This theorem reveals neutrinos must be Majorana fermions, indicating profound implications for leptogenesis.
I prove that any neutral spin-½ fermion on a 4D Lorentzian spin manifold (M,g) with w₂(M)=0, admitting a CPT-stable vacuum sector and carrying no unbroken gauge U(1) charge, must be a Majorana fermion. The Dirac alternative is algebraically excluded. The proof rests on: (i) the CPT theorem (Jost–Streater–Wightman), (ii) the Atiyah–Bott–Shapiro classification of real Clifford modules identifying Cl₃,₁(ℝ) ≅ M₄(ℝ), (iii) Bott periodicity mod 8 with KO-dimension indexing, (iv) Galois descent for Spin(3,1)-bundles. Seesaw mass M_R ≠ 0 is forced; leptogenesis becomes algebraic necessity with floor M_R ≳ 10⁹ GeV (thermal) or ≳ TeV (resonant). By 2033 CUPID + LEGEND-1000 + nEXO will cover the IO band. Genuinely falsifiable within a decade. Version 6.1 — Final manuscript: 8 theorems (all proved), 9 references, complete falsification protocol. Experimental decision by 2033 via CUPID, LEGEND-1000, nEXO covering the inverted ordering band. SHA-256: 94f539c49b4e903573582bb86a2ec11f880e70e4e72ddaa85788967efbe2a310. OpenTimestamps proof attached.
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