12 falsifiable predictions that will make or break Recognition Physics. Each one is precise, measurable, and coming to an experiment near you.
The moment of inertia of a neutron star measures how resistant it is to being spun up or slowed down. Recognition Physics predicts a very specific value for the maximum possible moment of inertia, which should be realized by the heaviest known pulsar.
The calculation emerges from the framework's treatment of matter at extreme densities. When the ledger's information processing capacity is saturated, no additional matter can be recognized in that volume. This creates a hard upper limit on neutron star properties.
Recognition Pressure Cap: There's a fundamental limit to how much matter can be packed into a given volume—not from physical repulsion but from the information processing capacity of the cosmic ledger. This "recognition pressure" provides a fundamental cap on density, fixing the maximum possible mass and moment of inertia for a neutron star.
This differs completely from standard theories that rely on nuclear physics equations of state. Recognition Physics says the limit isn't about how particles repel each other, but about how much information the universe can process in a given region.
If confirmed, this would prove that spacetime itself has computational limits. It would mean the universe literally cannot "think" fast enough to handle matter beyond a certain density. This would be the first direct evidence that reality operates on information-theoretic principles rather than purely physical ones.
The universe is filled with a faint background of gravitational waves—a "hum" of spacetime itself. Recognition Physics predicts a specific minimum level within a specific frequency range.
Thermal Graviton Bath: The discrete nature of spacetime means even empty space has minimum thermal energy—a bath of virtual gravitons. This creates an ever-present background of gravitational waves with a calculable energy density.
The CMB has a near-perfect black-body spectrum. A "μ-distortion" is a tiny deviation caused by energy injection. Recognition Physics predicts a specific non-zero value.
1024-tick "breath" cycle: The universe undergoes a global cycle of 1024 fundamental time-steps. Each cycle's end acts as a "heat dump," releasing specific energy that creates the predicted μ-distortion.
The Dirac CP phase measures charge-parity violation in neutrino oscillations. Recognition Physics predicts a very specific value.
Ledger Geometry: Neutrino oscillations between flavors are determined by geometric pathways on the cosmic ledger. The interference creates a maximal phase shift of exactly -90°.
Zero-neutrino double-beta decay would prove neutrinos are their own antiparticles (Majorana particles). Recognition Physics firmly predicts this process is forbidden.
The calculation comes from the ledger's fundamental requirement for balance. Every recognition event must have a corresponding anti-event. Majorana particles would violate this dual-entry bookkeeping, creating entries that cannot be balanced.
Dual-Parity Ledger Closure: This decay would create an un-erasable "accounting error" in the ledger. The framework's core axioms require perfect balance, making this decay strictly forbidden. Any observation would falsify Recognition Physics.
Think of it like trying to write a check to yourself from your own account and claiming you've created money. The universe's ledger system prevents such violations at the most fundamental level.
Many physicists expect to find Majorana neutrinos. Several experiments are actively searching for this decay. If found, it would revolutionize particle physics—and completely invalidate Recognition Science. This makes it a perfect falsification test: the framework makes a clear, unambiguous prediction that goes against many experts' expectations.
The nEXO experiment will have the sensitivity to detect this decay if it exists at the predicted scales. When it finds nothing, it will be powerful evidence that the universe really does operate on ledger principles.
Discrete spacetime could cause high-energy photons to travel slightly slower than low-energy ones over cosmic distances.
Voxel Hand-off Latency: Photons "hop" between voxels with finite latency. Higher-energy photons interact more strongly, accumulating detectable delays over billions of light-years.
Recognition Physics places a hard upper limit on superconducting temperature at normal pressure. The calculation emerges from the ledger's energy budget for maintaining quantum coherence.
Cooper pairs (the electron pairs that enable superconductivity) require a specific recognition pattern that becomes impossible above 204K at atmospheric pressure. The thermal noise at higher temperatures exceeds the ledger's ability to maintain the delicate quantum correlation between electrons.
Ledger Phonon Budget: The framework's cost-functional proof sets a fundamental limit on vibrational energy for Cooper pairs. This budget is exhausted at 204K, making room-temperature superconductivity physically impossible at ambient pressure.
It's like trying to have a quiet conversation in an increasingly noisy room. Above 204K, the thermal "noise" drowns out the quantum "conversation" between electrons that enables superconductivity. No material property can overcome this—it's baked into the computational structure of spacetime itself.
The dream of room-temperature superconductors has driven decades of research and countless claimed breakthroughs. Recognition Physics says this dream is impossible—not just difficult, but forbidden by the universe's operating system.
Every claim of room-temperature superconductivity (like LK-99) provides a test of the framework. When these claims inevitably fail, they strengthen confidence that Recognition Physics correctly describes reality's fundamental limits.
Note: Higher temperatures ARE possible at extreme pressures, where the compressed lattice changes the ledger dynamics. But at normal atmospheric pressure, 204K is an absolute wall.
These predictions aren't adjustable. They're not fits to data. They're parameter-free consequences of the Meta-Principle. Each experiment brings us closer to the truth.