Rest-State Inversion

The paper

Research in progress

Rest-State Inversion is a developing framework, and this site is its primary place of disclosure and critique. These notes record where each derivation and numeric claim in the paper stands: which results interpret known physics, which reproduce known measurements, and which are new predictions that experiments can test. Many are open research questions, the next steps in a developing theory, and we invite physicists, mathematicians and careful readers to help advance them. When a contribution settles a question, it is marked Concluded and the contributor is credited by name.

How you can help

  1. Pick a question marked Open or Partially resolved below. Each one says exactly what is needed.
  2. Work out a solution: a derivation, a calculation, a source, or a test design.
  3. Send it with the question's title, by email to jack@rsitheory.com. If it settles the question, it is marked Concluded and you are credited by name here and in the revised paper.

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Open

Work in progress. Contributions are welcome.

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Partially resolved

The paper's wording or numbers have been refined. A deeper question is still being developed, and contributions are welcome.

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Concluded

Settled. Nothing further is needed.

All open questions at a glance

QuestionStatusHow you can help
Entanglement in a single mediumOpenShow that the flow of one incompressible medium in three-dimensional space reproduces the joint wave function quantum mechanics uses for entangled particles.
The neutron lifetime and the mediumOpenEstimate the size of the direction-dependent effect RSI predicts, or check existing beam measurements for a variation with the sidereal day.
The Planck frequency as the medium's heartbeatPartially resolvedUse the Planck frequency directly to derive a measurable effect, such as time dilation or a particle lifetime.
The vacuum catastrophe and the Bekenstein boundPartially resolvedShow why the medium's baseline energy does not gravitate, and derive the observed vacuum energy density of about 5 × 10⁻¹⁰ J/m³.
The 137 ratioPartially resolvedDerive the value 137.036 from the properties of the medium.
The linear density of the mediumPartially resolvedFind an independent way to derive or measure the medium's density, so that the speed of light becomes a prediction.
The RSI LagrangianPartially resolvedExpress the Lagrangian's coefficients through Ξ and μ, and derive its field equations.
Why matter outnumbers antimatterPartially resolvedEstimate how strongly the medium's handedness tilts knot survival at formation, and compare it with the observed ratio of about six protons for every ten billion photons.
The proton-to-electron mass ratio, 6π⁵Partially resolvedDerive the π⁵ factor explicitly, and explain the remaining 0.0346 difference from the measured ratio.
Why charge comes in thirdsPartially resolvedDerive from the medium's equations why a loop's wake twist comes in steps of 120°, and why a braid of four loops cannot hold together.
The charged lepton massesPartially resolvedDerive the two geometric numbers that fix the charged lepton masses, √2 (Koide's 45°) and the phase 2/9, from the topology of the 720° loop.
The 0.73 N tension from the electronPartially resolvedDerive the 4π² factor from the energy bound, and use the tension to predict something beyond the electron.
The electron mass from the Inversion EfficiencyPartially resolvedDerive the electron's loop radius, 1.93 × 10⁻¹³ m, from the 0.73 N tension alone.
The 0.73 coincidencesPartially resolvedFind a dimensionless ratio built from the tension that equals 0.73, or show that none exists.
The Bohr radiusPartially resolvedIdentify a small deviation from the standard atomic shell spacing that RSI predicts and standard physics does not.
The lifetime law for dissonant knotsPartially resolvedDefine C and Rₙ, and reproduce the measured muon and tau lifetimes.
The neutron–proton mass differencePartially resolvedCalculate the extra energy of a down loop's winding compared with an up loop's, and test whether it gives the neutron–proton mass difference of 1.293 MeV.
The 1.75 arcsecond bending of starlightPartially resolvedDerive the factor of 2 in the refractive index from the medium's tension and density.
The vortex flow term for galaxy rotationPartially resolvedExpress β through Ξ and μ, and test the predicted rotation curves against the 175 SPARC galaxies.
The 1.5° alignment of the CMB dipole and the bulk flowPartially resolvedDerive the predicted offset angle from the toroid's geometry, and compare it with the measured 12° to 21°.
Entrainment and stellar aberrationPartially resolvedShow how the RSI medium reproduces stellar aberration together with the Michelson-Morley and Sagnac results.
The Madelung translationPartially resolvedFind a situation where the RSI medium predicts a different quantum phase from standard theory.
The Tully-Fisher deltaPartially resolvedTest the predicted 5 to 7% rotation difference using a public catalogue such as Cosmicflows-4.
Muon lifetime in dense matterPartially resolvedCalculate the predicted change in muon lifetime for a specific shield and muon energy.
The muon g-2Partially resolvedDerive the constant k ≈ 0.94 from the geometry of the knot.
Gravity Probe BPartially resolvedFind a measurement in which rotational drag in the RSI medium differs from General Relativity.
Casimir force and sonoluminescencePartially resolvedTurn either prediction into a number for a realistic laboratory setup.
The GW150914 strainPartially resolvedDerive a strain formula from the medium's tension and density, and compare it with LIGO's measured waveform.
Dark energy as dynamic pressurePartially resolvedDerive ρ_ec and v_flow from the medium, and show that they match the observed dark-energy density.
The Tolman surface brightness testPartially resolvedState RSI's predicted dimming exponent, and compare it with galaxy survey data.
The Lopez ringsPartially resolvedPredict a checkable property of giant ring structures, such as how often they should occur.
The flow beyond ShapleyPartially resolvedMeasure whether the bulk flow stays coherent at about 150 to 250 km/s at 300 h⁻¹ Mpc, aligned with the Great Attractor direction, using Cosmicflows-4 together with the DESI peculiar velocity survey.
The CMB spectrum and acoustic peaksPartially resolvedDerive the 2.725 K temperature, the blackbody spectrum, or the acoustic peaks from the medium.
The muon shadow testPartially resolvedPredict the size of the lifetime change for a stated shield and muon energy, or help design the experiment.
Gravity and light at the same speedConcludedNothing further needed.
The heartbeat equation E = n · h · νₚConcludedNothing further needed.

