FIT: Origins and Foundations of the Predictions

Abstract

This manuscript presents a revised account of the assumptions, calculations, and unresolved derivations underlying selected predictions of Fundamental Information Theory (FIT). It examines three central hypotheses: normal neutrino mass ordering with a massless lightest state, a leptonic CP phase within 270°–290°, and a present cold-dark-matter-to-baryon density ratio of 16/3. The neutrino mass sum is presented as a conditional consequence of the mass hypothesis and measured mass-squared differences, rather than an independent prediction. The discussion distinguishes information-theoretic motivation, phenomenological assumptions, established mathematical consequences, and empirical evidence. It explains the missing steps required for a complete physical derivation and corrects earlier claims concerning the fine-structure constant, the electroweak scale, and a proposed minimum distinguishability threshold. This document accompanies “FIT: Testable Predictions.” Together, they supersede the six earlier FIT manuscripts identified in the text as the current formulation of the selected hypotheses. Earlier versions remain historical records. This revision does not constitute retrospective preregistration or claim a complete, experimentally confirmed derivation of the Standard Model. Prepared by Franciscus Gerardus Adrianus van den Berg, independent researcher, with AI assistance in analysis and editing. The author is responsible for the content. This manuscript has not undergone external peer review. Version 1.0 — 12 October 2026.