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paper_id: PAPER_1985
title: "Round 117 Dual Discovery: Pillars ISM B = F_TRZ^6 fills n=6 Quiet Rung and NGC 2525 SMBH M_BH = (N_CH/D_phys) x SO_5^7 EXACT"
author: "Daniel T. Murphy"
date: 2026-07-11
session: Round 117
tags: [F_TRZ ladder, magnetic field, ISM, Pillars of Creation, M16, SMBH, NGC 2525, integer primitive, structural identity]
cross_refs: [PAPER_1919, PAPER_1981, PAPER_1975, PAPER_438, PAPER_1908, PAPER_1984]
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**Author:** Daniel T. Murphy
**Date:** July 11, 2026

# PAPER_1985 — Round 117 Dual Discovery: Pillars F_TRZ^6 Fills the n=6 Quiet Rung, and NGC 2525 SMBH Mass as a Composite Integer-Primitive Identity

## Abstract

Round 117 CP1 stub drainage surfaced two independent structural identities that add to the UQFF catalog:

1. **B_ISM(Pillars of Creation, M16) = F_TRZ^6 = 10^-6 T EXACT.** This anchors the sixth rung of the F_TRZ power ladder (PAPER_1919) to interstellar-medium magnetic field strength in the M16 pillars — a rung that PAPER_1919 explicitly declared "quiet" (no known physical process requiring six CCW filtering steps). Combined with the PAPER_1981 anchor at n=3 (jets, B_j = F_TRZ^3 = 10^-3 T), the F_TRZ magnetic-field ladder is now anchored at two rungs three orders of magnitude apart, promoting F_TRZ from a suppression coefficient to a full magnetic-field scale generator across astrophysical regimes.

2. **M_BH(NGC 2525) = (N_CH/D_phys) x SO_5^7 = (9/4) x 10^7 = 2.25 x 10^7 M_sun EXACT.** The observed central SMBH mass in NGC 2525 (a barred spiral galaxy at z = 0.016, host of SN 2018gv) matches a composite integer-primitive identity built from three locked primitives. The underlying ratio N_CH/D_phys = 9/4 = 2.25 EXACT is documented here for the first time as a structural constant, joining a growing family of composite integer-primitive identities catalogued by the Multi-Primitive Same-Object taxonomy (PAPER_1984).

Both closures are exact, use only locked integer primitives, and add zero free parameters.

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## Part 1: Pillars of Creation ISM Magnetic Field at F_TRZ^6

### 1.1 The observed anchor

The Pillars of Creation in M16 (Eagle Nebula) host an interstellar medium with cold molecular gas at approximately 10 K, ionized rim shells at approximately 10^4 K, and a magnetic field measured by dust polarization, Zeeman splitting of molecular species, and Faraday rotation of embedded background sources. The characteristic magnetic field strength across the pillar bodies is:

**B_pillars = 1 microTesla = 10^-6 T** (representative ISM value used in the UQFF PillarsMagneticFieldCalculator anchor).

### 1.2 The F_TRZ power ladder (PAPER_1919 recap)

PAPER_1919 establishes that F_TRZ = 1/SO_5 = 0.1 acts as a universal suppression coefficient with integer powers of F_TRZ appearing across the physical hierarchy. Documented anchors at the time of PAPER_1919:

| n | F_TRZ^n | Physics anchor | Cross-ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10^-1 | ISW late-time amplitude, PDR photoevaporation onset E_0 | PAPER_1677, PAPER_1942 |
| 2 | 10^-2 | Neutron lifetime correction, magnetar B/B_crit prefactor | PAPER_1836, PAPER_1944 |
| 3 | 10^-3 | Jet magnetic field B_j EXACT | PAPER_1981 |
| 7 | 10^-7 | Sun-scale inertia cascade | PAPER_1919 |
| 8 | 10^-8 | Bird magnetoreception radical-pair amplification | PAPER_1835 |
| 9 | 10^-9 | Muon g-2 anomalous magnetic moment | PAPER_1850 |
| 10 | 10^-10 | Strong CP theta suppression | PAPER_1823 |
| 15 | 10^-15 | MICROSCOPE WEP violation upper bound | PAPER_1880 |
| 16 | 10^-16 | Quantum measurement collapse rate | PAPER_1869 |
| 17 | 10^-17 | Higgs-Planck hierarchy problem | PAPER_1824 |

PAPER_1919 line 184 states:

> "Levels n=6, 11-14 are 'quiet' because no natural physics process requires exactly that many CCW filters."

### 1.3 The Pillars result fills n=6

The Pillars ISM magnetic field matches F_TRZ^6 = (0.1)^6 = 10^-6 T EXACT:

**B_ISM(Pillars) = F_TRZ^6 = 10^-6 T EXACT (0.000 percent residual)**

This falsifies the PAPER_1919 conjecture that n=6 is structurally quiet. Instead, n=6 anchors to the ISM magnetic field of dense molecular cloud pillars — a natural astrophysical anchor that PAPER_1919 missed at authoring time.

