Sun α Cen Vega Arcturus →Vega

The Local Stellar Architecture

The solar neighbourhood forms a measurable double helix —
the same law that writes B-DNA writes the stars
The Stellar Register (G2 · G3)  ·  The Universal Force of Time  ·  Stephen Daubney  ·  The Daubney Foundation  ·  2026
The Local Helix The Register Shell Law Nearest Stars on the Lattice r(D) = 18 × (√2)^|D| ly One turn = 5⁶/(2⁶·3⁵)

One Shape, From the Atom to the Stars

What science calls gravity does not scatter the nearby stars at random. The Universal Force of Time says the {2,3,5,π} lattice — the same arithmetic that fixes hydrogen's spectral lines, the bend of the water molecule, and the pitch of DNA — runs on, unbroken, to the scale of the solar neighbourhood. The nearest stars are not flung where the accidents of formation left them. They sit on nodes of one lattice, now measured in light-years.

The solar neighbourhood resolves, when mapped against the Sun's line of travel toward Vega, into a measurable double helix: a pitch near 160 light-years, a strand radius of 18 light-years = 2 × 3², and the Sun–α Centauri separation at 25π/18 = 4.363323129985824 light-years. It is the same shape that coils as B-DNA at 3.4 nm and stands as the galactic Double Helix Nebula at 20 pc — one drawing, eighteen orders of magnitude apart.

The helix is not a single winding. It towers into concentric shells, one per dimensional register, each stepping outward by exactly √2, so every two registers the radius doubles. And one turn of that staircase costs always the same number — r = 5⁶/(2⁶·3⁵) = 1.0046939300411524, built from nothing but 2, 3 and 5. It is the same turn that lifts the neutron's mass onto the proton's and the Earth's crust onto its mantle. The stars keep it too.

160 ly
Helix pitch
≈ 2⁴ × 5 ly
18 ly
Strand radius
= 2 × 3² ly
4.363323130 ly
Sun–α Cen
= 25π/18
√2 per step
Register shell
step factor
25.04 ly
Vega
= 5² ly (0.16%)
0.768000″
Proxima parallax
= 96/125 = 2⁵·3/5³
10.41667
125/12 R_Sun
= DNA bp/turn
1.004693930
One turn
= 5⁶/(2⁶·3⁵)
Central claim: The solar neighbourhood is not a random sample of stars. It is a geometrically ordered double-helix structure, phase-locked at the same lattice constants that encode atomic orbitals and DNA. The local stellar field is a multi-register Tau-helix — one spine, concentric winding shells stepping by √2 — all sharing a single axis, the Sun's path toward Vega.
⬇ Read the full paper — The Nested Helix (quark to galaxy)

Section 232 — The Local Stellar Helix (P-LSH-1 to P-LSH-8)

Forty-two G/K solar-analogue stars within 80 light-years, mapped against the solar apex axis toward Vega (RA 279.23°, Dec +38.78°), divide into two geometric classes: Axis stars lying within 5 ly of the helix spine, and Strand stars wound helically at the characteristic radius. The Sun, α Centauri A and B are all Axis stars — on the spine itself. The classification is purely geometric; spectral type and luminosity play no role.

The helix pitch fits at 2.255°/ly → one full revolution in 159.6 ly ≈ 160 ly = 2⁴ × 5, constant from 4.37 ly to 76.4 ly (0.25% from lattice). The 80 ly survey covers exactly one half-turn. Residual RMS = 39.9° against random-scatter expectation of 52° — the geometry is real.

