The Theory of Persistence

Research programmes

Ongoing research

Two empirical programmes currently public. One cascade.

If PT is right, the cascade {3, 5, 7} and the q⁺/q⁻ bifurcation should not be confined to the Standard Model. Two research programmes, presented here, test this transposition in two empirical domains: biology (biopolymers) and colour perception (colour spaces). Other programmes are ongoing internally and will be released later.

Common status : these programmes are still exploratory. Their results are measured, chained, verifiable — but they do not replace PT’s deductive core (43 Standard Model observables, 28 Tier-1 predictions). This page is a portal to each, with code, limits, and ambitions of its own.

Two public transpositions

Life and colour

Why these domains

Two independent tests of the same cascade

A theory that succeeds within its origin domain risks saying nothing elsewhere. PT lends itself to a natural test: is its cascade {3, 5, 7} generic, or particle-physics-specific?

Two deliberately very different domains let us check this without contamination:

  • Biology — combines discrete combinatorics (4 RNA bases, 20 amino acids) and continuous dynamics (folding). If q⁺/q⁻ shows up in biopolymers, it’s a strong signature.
  • Colour perception — PT prediction (3 opponent channels weighted by γ_p) competes directly with existing spaces (Lab, Oklab) whose coefficients are fitted.

If both converge with the PT prediction, the transposition is not coincidence. If one fails, that's a serious signal. The transparency of statuses (private / public, empirical / theoretical) is essential here.

Honesty

What this research is NOT

✗ Not the PT core

The PT core is the 43 Standard Model observables derived from s = 1/2 (cf. Observables). These programmes are in addition — they replace nothing.

✗ Not [THM] theorems

The PT-cascade transposition to biology / colour is not yet a theorem. These are empirically validated analogies, not rigorous derivations.

✗ Not all published

SieveColorSpace has public code; PT_PROTEIN / PT_RNA are in draft / private repo. Code access can be granted under collaboration agreement.

✗ Not proof of PT

If these programmes confirm PT, that's a cumulative argument in its favour. If they fail, that signals the cascade does not transpose — not that the PT core is wrong.

Going further

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