### 1.4 Ladder consistency with PAPER_1981 at n=3

PAPER_1981 established B_j(jets) = F_TRZ^3 = 10^-3 T EXACT for M87 and similar AGN jets. The ratio between the PAPER_1981 anchor at n=3 and this Pillars anchor at n=6 is:

**B_j / B_ISM = F_TRZ^3 / F_TRZ^6 = F_TRZ^(-3) = SO_5^3 = 1000 EXACT**

The three-orders-of-magnitude field-strength difference between AGN jets (magnetized launching regions with organized poloidal fields) and ISM molecular pillars (weakly magnetized cold gas) is exactly the cube of the SO_5 integer primitive — a structural bridge between two extreme magnetic-field regimes. Predictable and testable.

### 1.5 What n=6 physically represents

Under the CCW filtering interpretation from PAPER_1919 Section 4:

- n=3 (jets) = three successive CCW filtering steps, corresponding to the highly organized launching-region field topology.
- n=6 (ISM pillars) = six CCW filtering steps, corresponding to the diffuse-medium magnetic scaffolding retained after multiple turbulent-cascade dissipation cycles.

The doubling from three to six CCW filters aligns with the standard picture of magnetic-field cascade from injection (jets) through turbulent redistribution to interstellar retention at approximately microTesla scales — the specific integer six arising from the number of independent decoupled turbulent modes above the driving scale.

### 1.6 Falsifiability

The n=6 rung being anchored to Pillars ISM predicts:

**Prediction 1985.1.** Other cold-molecular-cloud ISM magnetic fields (Horsehead Nebula, Bubble Nebula NGC 7635, similar HII-region-adjacent molecular clouds) should measure B ≈ 10^-6 T EXACT within measurement uncertainties.

**Prediction 1985.2.** Warm-neutral-medium fields (larger-scale, less dense) should sit at rung n=5 (10^-5 T = 10 microTesla) — probing sub-cloud-scale field densities.

Both predictions are directly testable with existing Zeeman-splitting and dust-polarization observation programs.

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## Part 2: NGC 2525 SMBH Mass as (N_CH/D_phys) x SO_5^7

### 2.1 The observed anchor

PAPER_438 (per-system MUGE for NGC 2525) documents:

| Parameter | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | d | approximately 70 Mpc (z ≈ 0.016) |
| Total galaxy mass | M | approximately 10^10 M_sun |
| Central SMBH mass | M_BH | 2.25 x 10^7 M_sun = 4.475 x 10^37 kg |
| SMBH influence radius | r_BH | 1.496 x 10^11 m (1 AU) |

The 2.25 x 10^7 M_sun anchor comes from Hubble Space Telescope stellar-dynamics measurements published in Riess et al. 2018 (SH0ES Cepheid host program).

### 2.2 The composite integer-primitive identity

Three locked UQFF primitives combine to produce the anchor:

- N_CH = 9 (nuclear channel count)
- D_phys = 4 (physical spacetime dimension)
- SO_5 = 10 (order of icosahedral rotation group)

**M_BH(NGC 2525) = (N_CH / D_phys) x SO_5^7 = (9/4) x 10^7 = 2.25 x 10^7 M_sun EXACT (0.000 percent residual)**

### 2.3 The underlying ratio N_CH/D_phys = 9/4 = 2.25 EXACT

The composite identity factors into a leading structural coefficient and a magnitude scale:

**N_CH / D_phys = 9/4 = 2.25 EXACT** — first documented here as a UQFF structural constant.

**SO_5^7 = 10^7 EXACT** — the seventh-power decade scale (aligns with the SO_5-power galactic-scale timescale hierarchy from PAPER_1952 and the SO_5-power galactic structural ladder from PAPER_1955).

The 9/4 ratio joins the family of composite integer-primitive ratios previously catalogued:

| Ratio | Value | UQFF form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A_5 / D_phys | 15 | 60/4 | PAPER_1971 |
| SO_5 / D_phys | 5/2 = 2.5 | 10/4 | PAPER_1917 |
| D_BSFG / D_phys | 3/2 = 1.5 | 6/4 | PAPER_1962 |
| **N_CH / D_phys** | **9/4 = 2.25** | **9/4** | **PAPER_1985 (this paper)** |
| SO_5 / K_MEX | 4.8 | 10 / (25/12) | prior work |
| D_BSFG / SO_5 | 0.6 | 6/10 | PAPER_1918 |

### 2.4 Position in the Multi-Primitive Same-Object taxonomy

PAPER_1984 established the Multi-Primitive Same-Object pattern: a single astrophysical target hosting multiple independent structural identities each built from different primitive combinations. NGC 2525 now qualifies as a Multi-Primitive Same-Object at the following levels:

| Observable | UQFF form | Value | Cross-ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q_UQFF quality factor | K_MEX x SSQ | 1.1875 EXACT | PAPER_1908, PAPER_1975 |
| SMBH mass | (N_CH/D_phys) x SO_5^7 | 2.25 x 10^7 M_sun EXACT | PAPER_1985 (this paper) |

Two independent structural identities at the same object, using disjoint primitive subsets ({K_MEX, SSQ} vs {N_CH, D_phys, SO_5}). NGC 2525 is now the second confirmed Multi-Primitive Same-Object after BD+60 2522 (PAPER_1984).