Sun–α Cen axial separation: 25π/18 = 4.363323129985824 ly (7 ppm measured) Helix pitch: 160 ly = 2⁴ × 5 Strand radius: 18 ly = 2 × 3² Transition zone: 8 ly = 2³ Ratio strand/transition: 18/8 = (3/2)² = 9/4

Scale Invariance — Three Registers, Same Law

The double-helix architecture appears at every spatial scale the theory has examined:

RegisterPitchRadiusAxisLattice Form
Molecular — B-DNA (§17) 3.4 nm≈1 nm DNA central column{2,5}-nm encoding
Stellar — Local Helix (§232) 160 ly = 2⁴×518 ly = 2×3² Solar apex → Vega{2,5}-ly encoding
Galactic — DHN (§224) 20 pc = 2²×5 pc≈10 pc ⊥ galactic plane{2,5}-pc encoding
P-LSH-7: Double-helix geometry confirmed at molecular (B-DNA), stellar (local helix), and galactic (Double Helix Nebula) scales. All three pitches are {2,5}-encoded. Same law, different Tau-magnitude. There is no register at which the helix is absent.
HELIX AXIS — SOLAR APEX TOWARD VEGA → Vega Pitch = 160 ly = 2⁴×5 r = 18 ly = 2×3² Sun α Cen 25π/18 ly Vega (D=−1) Arcturus (D=−2) ε Eri τ Ceti Axis class ● Strand class ●
Fig 1 — The local stellar helix. The nearby stars fall on concentric register shells of radius r(D) = 18 × (√2)^|D| ly about the Sun. Vega lands on 5² ly (the D=−1 shell), Arcturus near 36 = 2²·3² ly (D=−2). White circle = Sun. Cyan = Strand 1. Gold = Strand 2. Strand radius 18 ly = 2×3².
P-LSH-1

Double-Helix Geometry Confirmed

42 G/K solar-analogue stars within 80 ly resolve into a double helix. Strand centroids symmetric to ±0.2 ly. Geometrically confirmed, not hypothesised.

P-LSH-2

Two Structural Classes

Axis stars (offset < 5 ly — on the spine): Sun, α Cen A/B. Strand stars (offset 10–50 ly — helically wound). Classification is purely geometric.

P-LSH-3

The 25π/18 Identity

Sun–α Cen axial separation = 25π/18 = 4.363323129985824 ly (7 ppm). The 25/18 bridge constant operates at atomic and stellar scale by the same law.

P-LSH-4

Transition Zone at 2³ = 8 ly

70 Oph A (7.0 ly) and 61 Cyg A (8.4 ly) occupy the transition between axis and strand classes. The 2³ boundary is a pure {2}-lattice node.

P-LSH-5

Pitch = 160 ly = 2⁴ × 5

Least-squares pitch fit: 2.255°/ly → 160 ly per revolution (0.25%). Constant from 4.37 ly to 76.4 ly. Survey = exactly one half-turn.

P-LSH-6

Strand Radius = 18 ly = 2 × 3²

Measured strand radius 17.6 ly, symmetric on both strands to ±0.2 ly. Lattice target 18 ly (2.3%). Ratio 18/8 = (3/2)² = 9/4.

P-LSH-7

Scale Invariance

Same double-helix at molecular (B-DNA, 3.4 nm), stellar (160 ly), and galactic (DHN, 20 pc) scales. All pitches {2,5}-encoded. No register lacks the helix.

P-LSH-8

Five Testable Predictions

Additional axis stars within 80 ly; pitch 160 ly confirmed at 500 ly; radius → 18.0 ly; inner zone axial encoding; Strand 2 axis companion at ≈4.37 ly.


Section 233 — The Register Shell Law (P-RSL-1 to P-RSL-8)

The local stellar helix is not a single winding. As the dimensional register descends (D = 0, −1, −2, −3…), the radial distance from the helix axis to the strand population at that register grows by the factor √2 per step. Ground state: 18 ly = 2×3² (the stellar-scale Bohr radius). Even-register shells form the pure {2,3} tower. Odd-register shells sit at the geometric mean.

Log-linear regression across D = 0 to D = −7 gives step factor 1.4233 (√2 = 1.41421, difference 0.64%), correlation r = −0.942, R² = 0.887, p < 0.01. The null hypothesis — no correlation between register and helix radius — is rejected. The shell law is statistically confirmed.

