Helicity as Topological Invariant Linking Fluid Dynamics to Quantum Groups — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Helicity in ideal fluids is a topological invariant (linking number of vorticity flux tubes), and its quantization structure connects classical hydrodynamics to quantum groups and TQFT. | MATH: Helicity \( H = ∫ v · ω \, d^3x \), with \(ω = ∇ × v\). For disjoint flux tubes \(i,j\) with circulations \(Γ_i\), \(H = ∑_i Γ_i^2 \, Link(C_i,C_i) + 2∑_{i Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com