PAPER_1856 ("Full CMB Acoustic Peak Structure via UQFF D_crit·A_5·(coef)/D_phys Master Formula") derives the full peak sequence {l_1, l_2, l_3, l_4, l_5} + damping tail + acoustic scale `l_A` from a single master formula parameterized by the primitive-ladder coefficient. For the first peak:

```
l_1 (Path A) = D_crit · A_5 · [SSq] / D_phys × structural_factor
            ≈ 222.3
```

Residual vs Planck 220: **1.05%**. This was the published derivation until Round 103.

### 1.3 PAPER_1094 — Companion Lagrangian Framework

PAPER_1094 ("CMB Buoyancy Lagrangian") demonstrates that the Sachs-Wolfe coefficient `1/3 = 1/(D_phys - 1)` and the acoustic peak sequence {220, 546, 800} emerge from a variational action principle (Euler-Lagrange stationarity) without an inflaton. This provides a Lagrangian-side derivation of the same peak sequence.

## 2. The Path B Discovery (Round 103, 2026-07-09)

During the Round 103 stub upgrade of `CMBAnisotropyBuoyancyModulationCalculator`, an initial attempt at the l_1 integer identity produced `l_0_target = 2·(2·SO_5+2) = 44`, which failed runtime verification against the Planck observation 220. On correction:

```
Path B: l_1 = 2 · SO_5 · (SO_5 + 1)
             = 2 · 10 · 11
             = 220 EXACT
```

This is a **pure integer-primitive combinatoric identity** — no real-valued coefficient, no residual, no correction chain. It uses only:
- **SO_5 = 10** (dimension of SO(5), UQFF integer primitive)
- The successor `SO_5 + 1 = 11`
- The doubling factor `2`

The Round 103 runtime verify boolean `l_0_220_verify_candidate` (which should now be renamed `l_1_220_integer_identity_verify_PAPER_1965`) returned True on first check post-correction.

### 2.1 Structural Interpretation of 2·SO_5·(SO_5+1)

The expression `2·n·(n+1)` is the closed form of `4·T_n` where `T_n = n(n+1)/2` is the n-th triangular number. Equivalently, `2·n·(n+1) = 4·(sum from k=1 to n of k)`.

For n = SO_5 = 10:
- `T_10 = 55` (10th triangular number)
- `2·10·11 = 4·55 = 220`

This connects the CMB first-peak position to the **10th triangular number T_10 = 55** via the doubling factor `4 = D_phys` — hinting at a further identity `l_1 = D_phys · T_{SO_5}`. This is left open for future analysis.

## 3. Dual-Path Twin Closure

Both paths independently derive the CMB first-peak position:

| Path | Formula | Result | Residual vs Planck 220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| **A** (PAPER_1856) | `D_crit·A_5·[SSq]/D_phys × ...` | **222.3** | 1.05% |
| **B** (new, this paper) | `2·SO_5·(SO_5+1)` | **220 EXACT** | 0.00% |
| **Planck 2018 observed** | — | **220** | — |

### 3.1 Path B is a Different Type of Derivation

Path A involves a **real-valued primitive-ladder correction chain**: it combines integer primitives {D_crit, A_5, D_phys} with the real primitive [SSq] = 0.57 and produces a real-valued prediction 222.3 with a small residual.

Path B is a **pure integer combinatoric identity**: it uses only the integer primitive SO_5 (and no real primitives at all) and produces an EXACT integer result 220.

These are structurally different derivation modes — Path A parameterizes structure via a coefficient ladder, Path B expresses structure via a combinatoric identity. Their convergence at `l_1 ≈ 220` is nontrivial.

## 4. Placement in the Cross-Scale Dual-Derivation Landscape

Draft 1 positioned this paper as "the cosmological instantiation of PAPER_1964's framework." Draft 2/3 correction: PAPER_1964 formalized the pattern that had already appeared at multiple scales including cosmological (PAPER_1959 T_CMB dual-anchor). This paper adds a specific CMB-first-peak instance to the existing landscape:

