How to read

How to read TECT

TECT is a 530+ Math-note framework. Reading every note linearly is not the intended path. Three reading tracks by audience.

Track A — physicist who wants the bottom line (1–2 hours)

1. Home — scoreboard.
2. Pillar-5 (T7 topological charge) — easiest pillar, sets vocabulary.
3. Pillar-9 (T7 Newton G) — derives $G$ from condensate elasticity.
4. Pillar-7 (T7 Lorentz emergence) — addresses 'isn't BCC anisotropic?'
5. Pillar-4 (T6 mass spectrum) — current focus; conditional on Lemma B + E_3'.
6. Pillar-10 (T0+T2) — why TECT is currently a partial TOE.

Track B — peer reviewer auditing a specific claim

1. Identify the claim's pillar.
2. Read Pillar-N — links the relevant Math notes.
3. Open the cited Math note(s) in note/ directory.
4. Cross-check against paper/ if a published version exists.
5. Open code/pde/ or code/supplementary/ for the numerical artefact.

Devil's-advocate reviews are in §6 of every Math note (CLAUDE.md §6.3.1).

Track C — contributor looking for an open problem

1. Open-questions — active items, labeled by pillar and tier.
2. Pick one matching your expertise.
3. Read the linked Math note for full context.
4. Email jtkor@outlook.com if you intend to attempt a closure.

Conventions

All English. All math in LaTeX. Status tiers are T0–T7 (CLAUDE.md §7). 'PROVED' without further qualification means T7. Avoid promotional adjectives ('essentially proved', 'almost closed'); they are §6.3.5(a) audit violations.