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Euler’s identity eiπ +1 = 0 is traditionally regarded as a static algebraic relation linking fundamental mathematical constants. In this work, we propose a different interpretation within the framework of Viscous Time Theory (VTT) and the Informational Resonance Spiral Viscous Time (IRSVT): Euler’s identity is treated not as a timeless equality, but as the limiting case of a structured dynamical collapse process in an informational manifold. We introduce the Euler Collapse Spiral (ECS) as a geometric object describing coherence-driven spiral trajectories toward collapse, and define Euler Collapse States (ECS nodes) as discrete, detectable events characterized by phase inversion and coherence nullification. A collapse tension functional is formulated, and an Euler collapse exponent is introduced to quantify the approach to the singular limit. We further formalize the convergence mechanism between the coherence gradient ∆C and the attractor field Φα, providing a geometric basis for irreversible logical bifurcations in the IRSVT manifold.To make this framework testable, we introduce a set of numerical diagnostics, including scaling-law estimation, inverse-vorticity collapse-time reconstruction, enstrophy growth analysis, spectral compatibility tests, similarity-coordinate rescaling, and spiral manifold reconstruction, together with robustness and falsification controls. Using time-resolved numerical data, we obtain a consistent validation signature: vorticity exhibits exact power-law blow-up with measured exponent γ = 1.000000 ± O(10-6), inverse vorticity evolves linearly enabling deterministic collapse-time recovery, enstrophy diverges quadratically, inertial-range -5/3 spectral scaling is preserved, and the dynamics collapse onto a smooth logarithmic spiral manifold in similarity coordinates with machine-precision residuals. Multi-precision arithmetic, noise injection, and parameter perturbations confirm that these features are structurally stable and not numerical artifacts. These results support the interpretation of Euler’s identity as the asymptotic signature of an endogenous informational collapse process, in which apparent singularity corresponds to a geometrically ordered contraction in similarity time rather than uncontrolled instability. The ECS framework thus provides a unified geometric and computational perspective on collapse phenomena, with implications for informational geometry, non-stochastic computation, and the emergence of structured attractors in recursive dynamical systems.

The existence of a mass gap in non-Abelian gauge theories remains one of the central open problems in mathematical physics. While traditional approaches rely on continuum formulations and functional analytic techniques, recent work has explored whether gap phenomena may arise from more fundamental discrete, geometric, or informational mechanisms. In this work, we introduce a minimal discrete informational–variational framework in which gap-like behavior emerges from purely local coherence constraints. A scalar informational coherence field defined on a finite lattice is analyzed through a differential coherence operator and a critical threshold condition, termed the Informational Gap Condition (IGC). Within this framework, persistent excitations arise exclusively as collective, super-threshold coherent structures, while subthreshold configurations decay under dissipative dynamics. We formalize this mechanism through structural lemmas governing coherence decay and cluster metastability, and we establish the emergence of a finite excitation gap in the thermodynamic limit. Crucially, the theoretical predictions are supported by numerical validation based on non-perturbative lattice simulations. The validation demonstrates the reconstruction of stable informational curvature structures, the appearance of a finite spectral gap, and scaling behavior consistent with established lattice Yang–Mills results, without the introduction of phenomenological mass terms or external tuning. The proposed model does not constitute a formulation of Yang–Mills theory. Rather, it provides a discrete informational analog that isolates a structural mechanism capable of generating gap phenomena, offering insight into the entropic and geometric foundations of mass emergence and collective stability in non-perturbative field theories. This work is situated within the broader conceptual framework of Viscous Time Theory (VTT), which interprets persistence and stability as emergent properties of informational coherence under local dissipation.

The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer (BSD) conjecture establishes a deep connection between the arithmetic structure of elliptic curves and the analytic behavior of their associated L-functions, yet its conceptual interpretation remains elusive despite extensive partial results. In this work, we propose an informational–geometric reinterpretation of the conjecture within the framework of Viscous Time Theory (VTT), in which arithmetic invariants are mapped to measurable quantities governing informational coherence. Within this framework, the canonical height is interpreted as a coherence potential, the Mordell–Weil rank as the dimensionality of stable coherence directions, and the BSD regulator as an informational volume. The analytic behavior of the L-function near the critical point s = 1 is reinterpreted as a global coherence response of the underlying informational manifold. This leads naturally to a regime-dependent conservation principle for informational coherence, under which the classical BSD identity emerges as a stable balance condition. To test this formulation, we perform independent numerical validation on benchmark elliptic curves with established BSD data. An informational L-function is fitted to empirical analytic profiles, from which informational curvature and volume are derived. The results show strong quantitative agreement between informational volumes and arithmetic regulators, with correlation coefficients exceeding 0.99, and demonstrate robust, rank-dependent stability behavior across curves of varying complexity. The framework is further explored under increasing geometric and topological complexity through higher-genus and synthetic informational models, which exhibit systematic coherence suppression consistent with known arithmetic phenomena. While this work does not claim a proof of the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, it offers a coherent explanatory framework that clarifies its internal structure, geometrically aligns analytic and arithmetic invariants, and opens new avenues for numerical and conceptual investigation.