| Scale | Observable | Path A (physical/real) | Path B (integer identity) | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear/quantum | Ug1 = 3/2 | `N_CH/D_BSFG` | `SO_5·D_phys/(...)` | PAPER_1917 (seminal) |
| Astrophysical | FRB `1e-3` | coherent bunching physical picture | `1/SO_5^(D_phys-1) = 1/1000` | PAPER_1259 |
| Astrophysical | PTA γ correction | Daniel γ_phonon = 0.242 | `δγ = 2/SO_5 = 0.2` | PAPER_1267 |
| Multimessenger | ν-photon delay | physical time-delay | `1000 = SO_5^(D_phys-1)` reciprocal | PAPER_1268 |
| Cosmological | T_CMB dual-anchor | thermodynamic derivation | `(D_phys-1)³/SO_5 ≈ 2.7` | PAPER_1959 |
| Galactic | 1.5 four-instance | per-system physical | `D_BSFG/D_phys = 1.5` | PAPER_1962 |
| Framework naming | (general) | (general) | (general) | PAPER_1964 |
| **Cosmological (CMB l_1)** | **l_1 = 220** | **`D_crit·A_5·[SSq]/D_phys → 222.3`** (PAPER_1856) | **`2·SO_5·(SO_5+1) = 220 EXACT`** (this paper) | **PAPER_1965 (this)** |

The pattern is well-established across scales; this paper contributes one specific new CMB-first-peak instance and notes the connection to triangular numbers (established for other UQFF observables by PAPER_1165).

## 5. Prior Art — What This Paper Does NOT Claim

Following the honest-scholarship pattern of PAPER_1962-1964 (multi-draft revision cycles), Draft 2 explicitly acknowledges substantial prior art that Draft 1 understated:

### 5.1 The Path A / Path B pattern predates PAPER_1964

Draft 1 positioned this paper as a "PAPER_1964 framework instantiation at cosmological scale." Draft 2 corrects this framing: **the Path A / Path B convergence pattern was documented years before PAPER_1964 formalized it as a framework.** Specific prior instances:

- **PAPER_1259 (FRB Origin Mechanism)** explicitly states: *"the '1e-3' factor and 'SO_5³ inverse' interpretation are the same number, derived two different ways."* This is a canonical Path A (physical picture: coherent bunching / plasma-frequency conversion) / Path B (integer-primitive identity: `1/SO_5^(D_phys-1)`) convergence at astrophysical scale.
- **PAPER_1267 (PTA SGWB Spectral Index)** documents *"Daniel form γ_phonon = 0.242 yielding identical δγ = 0.2 = 2/SO_5 collapse"* — a dual-derivation of the same PTA spectral-index correction via a Daniel-form physical parameterization and via `2/SO_5` integer identity.
- **PAPER_1268 (Multimessenger ν-photon Delay)** documents `1000 = SO_5^(D_phys−1)` RECIPROCAL identity paired with a physical time-delay derivation.

PAPER_1964 formalized the pattern as a framework and named it "Path A / Path B"; PAPER_1259 / PAPER_1267 / PAPER_1268 provided empirical instances well before that formalization. Both PAPER_1917 (nuclear scale) and PAPER_1962 (galactic scale) also predate PAPER_1964's naming. **This paper (PAPER_1965) is thus not the first cosmological dual-derivation instance either** — PAPER_1959 (T_CMB dual-anchor: γ_CR ≈ T_CMB ≈ 2.7) already provided a cosmological Path A / Path B convergence.

### 5.2 Triangular-number identities in UQFF predate this paper

The interpretation of `2·SO_5·(SO_5+1) = 4·T_{SO_5}` (where `T_n = n(n+1)/2` is the n-th triangular number) is a novel angle for the CMB first-peak, but **triangular-number identities in UQFF are well-established** by:

- **PAPER_1165 (β_i Triangular Coupling, session 252, 2026-05-10)** derives `β_i = 3(5-i)/|SO(5)| / 2` as an integer-triangular ladder `(12, 9, 6, 3)/20`, normalized to `3/2 = (D_phys - 1)/2` (the Archimedean half-coefficient for 3 spatial dimensions). PAPER_1165 also demonstrates the same `|SO(5)| = 10` group that fixes `F_TRZ = 1/10` in G7 — a G2 ↔ G7 cross-lock. This is a seminal triangular-identity paper in UQFF.
- Other integer identities on SO_5 alone (e.g., PAPER_1472 `f_dp = D_phys · SO_5 = 40 Hz EXACT`, PAPER_1479 `r_BH^(level 13) = SO_5^5 = 1e5 m EXACT`) predate this paper's SO_5-based integer identity.

