The Folman Phase Spine and the Sealed π/8 Reference-Switch Test

Can one atom interferometer distinguish continuous laboratory clocking from a single final quantum projection? Version: 4.0 Concept DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20123495 Author: Ali Attar Website: quantumtraction.org Main book anchor: Quantum Traction Theory: Main Book v10.01, pp. 158-160 and 560-562 This paper turns the Folman atom-chip phase programme into a prospective, two-instrument reference-switch test. The same full-loop Stern-Gerlach source is read once through a continuously laboratory-referenced channel and once through an open-loop coherent reference followed by one final projection. The primary ratio is now fixed in its corrected orientation: \[ { Rref := S_T/S_τ = {∂_ΩφT→τ} {∂_Ωφ_τ} } \] The two point predictions are separated before data: \[ { HQTT:\ Rref=cos\!(π/8) =0.9238795325112867 } { Hstd:\ Rref=1 } \] The predicted separation is \(1-cos(π/8)=0.0761204674887133\), a 7.612% slope effect. Independent injected-phase gains are applied before forming the ratio. Two reductions of one record cannot instantiate the test: after calibrated coordinate relabeling they return \(Rref=1\). The physical source-to-readout map is \[ p_c(kΩ) = { Tr}\![ Π_c⁽ᵏ⁾ ( R_c∘ Uₗₒₒₚ(Ω,A))(ρ_0) ], c∈\{τ,T\}. \] Eight hardware and covariance eligibility gates, duplicate-channel nulls, signed-area and rotation reversals, gain ladders, and four mutation tests are frozen in the reconstruction package. A failed gate produces no foundational verdict. Public preregistration seal: 0812296b3cd13782d81f085d1c8eab16520db0b397090ad9dd9d0e103c1d82d3 The seal is the SHA-256 digest of the canonical JSON lock containing the ratio orientation, QTT and standard targets, equivalence margin, channel definitions, eligibility gates, negative controls, verdict rules, and forbidden post-unblinding mutations. Zenodo timestamps that lock before qualifying target data exist. The paper also retains the joined clock/access test \[ ηclk=|Γ|^2, V/V_0=|Γ|, Δ XΔ P≥/2(1-|Γ|^2), \] with the saturated-window trident \[ { U_X+(V/V_0)^2=1, U_X:=2Δ XΔ P/ }. \] Existing self-interfering-clock, geodesic-phase, cubic-phase, and full-loop Stern-Gerlach experiments establish the relevant technological and structural capabilities. They are not reported here as an observation of \(cos(π/8)\). Status: CORRECTED-RATIO-ORIENTATION-LOCKED PHYSICAL-TWO-INSTRUMENT-NO-GO-AND-ELIGIBILITY-CLOSED HASHED-PREREGISTRATION-VERIFIED YELLOW-SEALED-EXECUTION-PENDING Reader routes: QTT Lexicon Two Universes Corpus Tree concept entry The current PDF is the first and default preview file. The reconstruction ZIP contains the LaTeX source, canonical lock, fit-packet schema, analyzer, mutation-aware verifier, machine receipt, render audit, and complete SHA-256 manifest.