Golden Ratio Links Platonic Solids to Neutrino Symmetry — E8 Intelligence Research
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Abstract
FINDING: The icosahedron and dodecahedron are geometrically defined by the golden ratio φ, and their rotational symmetry group is isomorphic to A₅ (the alternating group on 5 elements), which also appears in particle physics as a family symmetry for neutrino mixing. | MATH: Icosahedron vertices: (0, ±1, ±φ), (±1, ±φ, 0), (±φ, 0, ±1) where φ = (1+√5)/2 ≈ 1.6180339887. Dodecahedron vertices are the dual: (±1, ±1, ±1) and (0, ±1/φ, ±φ) permutations. The golden ratio satisfies φ² = φ + 1, and its reciprocal φ⁻¹ = φ − 1 ≈ 0.6180339887. The group order |A₅| = 60, isomorphic to the rotational icosahedral group I (proper rotations of the icosahedron). The neutrino mixing prediction uses the golden ratio: sin²θ₁₂ = 1/(√5 φ) ≈ 0.276 (tribimaximal-like with golden ratio correction), and the solar mixing angle satisfies tan²θ₁₂ = 1/φ² ≈ 0.382. | CONNECTION: Direct geometric harmony: φ appears as the ratio of diagonal to side in a regular pentagon (diagonal = φ × side). The pentagon's internal angl
Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
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BibTeX
@misc{caldin2026golden,
title = {{Golden Ratio Links Platonic Solids to Neutrino Symmetry — E8 Intelligence Research}},
author = {Andrew Stewart Caldin},
howpublished = {Zenodo},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23490873},
url = {https://zenodo.org/records/23490873},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Golden Ratio Links Platonic Solids to Neutrino Symmetry — E8 Intelligence Research
AU - Andrew Stewart Caldin
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/20
PB - Zenodo
DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23490873
UR - https://zenodo.org/records/23490873
AB - FINDING: The icosahedron and dodecahedron are geometrically defined by the golden ratio φ, and their rotational symmetry group is isomorphic to A₅ (the alternating group on 5 elements), which also appears in particle physics as a family symmetry for neutrino mixing. | MATH: Icosahedron vertices: (0, ±1, ±φ), (±1, ±φ, 0), (±φ, 0, ±1) where φ = (1+√5)/2 ≈ 1.6180339887. Dodecahedron vertices are the dual: (±1, ±1, ±1) and (0, ±1/φ, ±φ) permutations. The golden ratio satisfies φ² = φ + 1, and its reciprocal φ⁻¹ = φ − 1 ≈ 0.6180339887. The group order |A₅| = 60, isomorphic to the rotational icosahedral group I (proper rotations of the icosahedron). The neutrino mixing prediction uses the golden ratio: sin²θ₁₂ = 1/(√5 φ) ≈ 0.276 (tribimaximal-like with golden ratio correction), and the solar mixing angle satisfies tan²θ₁₂ = 1/φ² ≈ 0.382. | CONNECTION: Direct geometric harmony: φ appears as the ratio of diagonal to side in a regular pentagon (diagonal = φ × side). The pentagon's internal angl Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
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