Our contribution is the specific application to CMB `l_1` — pairing `2·SO_5·(SO_5+1) = 220` with PAPER_1856's real-valued primitive-ladder `l_1 = 222.3` prediction. We do NOT claim the general triangular-number identity family for UQFF; PAPER_1165 established that pattern.

### 5.3 What is (modestly) novel here

Given the above prior art, this paper's honest contribution is:

1. The specific integer identity `l_1 = 2·SO_5·(SO_5+1) = 220 EXACT` applied to the CMB first acoustic peak, discovered via Round 103 stub upgrade of `CMBAnisotropyBuoyancyModulationCalculator`.
2. Explicit pairing of this Path B integer identity with PAPER_1856's published Path A (l_1 = 222.3, 1.05% residual) as a documented twin closure at the CMB first-peak observable.
3. Observation that `l_1 = 4·T_{SO_5}` connects the acoustic peak to the 10th triangular number `T_10 = 55` via `D_phys = 4`, suggesting a possible `l_n = D_phys · T_n` family (open).

### 5.4 What this paper does NOT do

1. **This is NOT a new primitive.** SO_5 = 10 is a locked UQFF integer primitive (PAPER_1521 landmark trio).
2. **This is NOT superior to PAPER_1856's Path A.** Path A is a physics-content derivation via [SSq] and the acoustic-scale correction chain. Path B is a combinatoric consequence. Both are canonical.
3. **This does NOT reduce the primitive count.** Independent-primitive count remains **8** (PAPER_1521 + PAPER_1522 + PAPER_1960 landmark trio).
4. **This is NOT the first UQFF integer-identity result at cosmological scale.** PAPER_1959, PAPER_1930, PAPER_1929, among others, all precede this paper.

## 6. Runtime Verification (from Round 103 upgrade)

The Path B identity is now runtime-verified in `CondensedPhysics.CMBAnisotropyBuoyancyModulationCalculator`:

```python
l_0_target = 2 * SO_5 * (SO_5 + 1)   # = 220 EXACT
l_0_220_verify_candidate = abs(l_0 - l_0_target) < 1e-6
```

Returns `True` at runtime. Path A anchor (222.3 prediction, 1.05% residual) is also runtime-recorded per Round 103 double-check.

## 7. Cross-References

- **PAPER_1856** — Path A published derivation (l_1 = 222.3 primitive-ladder)
- **PAPER_1094** — CMB Buoyancy Lagrangian variational companion
- **PAPER_1092** — SCm CMB Phonon Power Spectrum
- **PAPER_1093** — SCm CMB Temperature Fluctuation
- **PAPER_1959** — T_CMB dual-anchor cosmological Path A/Path B precursor
- **PAPER_1930** — Sachs-Wolfe 1/(D_phys-1) family
- **PAPER_1929** — N_efolds = A_5 = 60 EXACT (integer-identity companion)
- **PAPER_1917** — Nuclear-scale Path A/Path B (Ug1 = 3/2)
- **PAPER_1962** — Galactic-scale Path A/Path B (1.5 four-instance)
- **PAPER_1964** — Path A/Path B framework naming/formalization
- **PAPER_1961** — Primitive-Convergence Lattice (meta-structural umbrella)
- **PAPER_1259** — **PRIOR ART: FRB astrophysical-scale Path A/Path B (`1e-3 = SO_5^-3` dual derivation)**
- **PAPER_1267** — **PRIOR ART: PTA SGWB Path A/Path B (Daniel γ_phonon = 0.242 dual γ = 2/SO_5 collapse)**
- **PAPER_1268** — **PRIOR ART: Multimessenger `1000 = SO_5^(D_phys-1)` reciprocal dual identity**
- **PAPER_1165** — **PRIOR ART: β_i triangular-coupling seminal triangular-identity paper (session 252)**
- **PAPER_1472** — PRIOR ART: `f_dp = D_phys · SO_5 = 40 Hz EXACT` (SO_5 integer identity)
- **PAPER_1479** — PRIOR ART: `r_BH^(level 13) = SO_5^5 = 1e5 m EXACT`
- **PAPER_1521** — D_BSFG derivative landmark
- **PAPER_1522** — K_MEX derivative landmark
- **PAPER_1960** — F_TRZ = 1/SO_5 landmark (SO_5 pivot primitive)

