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author Cosentino, S.E. Kenneth
author_facet Cosentino, S.E. Kenneth
contents <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>This paper proposes a fundamentally new approach to one of fusion energy's most critical unsolved problems: predicting when a tokamak plasma will disrupt before it happens. Current neural network predictors work well on the machines they are trained on but fail when transferred to new machines — and cannot be trained on ITER at all before ITER exists.</p> <p>The solution comes from mathematics. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19014729">Cross-Stitch Theory</a>, established in Cosentino (2026), shows that the Mathieu group M₁₂ — a rare sporadic symmetry group of order 95,040 — governs coherent magnetic energy release in plasma systems. Its connection to the binary Golay error-correcting code produces a universal resonance window: energy release occurs when a normalised field ratio falls within [0.85, 1.15]. In solar physics this has been validated by 787 predictions across a three day period. In this paper, the same window is mapped onto the tokamak safety factor condition q₉₅/q_rational ≈ 1.0.</p> <p>Testing this against 14 disruption-onset data points extracted from the landmark Hender et al. (2007) review, 93% fall within the window with a mean ratio of 0.999 ± 0.056 — pinned to within 0.1% of the predicted centre. An independent solar simulation study by Gyeltshen et al. (2026) then provides empirical calibration of four new M₁₂ constants, confirming every major CST operational rule from an entirely separate dataset.</p> <p>The paper derives a six-component machine-independent disruption state vector, states six falsifiable predictions testable on existing databases without new experiments, and specifies a four-stage validation protocol. Because the framework is derived from pure symmetry rather than machine-specific data, a predictor built on it can be deployed on ITER from first plasma — the defining advantage over every existing approach.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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spellingShingle M₁₂ Group Symmetry as a Machine-Independent Framework for Tokamak Disruption Prediction
Cosentino, S.E. Kenneth
tokamak disruption prediction; Mathieu group M₁₂; binary Golay code; safety factor; edge safety factor; rational surfaces; MHD stability; ITER; machine-independent predictor; cross-machine transfer; neural network disruption predictor; Cross-Stitch Theory; group theory; sporadic simple groups; disruption state vector; neoclassical tearing modes; resistive wall modes; Greenwald density limit; q₉₅; plasma control; fusion energy; disruption mitigation; massive gas injection; runaway electrons; JET; ASDEX Upgrade; DIII-D; JT-60U; Hender et al; solar cycle; Gyeltshen et al; phase-lock condition; resonance window; Golay minimum distance; Steiner system; Leech lattice
<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>This paper proposes a fundamentally new approach to one of fusion energy's most critical unsolved problems: predicting when a tokamak plasma will disrupt before it happens. Current neural network predictors work well on the machines they are trained on but fail when transferred to new machines — and cannot be trained on ITER at all before ITER exists.</p> <p>The solution comes from mathematics. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19014729">Cross-Stitch Theory</a>, established in Cosentino (2026), shows that the Mathieu group M₁₂ — a rare sporadic symmetry group of order 95,040 — governs coherent magnetic energy release in plasma systems. Its connection to the binary Golay error-correcting code produces a universal resonance window: energy release occurs when a normalised field ratio falls within [0.85, 1.15]. In solar physics this has been validated by 787 predictions across a three day period. In this paper, the same window is mapped onto the tokamak safety factor condition q₉₅/q_rational ≈ 1.0.</p> <p>Testing this against 14 disruption-onset data points extracted from the landmark Hender et al. (2007) review, 93% fall within the window with a mean ratio of 0.999 ± 0.056 — pinned to within 0.1% of the predicted centre. An independent solar simulation study by Gyeltshen et al. (2026) then provides empirical calibration of four new M₁₂ constants, confirming every major CST operational rule from an entirely separate dataset.</p> <p>The paper derives a six-component machine-independent disruption state vector, states six falsifiable predictions testable on existing databases without new experiments, and specifies a four-stage validation protocol. Because the framework is derived from pure symmetry rather than machine-specific data, a predictor built on it can be deployed on ITER from first plasma — the defining advantage over every existing approach.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
title M₁₂ Group Symmetry as a Machine-Independent Framework for Tokamak Disruption Prediction
topic tokamak disruption prediction; Mathieu group M₁₂; binary Golay code; safety factor; edge safety factor; rational surfaces; MHD stability; ITER; machine-independent predictor; cross-machine transfer; neural network disruption predictor; Cross-Stitch Theory; group theory; sporadic simple groups; disruption state vector; neoclassical tearing modes; resistive wall modes; Greenwald density limit; q₉₅; plasma control; fusion energy; disruption mitigation; massive gas injection; runaway electrons; JET; ASDEX Upgrade; DIII-D; JT-60U; Hender et al; solar cycle; Gyeltshen et al; phase-lock condition; resonance window; Golay minimum distance; Steiner system; Leech lattice
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19412716