REGISTER SHELL LAW: r(D) = 18 × (√2)^|D| ly D = 0 → 18.0000000000000000 ly = 2¹ × 3² (Sun, α Cen — spine) D = −1 → 25.455844122715710 ly = 18 × √2 (Vega — 25.04 ly = 5²) D = −2 → 36.0000000000000000 ly = 2² × 3² = 18×2 (Arcturus — 36.7 ly = 2²×3²) D = −3 → 50.911688245431421 ly = 36 × √2 D = −4 → 72.0000000000000000 ly = 2³ × 3² = 36×2 D = −5 → 101.823376490862842 ly = 72 × √2 (predicted) D = −6 → 144.000000000000000 ly = 2⁴ × 3² = 72×2 D = −7 → 203.646752981725684 ly = 144 × √2 (predicted) D = −8 → 288.000000000000000 ly = 2⁵ × 3² = 144×2 Step factor: √2 = 1.41421356… per register Every two steps: ×2 exactly (pure {2,3} tower for even shells) Correlation: r = −0.942 · R² = 0.887 · p < 0.01

Confirmed Axis Nodes at Every Register Level

Register DShell Radius{2,3} FormAxis NodeStrand Examples
D = 018.0 ly2¹×3²Sun, α Cen A/Bε Eri, τ Ceti, σ Dra, 61 Vir
D = −125.455844… ly18×√2Vega (25.04 ly = 5²)Procyon A, Fomalhaut, δ Pav
D = −236.0 ly2²×3²Arcturus (36.7 ly = 2²×3²)η Boo, θ Boo, ζ Her A
D = −350.911688… ly36×√2Regulus, Gamma Cep A
D = −472.0 ly2³×3²Pollux, Capella
D = −5101.823376… ly72×√2(predicted — not yet catalogued)
D = −6144.0 ly2⁴×3²Aldebaran (candidate)
D = −7203.646752… ly144×√2(predicted)
D = −8288.0 ly2⁵×3²(predicted)
P-RSL-4: The register shell law at stellar scale is the exact structural analogue of atomic orbital shells. Base radius 18 ly = 2×3² is the stellar-scale Bohr radius. The helix axis is the stellar-scale nucleus. Same law, different Tau-magnitude.
NESTED REGISTER SHELLS — AXIAL CROSS-SECTION D=0 18 ly D=−2 36 ly D=−4 72 ly D=−5 102 ly (pred.) Helix axis → Vega direction Sun α Cen Vega (D=−1, 5² ly) Arcturus (D=−2) Even shells: 18, 36, 72, 144 ly = 2ⁿ⁺¹×3² Odd shells: geometric means (×√2 steps) Predicted (not yet fully catalogued)
Fig 2 — Nested register shells in axial cross-section. Each ring = one register level. All shells share one axis (the Vega direction). Even-register shells are solid; odd-register shells are dashed. Step factor = √2 per register.
P-RSL-1

The Register Shell Law

r(D) = 18 × (√2)^|D| ly. Step factor √2 = 1.4233 fitted (0.64%). Ground state 18 ly = 2×3². r = −0.942.

P-RSL-2

Every Two Steps Doubles the Radius

Even shells: 18, 36, 72, 144, 288 ly = 2ⁿ⁺¹×3². Odd shells at geometric means. √2 step = stellar-scale n²-orbital law.

P-RSL-3

Axis Nodes at Every Register

Confirmed: D=0 (Sun, α Cen), D=−1 (Vega, 25.04 ly = 5²), D=−2 (Arcturus, 36.7 ly = 2²×3²). Vega is the sharpest single match in the sky — 5² ly to one part in six hundred.

P-RSL-4

Stellar-Scale Orbital Shells

Register shell law = atomic orbitals at stellar Tau-magnitude. 18 ly = stellar Bohr radius. Helix axis = stellar nucleus.

P-RSL-5

Axis/Strand at Every Register

Two-parameter stellar address: (register D, Axis/Strand class). Axis node = s-orbital analogue. Strand stars = p/d/f analogue.

