#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ speed_limit_tethering.py What if QCD confinement emerges from preventing v > c? As quarks try to separate, they'd spin faster, approaching c. The "tether" prevents this! """ import numpy as np import scipy.constants as const def analyze_speed_limit_force(name, mass_kg, radius_m, angular_momentum): """Calculate what force prevents v > c for spinning objects""" c = const.c hbar = const.hbar # For spinning sphere I = (2/5) * mass_kg * radius_m**2 omega = angular_momentum / I v_surface = omega * radius_m print(f"\n{name}:") print(f" Natural surface velocity: {v_surface/c:.3f}c") if v_surface > c: # What force would prevent this? # If confined to move at max 0.9c: v_max = 0.9 * c omega_max = v_max / radius_m L_max = I * omega_max # Force needed to prevent exceeding this # This is like a spring force: F = k(r - r0) # Or in QCD: F = σr (string tension!) # The "excess" angular momentum that must be absorbed L_excess = angular_momentum - L_max # This creates a restoring force # F ~ L_excess / r² (dimensional analysis) F_tether = L_excess / (radius_m**2) print(f" Would violate c by factor: {v_surface/c:.1f}") print(f" Tethering force needed: {F_tether:.2e} N") print(f" This looks like QCD confinement!") return F_tether else: print(f" No tethering needed - subcritical") return 0 def test_fusion_hypothesis(): """What if particles fuse when approaching c?""" print("\n" + "="*60) print("FUSION HYPOTHESIS") print("="*60) me = const.m_e hbar = const.hbar # Single electron at nuclear scale r_nuclear = 1e-15 I_single = (2/5) * me * r_nuclear**2 omega_single = (hbar/2) / I_single v_single = omega_single * r_nuclear print(f"Single electron at {r_nuclear*1e15:.1f} fm:") print(f" Would need v = {v_single/const.c:.1f}c") # Two electrons sharing angular momentum I_double = (2/5) * (2*me) * r_nuclear**2 omega_double = hbar / I_double # Shared angular momentum v_double = omega_double * r_nuclear print(f"\nTwo electrons sharing spin:") print(f" Combined v = {v_double/const.c:.1f}c") print(f" Reduction factor: {v_single/v_double:.1f}") # Energy released E_spin_single = 0.5 * I_single * omega_single**2 E_spin_double = 0.5 * I_double * omega_double**2 E_released = 2*E_spin_single - E_spin_double print(f"\nEnergy budget:") print(f" Released in fusion: {E_released/const.e/1e6:.1f} MeV") print(f" This could be mass-energy!") def main(): print("SPEED OF LIGHT AS THE ORIGIN OF FORCES") print("="*70) print("Hypothesis: Forces emerge to prevent v > c violations") cases = [ ("Free quark", const.m_u, 0.3e-15, const.hbar/2), ("Confined quark", const.m_u, 0.875e-15, const.hbar/2), ("Electron in atom", const.m_e, 5.29e-11, const.hbar), ] tether_forces = [] for case in cases: F = analyze_speed_limit_force(*case) if F > 0: tether_forces.append(F) test_fusion_hypothesis() print("\n" + "="*70) print("PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS:") print("1. The speed of light creates a 'pressure' on spinning objects") print("2. This pressure can be relieved by:") print(" - Fusion (combining spins)") print(" - Tethering (QCD confinement)") print("3. Mass itself might be 'frozen' rotational energy") print("4. E = mc² because m is spin energy that can't exceed c!") if __name__ == "__main__": main()