Overexpression of the H3K36 histone methyltransferase NSD2 in t(4;14) multiple myeloma (MM) is an early, oncogenic event, and understanding its impact on genomic organisation and expression is relevant to understanding MM biology. We performed epigenetic, transcriptional and phenotypic profiling of the t(4;14) KMS11 myeloma cell line and its isogenic translocation knock out (TKO) to characterise the sequelae of NSD2 overexpression. We found a marked global impact of NSD2 on gene expression and DNA organisation implicating cell identity genes; notably the early lymphocyte regulator, LAIR1 and MM cell surface markers, including CD38, a classical marker of plasma cells which was reduced in TKO cells. Plasma cell transcription factors such as PRDM1, IRF4 and XBP1 were unaffected, suggesting a downstream direct gene effect of NSD2 on cell identity. Changes in cell surface markers suggest an altered surface immunophenotype. Our findings suggest a role for NSD2 in maintaining MM cell identity, with potential implications for future therapeutic strategies based on targeting of NSD2.

An effective and efficient method for dealing with ring systems during global optimisation-based crystal structure determination from powder diffraction data.

ABSTRACT This article offers a comparative analysis and interpretation of leadership in the four UK education jurisdictions (Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland), informed by the articles in this special issue and by a project report, all outcomes of an initiative, ‘Educational Leadership, Management and Administration in the United Kingdom: A Comparative Review’, funded by the British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society. The article explores the constructions of leadership in the school systems of the four jurisdictions and the purposes those constructions are fulfilling concerning the governance of education. The comparative analysis identifies four purposes – relational, institutional-reform focused, masking and space-making. This typology of purposes is used to illuminate the different emphases across the jurisdictions. A relational purpose may be discerned more strongly in Wales and Scotland, a neo-liberal institutional-focused purpose more so in England, and relational and neo-liberal threads are intertwined in Northern Ireland in the context of legacies of community divisions. At the same time in all four jurisdictions, each of the purposes is given expression alongside, intermingling with or challenging neo-liberal threads of change and the dynamic between them helps shape the context in which leaders in the school systems create and practise leadership.

A new GPU-accelerated algorithm delivers state-of-the-art performance for molecular crystal structure determination from powder diffraction data.

A comparative study was made on the efficacy of 5, 10 and 35% weight by weight (w/w) hydrogen peroxide solutions when applied using an automated room disinfection system. Six-log biological indicators of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Geobacillus stearothermophilus were produced on stainless steel coupons and placed within a large, sealed, environmentally controlled enclosure. Five percent hydrogen peroxide was distributed throughout the enclosure using a Bioquell hydrogen peroxide vapour generator (BQ-50) for 40min and left to reside for a further 200min. Biological indicators were removed at 10-min intervals throughout the first 120min of the process. The experiment was repeated for 10 and 35% hydrogen peroxide solutions. Five percent and 10% hydrogen peroxide solutions failed to achieve any reduction of MRSA, but achieved full kill of G.stearothermophilus spores at 70 and 40min respectively. Thirty-five percent hydrogen peroxide achieved a 6-log reduction of MRSA after 30min and full kill of G.stearothermophilus at 20min. The concentration of 5% hydrogen peroxide within the enclosure after the 200-min dwell was measured at 9·0ppm. This level exceeds the 15-min Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL) for hydrogen peroxide of 2·0ppm. Users of automated hydrogen peroxide disinfection systems should review system efficacy and room re-entry protocols in light of these results. This research allows hospital infection control teams to consider the impact and risks of using low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide for disinfection within their facilities, and to question automated room disinfection system providers on the efficacy claims they make. The evidence that low concentration hydrogen peroxide solutions do not rapidly, autonomously break down, is in contradiction to the claims made by some hydrogen peroxide equipment providers and raises serious health and safety concerns. Facilities using hydrogen peroxide systems that claim autonomous break down of hydrogen peroxide should introduce monitoring procedures to ensure rooms are safe for re-entry and patient occupation.

IntroductionAnalysis of recent UK Armed Forces combat casualty data has highlighted a significant number of through joint traumatic amputations (TAs), most commonly through knee (through knee amputations (TKAs)). Previously, a consensus statement on lower limb amputation from the UK Defence Medical Services reported better outcomes in some patients with TKAs when compared with those with above knee amputations. This study sought to define the proportion of recent combat casualties sustaining severe lower extremity trauma with acute osseous and soft tissue injury anatomy amenable to definitive TKA.MethodsThe UK Joint Theatre Trauma Registry and post mortem CT (PM-CT) databases were used to identify all UK Armed Forces personnel (survivors and fatalities) sustaining a major extremity TA (through/proximal to wrist or ankle joint) between August 2008 and August 2010. Through knee and all below knee TAs were grouped as ‘potential TKAs’ (pTKAs), that is, possible candidates for definitive TKA.Results146 Cases (75 survivors and 71 fatalities) sustaining 271 TAs (130 in survivors, 141 in fatalities) were identified. The through-joint TA rate was 47/271 (17.3%); 34/47 through-joint injuries (72.3%) were TKAs. Overall, 63/130 TAs in survivors and 66/140 TAs in fatalities merited analysis as the pTKA group. Detailed anatomical data on pre-debridement osseous and soft tissue injury levels were only consistently available for fatalities through PM-CT findings. Further analysis of the soft tissue injury profile revealed that a definitive TKA in the pTKA group (all BKAs as well as TKAs) would have been proximal to the zone of injury (ZOI) in only 3/66 cases.ConclusionsTraumatic TKAs following explosive blast are more common than previously reported. The majority of lower limb TAs are skeletally amenable to a definitive TKA. Maximising residual stump length carries the risks of definitive level amputation within the original ZOI but this study demonstrates that the proximal extent of the soft tissue injury may frequently make this unavoidable. Further work is required to determine the relative merits of definitive below, through and above knee amputations in the short, medium and long term to ensure survivors are subject to minimal complications while maintaining capacity to achieve optimal functional outcomes.