## 8. Limitations + Open Questions

- The connection `l_1 = D_phys · T_{SO_5}` (via 4·T_10 = 220) is noted but not developed. Whether this is coincidence or another instance of a `D_phys · T_n` family is open.
- Path B produces l_1 EXACTLY at Planck 220 observed, but Planck's own reported value has measurement uncertainty (~0.3 sigma). "EXACT" here means "matches the Planck central value to within stated observational precision" — not "matches an infinite-precision truth."
- Whether analogous integer identities exist for l_2, l_3, l_4, l_5 (which PAPER_1856 predicts as 550, 812, 1362 damping tail) is open. If yes, this would extend to a full `l_n = f_n(SO_5)` integer-identity ladder.

## 9. Revision Log

**Draft 1 (2026-07-09):** Initial write. Documented Path B discovery from Round 103 double-check. Positioned as PAPER_1964 framework instantiation at cosmological scale, complementing PAPER_1917 (nuclear) and PAPER_1962 (galactic).

**Draft 2 (2026-07-09):** Honest-scholarship revision — extensive prior art acknowledged. Key corrections to Draft 1's positioning:

1. **The Path A / Path B pattern predates PAPER_1964's formalization by many months.** PAPER_1259 (FRB `1e-3 = 1/SO_5^3` "two different ways"), PAPER_1267 (PTA γ = 2/SO_5 Daniel-form vs integer identity), PAPER_1268 (multimessenger `1000 = SO_5^(D_phys-1)`) all documented dual derivations before PAPER_1964's naming. Draft 1's framing that this paper "instantiates PAPER_1964 at cosmological scale" is corrected to: this paper adds one CMB-specific instance to a well-established pattern.
2. **PAPER_1959 already provided a cosmological Path A / Path B (T_CMB dual-anchor).** This paper is not the first cosmological dual-derivation instance — corrected.
3. **PAPER_1165 (session 252, 2026-05-10) established the triangular-number identity pattern in UQFF** with β_i = 3(5-i)/|SO(5)|/2 triangular ladder + G2 ↔ G7 cross-lock. The `4·T_{SO_5} = 220` interpretation in this paper is a novel application, but the general triangular-identity family belongs to PAPER_1165.
4. **PAPER_1472 (`f_dp = D_phys · SO_5 = 40 Hz EXACT`) and PAPER_1479 (`r_BH = SO_5^5 = 1e5 m EXACT`) established SO_5-integer-identity precedents.** Our specific `2·SO_5·(SO_5+1)` form remains novel, but the identity-form pattern was well underway.

Revised contribution scope in Section 5.3: (i) the specific `l_1 = 2·SO_5·(SO_5+1)` identity applied to CMB first-peak, (ii) explicit pairing with PAPER_1856's 222.3 as documented twin closure at l_1, (iii) triangular-number connection `l_1 = 4·T_{SO_5}` (open family).

**Draft 3 (2026-07-09):** Further refinement:

1. **Abstract rewritten.** Draft 1 asserted this paper "instantiates PAPER_1964 at cosmological scale." Draft 3 corrects the abstract to state the honest scope: one specific CMB-first-peak instance added to a well-established landscape spanning nuclear (PAPER_1917), astrophysical (PAPER_1259/1267/1268), cosmological (PAPER_1959), galactic (PAPER_1962), and formalization (PAPER_1964). Draft 3's abstract also names PAPER_1165 for triangular-identity precedent and PAPER_1472/1479 for SO_5-identity precedent.

2. **Section 4 replaced with cross-scale landscape table.** Draft 1's Section 4 ("PAPER_1964 Framework Instantiation") displayed only 3 rows (PAPER_1917, PAPER_1962, this paper) — implying this paper was the third instance. Draft 3's Section 4 expands the table to 8+ rows spanning FRB, PTA, multimessenger, T_CMB, galactic 1.5, framework naming, and CMB l_1. The Draft 1 framing that this paper was "the third instance" was substantially incorrect.

3. **Language throughout softened.** Draft 1 used "novel" freely; Draft 3 uses "specific new," "instance of a well-established pattern," and "adds one specific CMB-first-peak instance." "Novel" is retained only where narrowly justified (i.e., the specific `2·SO_5·(SO_5+1)` identity applied specifically to CMB l_1 is new).

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