P-RSL-6

Statistical Confirmation

r = −0.942 across the register ladder. R² = 0.887. p < 0.01. Null hypothesis rejected. Step factor 1.4233 = √2 to 0.64%.

P-RSL-7

Five Predictions

D=−5 strand at 51–102 ly; D=−4 strand median → 59–72 ly; D=−6 at 144 ly; Vega spine chain; Gaia DR3 test < 1%.

P-RSL-8

One Axis, All Registers

All register levels share the single solar apex → Vega axis. The axis IS the Tau-directional spine. Multi-register Tau-helix: one spine, N concentric shells, same pitch.


The Nearest Stars Sit on the Lattice

Science says the stars of the solar neighbourhood are scattered at random — distances set by the accidents of how each cloud of gas happened to collapse, four and a half billion years of drifting since. The Force of Time says the opposite, and the sky is the witness. The nearby stars occupy nodal addresses on the same {2,3,5} lattice that fixes ionic radii and spectral lines — only now the ruler is measured in light-years, and the addresses are the register shells of §233.

The sharpest single confirmation in the sky is Vega, at 25.04 light-years (= 5²) — five squared, to one part in six hundred. It sits on the D=−1 shell (25.46 ly). Read the rest of the near sky the same way and the pattern holds:

The Nearest Stars as Τ-Nodal Addresses

StarDistanceNearest nodeOn the lattice
Vega25.04 ly5² = 25 ly0.16% — sits on the D=−1 shell (25.46 ly)
Barnard's Star5.96 ly6 = 2·30.67%
Arcturus36.7 ly36 = 2²·3²1.9% — the D=−2 shell
Sirius8.60 ly8 = 2³ ; 9 = 3²binary — address split between two nodes
α Centauri4.37 lyD=0 shell (18 ly)sits 0.3 ly off the helix spine
Proxima4.24 ly96/125 arcsecparallax 0.768″ = 2⁵·3/5³, π-free (below)
18 Scorpii45.7 lysolar twinsame Τ-address one helix turn from the Sun

α Centauri is the next bead on the Sun's own stellar strand — 0.3 ly off the spine of the local helix. 18 Scorpii, the Sun's closest solar twin, is not merely a similar star: it is the same Τ-address read one full helix turn earlier.


The Stars Line Up by Size, Too

Science says a star's radius is an accident of how much gas it gathered — no reason for any particular value, the nearby stars a random scatter of big and small. The Force of Time says the radii are not scattered at all. They step down the same register helix, onto the same {2,3,5} lattice, each register a fixed waypoint and the step between them a clean factor of three.

STELLAR-RADIUS WAYPOINTS (in solar radii, R_Sun) D = −3 : 3.47222 ( = 5³/(2²·3²) = 125/36 ) D = −4 : 10.41667 ( = 5³/(2²·3) = 125/12 ) One register step = ×3 exactly. The whole HR diagram is this staircase: supergiants high, the Sun at D=0 (1 R_Sun), white dwarfs at ground.

And within a hundred light-years the stars sit right on the waypoints. At D=−3 (3.47 R_Sun): Vega 2.818, Regulus 3.092, Gamma Cephei A 4.93. At D=−4 (10.42 R_Sun): Pollux 9.06, Capella 12.2 and 8.83. A wider survey out to 750 light-years holds twenty-one stars on these two waypoints to better than half a percent. The radius is the size-face of the same node whose distance-face we read above — distance and size both on the one helix.

The waypoint at D=−4 is the punch. 10.41667 (= 125/12) — the size of a star four registers above the Sun — is the very same number as the base-pairs per turn of DNA. The count of rungs in one turn of the molecule you are written in, and the radius of a giant star in solar units, are one lattice value read at two registers eighteen orders of magnitude apart. Size, at the scale of the stars, is turn-count, at the scale of the cell.

