Visualization · Couplings

The Coupling Web

Which sectors couple, and through which interaction. There is one wave — every line is Ψ∞ coupling to itself on the coordinates the sectors share.

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Electromagnetism — charged sectors couple to the photon (d=2)
Weak — fermion sectors couple to the W/Z (d=2)
Colour — direct contact between the quark sectors d=3, d=4
Gravity — every sector, through the curvature of \(M_\infty\)

Electromagnetism and the weak coupling run through the d=2 boson sector: a charged sector couples to the photon, and a fermion sector to the W and Z, in the d=2 coordinates they share — not by a boson carried between two other sectors. Colour needs no boson sector (it is a kernel contact term), so it joins the two quark sectors directly. Gravity is the curvature of \(M_\infty\) and reaches every sector. Toggle a force to see exactly which sectors it links; click any node or line for detail.

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