The QCD Confinement Scale from Causal Coherence: M_obs(4) = 215.6 MeV — A Parameter-Free Prediction of the UAT/UCP Framework

TECHNICAL REPORT — ZENODO DEPOSITAuthor: Miguel Ángel PercudaniORCID: 0009-0007-1748-3212 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════SUMMARY══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The Causal Mass Gap equation of the UAT/UCP framework predicts the QCD confinement scale with ZERO free parameters beyond the 7% thermal calibration margin: M_obs(4) = 2R_geom × E_Planck × κ_crit^(1/4) = 215.6 MeV The experimentally measured QCD scale (PDG 2024) is 217 ± 15 MeV. AGREEMENT: 0.66% This result uses three independently calibrated inputs: • R_geom = 0.279182 — laboratory 8-coil interferometer • κ_crit = 10⁻⁷⁸ — Bekenstein bound on particle horizon • E_Planck = 1.22×10²⁸ eV — CODATA 2018 The geometric projection factor 2R_geom = 0.558364 resolves a previously noted factor-of-1.78 discrepancy between the pure resonance energy E(4) = 386 MeV and the observed QCD scale. FALSIFIABLE PREDICTIONS for lattice QCD: • Coherence length in the gluon field: ~5.7 fm • Modified static quark potential at intermediate distances • Topological susceptibility deviation of ~0.7% ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════CONTENTS══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ • LaTeX manuscript (qcd_confinement_UAT_UCP.tex)• Python verification script (qcd_confinement_calculator.py) - Runs in any Colab environment - Requires only NumPy and SciPy - Does not depend on the UAT/UCP digital twin - Uses NO ΛCDM parameters ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════REFERENCES══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ UAT Framework: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17729221UCP Framework: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18210808Unified Action: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21433360Λ Resolution: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.211094248-Coil Metrics: Zenodo (2025)Causal Mass Gap: Zenodo (2026) ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════LICENSE══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)