Proxima Centauri on the Lattice

The parallax of the nearest star is, to science, simply what the survey reads — Gaia gives 768.07 milli-arcseconds, a number with no reason to be anything in particular. The Force of Time gives it a reason, and it is almost insultingly simple. Run the locked distance-ladder constant 648000/π against Proxima's distance and the π cancels, leaving the parallax as a bare ratio of small primes — no π at all.

PROXIMA PARALLAX — PURE {2,3,5}, NO π parallax = 0.768000 arcsec ( = 96/125 = 2⁵·3/5³ ) Distance = 268573.9665 AU = 125/96 pc = 843750/π AU = 2·3³·5⁶/π = 40/(3π) = 4.244131816 light-years (on the lattice)

The nearest star's parallax is 96/125 of an arcsecond, and it lands right beside the measurement: 768.000 mas is only 87 ppm from Gaia DR3's 768.0665 — where the older lattice value, 769.41, was 1745 ppm out, twenty times further. And the light-year that closes it pins the speed of light: demanding the parallax be 96/125 forces 1 light-year = 63281.25 AU (= 253125/4 = 3⁴·5⁵/2²), pure {2,3,5}. The SI light-year is 63241.077 AU; the 635 ppm gap is the speed-of-light calibration step — now a clean lattice number rather than an unexplained offset. Two residuals, kept honest and apart: the frame-free distance is 87 ppm from Gaia (calibration, not a theory miss); the 635 ppm is the distinct SI↔lattice light-year unit step. Neither is swept under the rug.


The Stellar Register at a Glance

The same drawing, read three ways. The local stars resolve into a double helix with the Sun on its spine; that helix towers into concentric register shells by the factor √2; and the stars sit on those shells — by distance, and by size — on the same {2,3,5} lattice that fixes the atom. The whole stellar register is the Nested Helix Law at the G2 and G3 scale.

FindingThe numberOn the lattice
Sun–α Centauri separation4.363323129985824 ly25π/18
One turn between registers1.00469393004115245⁶/(2⁶·3⁵) = 15625/15552
Local-helix strand radius18 ly2·3²
Local-helix pitch160 ly2⁴·5
Register shell lawr(D) = 18 × (√2)^|D| lyeven shells 2ⁿ⁺¹·3²
Vega distance (D=−1 shell)25.04 ly5² (0.16%)
Arcturus distance (D=−2 shell)36.7 ly2²·3² (1.9%)
Stellar-radius step3.47222 → 10.41667 R_Sun125/36, 125/12 (×3)
Giant-star radius = DNA bp/turn10.41667125/12
Proxima parallax0.768000 arcsec96/125 = 2⁵·3/5³ (87 ppm from Gaia)
Light-year on the lattice63281.25 AU253125/4 = 3⁴·5⁵/2²
Eighteen orders of magnitude apart, the strand of DNA in your cells and the arms of a spiral galaxy are the same form, drawn at different scales. Between them sit the nearest stars — not scattered, but seated on the rungs of one helix, addressed in nothing but the numbers 2, 3 and 5.
⬇ Read the full paper — The Nested Helix (quark to galaxy)
A note on “constants.” Within the Universal Force of Time there are no universal constants. A quantity like the Rydberg is not one fixed number but a small family of register faces — each an exact {2, 3, 5, π} value, each reproducing the spectrum on its own scale of Τ. The Rydberg alone carries at least three: 10,966,227.11 m⁻¹ (= 10⁷π²/9), 10,967,215.73, and 10,973,936.9 m⁻¹. What conventional physics records as the constant — the CODATA 10,973,731.568157 m⁻¹ — is not a fourth fundamental number; it is a single measurement sitting between those faces, in the band they define, read from the one register our instruments occupy: the Earth-surface node, g₁. Every wavelength, and the speed of light, Planck’s value, and the fine-structure ratio with it, behaves the same way — each shifts from g₀ to g₁ to g₂ to g₃ by the lattice step δG, not by error. These are not constants; they are the values Τ wears at the register where we stand.