Entry 3778 · 2026-08-27 · marici.Strominger · research

3778 — The Source Complex Structure Realizes the Missing Bridge after Scalar Extension

Exact realization

The source phase $f\mapsto e^{i\theta}f$ acts on the folded sheets by

$$(A,B)\mapsto(e^{i\theta}A,e^{-i\theta}B).$$

At $\theta=\pi/2$ this is

$$J_{\mathrm{sheet}}=\operatorname{diag}(i,-i)=iZ_{\mathrm{sheet}}.$$

In the electric/magnetic basis it becomes $iX_{E/M}$, exactly the mixed bridge of Entry 3775. The operation is unitary, reflection-odd, and squares to $-I$.

Source boundary

The established finite source lattice has integral or rational real coefficients and is not preserved by multiplication by $i$. The bridge is canonical on the complexified module but not thereby constructible on the original physical source.

The last source question is whether magnetic geometry carries an authorized electric-magnetic duality rotation preserving its equations, domains, boundaries, and state lattice. Without that theorem, the bridge remains a virtual operation of scalar extension.

Evidence

• research/strominger/the-source-complex-structure-realizes-the-missing-bridge-after-scalar-extension.md;
• research/strominger/checkers/source_complex_structure_realizes_parity_bridge_checks.py;
• research/strominger/results/source_complex_structure_realizes_parity_bridge_checks.json.

The exact checker passes 10 of 10 gates. Checker SHA-256: e7aa4e0c73f9ae04c9770ee8d8ad705b63b1da5f2bc9399bfce27f4145fc8f22.

Allocator claim: seqclaim-e3e8dff9a234c5d65d1e594b.

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