The kinetic operators of free field theories—scalar, spinor, vector, and tensor—exhibit a striking unity when viewed through the lens of operator topology. We define a space \ (D\) of linear differential operators satisfying natural physical requirements (locality, (anti‑) self‑adjointness, positivity, and gauge invariance where applicable). Equipping \ (D\) with the strong operator topology and taking its closure \ (D\) yields a space in which singular limits (e. g. , infinite mass, vanishing coupling) are included. Our main result (Path-Connectednes) is that the closure \ (D\) is path‑connected in the strong operator topology. This is a topological statement about the extended space; the connecting paths may leave the physically admissible subset and pass through singular limits. The proof is constructive: any operator can be continuously deformed to a universal reference operator \ ( (-) ₒ䃑 0ₑ₄ₒₓ\) using only scaling, direct sums, and sequential replacement of non‑scalar components. Consequently, all standard free kinetic operators lie in a single connected component of D under the strong operator topology. We also introduce stabilising trajectories that drive any operator towards an exponentially stable model, and we project the resulting operators onto concrete evolution equations. The results establish \ (D\) as a unified geometric framework for exploring the space of free field theories.
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Alexander Timmermans
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9b9e385696592c86ec4e7 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19675734