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The fundamental parameters of the Standard Model and the physical geometry of macroscopic spacetime emerge entirely from a minimal discrete information theory based on an [8,4] binary error-correcting code. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

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This research aims to show how fundamental parameters and spacetime geometry can emerge from a minimal discrete information framework.

June 23, 2026Open Access

It from Bit at Adlestrop: The Emergence of Spacetime and the Standard Model from a Minimal Information Algebra

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This research aims to show how fundamental parameters and spacetime geometry can emerge from a minimal discrete information framework.
Applied Occam’s razor to derive parameters from a single computational substrate: an [8,4] binary error-correcting code
Demonstrated that the 4.8.8 Archimedean lattice arises from the commutativity of quantum numbers
Provided exact derivations of fundamental constants from topological structures without free parameters.
Fundamental constants, including α−1 ≈137.036 and sin2 θW = 2/9, derived from the proposed framework
Establishing spacetime geometry as emergent from a mathematical representation of bit-level algebra
Clarified the unique mathematical necessity of the 4.8.8 Archimedean lattice in relation to quantum numbers.

Abstract

We demonstrate that the fundamental parameters of the Standard Model and the physical geometry of macroscopic spacetime can be derived entirely from a minimal discrete information theory, applying Occam’s razor to its absolute limit. Inspired by the profound stillness and sudden macroscopic clarity evoked by the railway station at Adlestrop, we postulate a universe constructed from a single computational substrate: an 8,4 binary error-correcting code. In this paper, we present a rigorous formal proof demonstrating that the 4.8.8 Archimedean lattice is not a geometric postulate, but the unique, inescapable mathematical consequence of the commutativity of the code’s independent quantum numbers and the prerequisite of spatial extent. With spacetime geometry shown to be strictly emergent from bit-level algebra, we then provide exact derivations of fundamental constants (including α−1 ≈137.036 and sin2 θW = 2/9) that natively arise from this topological structure without continuous free parameters. 2026-06-20 legacy canon revision: This is a canon-reconciled legacy version. Foundational opening should be recast around record reconstruction The paper retains its historical derivation trail but carries a 2026-06-20 canon revision note identifying current status and superseded claims. 2026-06-21 canon refresh: This version incorporates the 2026-06-21 ANCHOR/DRIFT/PTMS canon refresh and rebuilt local PDF.

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