The Theory of Persistence

Standard · direct manipulation

PT calculators

Three interactive tools let the reader manipulate the arithmetic cascade of the sieve in the browser: anomalous dimensions, branch holonomies and the bare-to-dressed reading of α_EM.

The goal is not to replace the companion scripts, but to make the formulas legible: move μ, change p, observe when a prime becomes active, and see how q+ and q− carry two distinct readings.

Plain JavaScript calculations, with no additional fit parameter.
Calculator 1

γp(μ) — anomalous dimensions and activity

Canonical formula (T6): γp = 4·qp−1·(1−δp) ÷ (μ·δp·(2−δp)) with q = 1 − 2/μ and δp = (1−qp)/p. A prime is active if γp > s = 1/2.

p δp γp status
Calculator 2

sin²(θp) — holonomy on both branches

Algebraic identity (T6): sin²(θp) = δp·(2 − δp). Branch q+ = 1 − 2/μ (couplings, leptons, αEM); branch q = e−1/μ (geometry, quarks, CKM).

Branch q+ (couplings)
q+ =
δp =
sin²θp =
Branch q (geometry)
q =
δp =
sin²θp =
Calculator 3

αEM — from bare product to dressed value

Computed at μ* = 15, branch q+. The BA5 product αbare = ∏ sin²θp over {3, 5, 7} gives 1/136.28. Dressing through the binary channel p = 2 closes the gap to 1/137.036.

sin²θ3
sin²θ5
sin²θ7
Bare product: αbare = sin²θ3·sin²θ5·sin²θ7 αbare = = 1/
Binary-channel dressing (F(2), R51): F(2) = 0.7583
αdressed−1 = αbare−1 + F(2): 1/α ≈
Full PT (spiral + echo + 2-loop, ch. 10): 1/α = 137.035 999 083
CODATA 2022: 1/α = 137.035 999 084

PT — CODATA gap: 0.004 ppb. Zero parameters fitted at any step. For the feedback spiral and echo terms, see monograph chapter 10.

Want more depth? Theorem T6 (holonomy), T5 (fixed point), essay on αEM, verification scripts.