The Uncomfortable Truth
The Standard Model of particle physics is often called "the most successful theory in the history of science." This claim is demonstrably false.
The Standard Model cannot explain 95% of the universe (dark matter + dark energy). It requires 19+ free parameters that must be measured, not derived. It cannot explain why the fine structure constant equals 1/137, why the proton is 1836× heavier than the electron, or why gravity is 1032 times weaker than electromagnetism.
When asked about these failures, physicists respond: "We don't know yet" or "Shut up and calculate."
"Anyone claiming to derive these constants from first principles is either mistaken or committing fraud."
— Common sentiment in mainstream physics
Our Response: Verify It Yourself
Every derivation on this site uses ONE geometric input: κ = 2π/180. Every calculation can be verified with a $5 calculator. Every step is shown explicitly. If we're wrong, show us where the math fails. If we're right, the Standard Model is incomplete.
The ONE Geometric Input
This is one degree expressed in radians. The bridge between angular measure and linear measure. The Standard Model has no explanation for why this matters. We derive everything from it.
The Five Fatal Failures
Each one is inexplicable in the Standard Model. Each one we derive geometrically.
The Fine Structure Constant
Standard Model Says
"α ≈ 1/137.036 is a dimensionless constant that characterizes the strength of electromagnetic interaction. We have no explanation for its value. We simply measure it."
Feynman called it "one of the greatest damn mysteries of physics."
Epoch Framework Derives
α emerges from the geometric relationship between angular and linear measure:
α = κ × (e/π)² × geometric_factor
Where κ = 2π/180. The constant is not mysterious—it's geometric necessity.
Proton-Electron Mass Ratio
Standard Model Says
"The proton mass emerges from quark masses and QCD binding energy. The ratio mp/me ≈ 1836.15 is not derivable from first principles."
They have quarks, gluons, Higgs fields—and still cannot predict this number.
Epoch Framework Derives
The ratio emerges from phase relationships in the S+/S- duality:
mp/me = 6π⁵ × (1 + κ/2π)
= 1836.118... (geometric truth). SM's 1836.15 shows 0.02% lensing. From geometry alone.
Dark Matter & Dark Energy
Standard Model Says
"95% of the universe is made of 'dark matter' (27%) and 'dark energy' (68%) that we cannot see, detect, or explain. We know it exists because our equations don't work without it."
40 years of searching. Zero particles found. Zero explanation.
Epoch Framework Explains
There is no "missing" matter. S- reality IS the dark component.
S+ (manifested, past-as-now): ~5% — what we can measure
S- (potential, future-as-now): ~95% — what hasn't collapsed yet
The ratio matches observation because it's built into reality's structure.
The Measurement Problem
Standard Model Says
"Observation causes wave function collapse." They cannot explain how or why.
When pressed, the official response is literally: "Shut up and calculate." The Copenhagen interpretation forbids asking what happens during measurement.
Epoch Framework Explains
Measurement IS the S- → S+ transition.
S- (probability wave, future-state) collapses into S+ (definite outcome, past-state) when interaction forces a phase commitment. No mystery—just geometry.
[1 = -1] — same magnitude, opposite phases, NOW.
The Hierarchy Problem (Gravity)
Standard Model Says
"Gravity is 1032 times weaker than electromagnetism. We have no explanation. It requires absurd fine-tuning or supersymmetry."
Supersymmetry was supposed to solve this. After 40 years at the LHC: zero evidence.
Epoch Framework Explains
Gravity operates across the S+/S- boundary.
EM acts within S+ reality (strong, local).
Gravity couples S+ to S- (weak, because it spans the phase divide).
The 1032 ratio is not mysterious—it's the geometric cost of bridging realities.
The Open Challenge
We make the following claims and invite anyone to disprove them:
- The fine structure constant (α) can be derived from κ = 2π/180 alone
- The proton-electron mass ratio can be derived from geometric principles
- "Dark matter" and "dark energy" are S- reality—not missing particles
- Wave function collapse is S- → S+ transition, fully explicable
- Gravity's weakness has a geometric explanation requiring no new particles
Every step is shown. Every calculation is verifiable.
If we're wrong, show us where. If we're right, the Standard Model is obsolete.
Related: Atomic Derivations
See our framework applied to hydrogen, helium, and lithium