Open

Work in progress. Contributions are welcome.

From Chapter VIII: Phenomenological Evidence: Time Dilation, Lensing, and Anisotropy

From Chapter IX: Predictive Verifications: Testing the Residuals

Partially resolved

The paper's wording or numbers have been refined. A deeper question is still being developed, and contributions are welcome.

From Chapter I: The Fundamental Baseline of Reality

From Chapter I: The Fundamental Baseline of Reality

From Chapter II: The Genesis of Mass and Subatomic Architecture

From Chapter III: The Mechanics of the Medium

From Chapter III: The Mechanics of the Medium

From Chapter III: The Mechanics of the Medium

From Chapter IV: Atomic Architecture: The 137-Lock and the Mass of the Proton

From Chapter IV: Atomic Architecture: The 137-Lock and the Mass of the Proton

From Chapter IV: Atomic Architecture: The 137-Lock and the Mass of the Proton

From Chapter IV: Atomic Architecture: The 137-Lock and the Mass of the Proton

From Chapter IV: Atomic Architecture: The 137-Lock and the Mass of the Proton

From Chapter IV: Atomic Architecture: The 137-Lock and the Mass of the Proton

From Chapter IV: Atomic Architecture: The 137-Lock and the Mass of the Proton

From Chapter IV: Atomic Architecture: The 137-Lock and the Mass of the Proton

From Chapter V: The Unification of Force: Field Pressure and Refractive Gravity

From Chapter V: The Unification of Force: Field Pressure and Refractive Gravity

From Chapter VII: Galactic Hydrodynamics: Vorticity and the Dark Matter Solution

From Chapter VII: Galactic Hydrodynamics: Vorticity and the Dark Matter Solution

From Chapter VII: Galactic Hydrodynamics: Vorticity and the Dark Matter Solution

From Chapter VIII: Phenomenological Evidence: Time Dilation, Lensing, and Anisotropy

From Chapter IX: Predictive Verifications: Testing the Residuals

From Chapter IX: Predictive Verifications: Testing the Residuals

From Chapter IX: Predictive Verifications: Testing the Residuals

From Chapter IX: Predictive Verifications: Testing the Residuals

From Chapter IX: Predictive Verifications: Testing the Residuals

From Chapter XI: Theoretical Consistency: LIGO Constraints and PPN Limits

From Chapter XI: Theoretical Consistency: LIGO Constraints and PPN Limits

From Chapter XIII: The Observational Case Against Expansion: Tolman Brightness, the Lopez Rings, and the Shapley Roadmap

From Chapter XIII: The Observational Case Against Expansion: Tolman Brightness, the Lopez Rings, and the Shapley Roadmap

From Chapter XIII: The Observational Case Against Expansion: Tolman Brightness, the Lopez Rings, and the Shapley Roadmap

From Chapter XIII: The Observational Case Against Expansion: Tolman Brightness, the Lopez Rings, and the Shapley Roadmap

From Appendices

Concluded

Settled. Nothing further is needed.

From Chapter XI: Theoretical Consistency: LIGO Constraints and PPN Limits

From Appendices

What the types mean

Prediction to test
A result only RSI predicts, which an experiment could confirm or refute.
Matches known results
A measurement RSI reproduces, using measured inputs.
Physical reading
RSI's explanation of a relation physics already knows.
Next step
A step the theory is still developing.

Rest-State Inversion calibrates its medium with one measured input: the baseline tension of about 0.73 N is fixed from the electron's rest energy and classical radius. Results that use that calibration to reproduce known values are physical readings or matches with known results. The framework's decisive tests are its predictions.