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Geometry & Algebra

The Spectral Geometry of the 600-Cell

DOI
10.5281/zenodo.18985777
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This paper provides the complete spectral analysis of the 600-cell adjacency matrix — the foundational computational result on which much of Pentagon Physics rests. The 600-cell has 120 vertices, each connected to 12 neighbours. Its adjacency matrix has nine distinct real eigenvalues, all in ℚ(√5): {30, 12, 6φ, 6/φ, 2+√5, 2−√5, −2+√5, −2−√5, −6}. The Galois automorphism √5 → −√5 maps each eigenvalue to its conjugate. The discriminant selection rule Δ = φ² − λ/3 divides them into propagating (λ > 3φ²) and frozen (λ < 3φ²) modes. All subsequent derivations in Pentagon Physics use this spectral data.

\[ \text{Spectrum}(A_{600}) = \{30, 12, 6\varphi, 6/\varphi, 2\pm\sqrt{5}, -2\pm\sqrt{5}, -6\} \subset \mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{5}) \]
Key Result
Complete 600-cell eigenvalue spectrum — foundational result for all Pentagon Physics derivations
Precision
All eigenvalues exact in ℚ(√5)