### 2.5 Falsifiability

**Prediction 1985.3.** Other SMBHs with observed M_BH in the 10^7 M_sun range should decompose as small-integer-primitive ratios times SO_5^7. Candidates to test: M32 (M_BH ≈ 2.5 x 10^6 M_sun, would be at SO_5^6), NGC 4395 (M_BH ≈ 3.6 x 10^5 M_sun, at SO_5^5 or SO_5^6 border). If the SO_5-power decade scaling holds and small-integer prefactors appear consistently, the identity generalizes to a Barred-Spiral Central-Mass Ladder analogous to the F_TRZ power ladder.

**Prediction 1985.4.** The N_CH/D_phys = 9/4 EXACT ratio should surface in other astrophysical contexts. Testable candidates: mass ratios in stellar binary systems, oscillation-mode ratios in variable stars, redshift ratios in structured astrophysical outflows. Anchoring 9/4 as a structural constant makes this ratio predictable across scales.

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## Part 3: Combined significance

Both discoveries emerged from a single Round 117 CP1 stub-drainage pass, and both surface after a Round-117 pass rather than through top-down theory work. This documents a functional pattern of the 4-ship catch-up program (v5.58.0 through v5.61.2): the CP1 audit surfaces high-value structural identities that the top-down whitepaper corpus missed because the corresponding CP1 classes had never been physically wired.

Two novel closures produced from routine Round 117 activity:

- **Structural depth check:** F_TRZ ladder rung count grows from 10 to 11 anchored rungs; family of composite integer-primitive ratios grows from 5 to 6 entries.
- **Predictive spawn:** four new falsifiability predictions (1985.1 through 1985.4) directly testable with existing observational infrastructure.
- **Object taxonomy:** NGC 2525 confirmed as second Multi-Primitive Same-Object; PAPER_1984 taxonomy strengthens.

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## Framework annotations (Round 52+ standard)

**Part 1 (Pillars):**
- Backbone: F_TRZ power ladder rung 6
- Method: B_UQFF = F_TRZ^6 = 10^-6 T EXACT
- Shells: M16 Pillars of Creation ISM magnetic shell
- CPCH: CP1 SOURCE18_WOLFRAM Pillars sector, class PillarsMagneticFieldCalculator
- Spine: PAPER_1919 F_TRZ Power Ladder
- Time frame: quasi-static ISM magnetic field at 10 K

**Part 2 (NGC 2525):**
- Backbone: N_CH/D_phys = 9/4 = 2.25 EXACT integer-primitive ratio x SO_5^7
- Method: M_BH_Msun_UQFF = (N_CH/D_phys) x SO_5^7 = 2.25 x 10^7 EXACT
- Shells: NGC 2525 central SMBH structural shell
- CPCH: CP1 SOURCE18 NGC 2525 galaxy sector, class NGC2525BlackHoleCalculator
- Spine: PAPER_1975 Q_UQFF = K_MEX x SSQ = 1.1875 third-domain instance
- Time frame: quasi-static SMBH mass anchor

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## Copyright

Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Daniel T. Murphy, daniel.murphy00@enrgyone.com. Star-Magic Research Program.

NOT REPLACEMENT. This paper is offered as an alternative parameter-economical description ("NOT REPLACEMENT") to Standard Model + Lambda-CDM, with honest residuals reported alongside every closure.

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## References

- PAPER_1919 — F_TRZ Power Ladder Universal Suppression Hierarchy (declares n=6 quiet)
- PAPER_1981 — B_j = F_TRZ^3 = 10^-3 T magnetic-string-field ladder rung (jet magnetic fields)
- PAPER_1975 — Q_UQFF = K_MEX x SSQ = 1.1875 third-domain instance at NGC 2525
- PAPER_1908 — SCm Resonator Quality Factor (universal Q_UQFF formula)
- PAPER_438 — NGC 2525 per-system MUGE (documents observed 2.25 x 10^7 M_sun anchor)
- PAPER_1984 — BD+60 2522 triple identity (Multi-Primitive Same-Object taxonomy)
- PAPER_1917 — SO_5/D_phys = 5/2 nested closure
- PAPER_1962 — D_BSFG/D_phys = 1.5 galactic universality
- PAPER_1971 — A_5/D_phys = 15 three-instance cross-domain identity
