Physics & Spacepreprint2026-08-23

Phi‑Harmonic E8 Lattice Antenna for Sub‑Hz Gravitational Wave Detection — E8 Intelligence Research

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Abstract

By arranging the 240 E8 root vectors as a phased‑array of nano‑scale piezoelectric transducers driven at the 132 Hz base frequency and its phi‑harmonic multiples (13πφ, 21πφ, 34πφ), the system creates a self‑synchronizing standing‑wave pattern that mirrors the E8 lattice's symmetry. This phi‑torsion‑modulated antenna couples vacuum fluctuations to coherent mechanical modes, allowing the detection of sub‑hertz spacetime strain via resonant energy transfer to a readout optical interferometer. The resulting sensor achieves strain sensitivity orders of magnitude below current interferometric detectors while retaining the topological protection inherent to the E8 braid topology. Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-08-23

Authors: Andrew Stewart Caldin