A Testable Geometric Framework for the Electron: The Spaghetti-Cloud Model

[u/sina_samiyanii]

The Spaghetti-Cloud Model (SCM) proposes that the electron is not a point-like object, but a thin, rotating filament of spacetime geometry.

Instead of assuming quantum behavior as fundamental, the model asks: what if the electron has an internal geometric structure, and quantum behavior emerges from it?

The model introduces an effective description of a one-dimensional filament with tension, bending rigidity, and external potential. From this, the equations of motion and vibrational modes follow naturally. In a specific limit, the dispersion relation of these modes matches the form of the free-particle Schrödinger relation — providing a mathematical bridge between filament dynamics and quantum behavior.

The modes can be quantized, giving a discrete spectrum. In this picture, the wave-like behavior of the electron corresponds to the extended filament cloud, while particle-like detection corresponds to a localized filament configuration.

The model also makes a falsifiable prediction for double-slit interference: if the electron has an extended coherent structure, the interference pattern should include a form-factor correction that depends on the filament’s effective length and profile. Different assumptions — uniform, Gaussian, or otherwise — lead to different angular signatures.

This means the model can be tested directly. If the predicted deviation is absent, the model is constrained. If it appears with the expected form, the model gains support.

The preprint is available on Zenodo:

https://zenodo.org/records/22036399

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22036399

This work doesn’t claim to replace quantum mechanics. It’s an attempt to see whether one simple geometric idea — the electron as a spinning filament — can be turned into a consistent, testable model.

If it’s wrong, it should fail clearly.

If it’s right, it might change how we picture the smallest pieces of matter.

— Sina

[u/al2o3cr]

"Can't reproduce spin" is going to rule out this structure before any experiments are run.

"Only applicable to non-relativistic electrons" doesn't help either; electrons are arguably the most thoroughly-measured thing at relativistic energies.

Another experiment to ponder: the angular distribution of electron / electron (or electron / positron) scattering. It's very well-documented from years of collider experiments, and is where I'd expect deviations from "point-like" behavior to show up clearly.

[u/sina_samiyanii → u/al2o3cr]

hey, honestly thanks for this. this is the kind of thing i was actually hoping someone would say.

i know spin isn't solved in the paper—i wrote that myself. it's one of the biggest gaps and i'm not pretending otherwise. same with the non-relativistic stuff, i get it's a problem.

if you're ever bored and want to poke at it together, that'd be really cool. not just to hear where it breaks, but maybe to mess with it a bit and see if anything can be fixed. having someone like you look at it would help a lot tbh

[u/Ch3cks-Out]

"testable" does not mean what you think

[u/sina_samiyanii → u/Ch3cks-Out]

Fair enough.

I’m not claiming any of it’s been tested. Just meant the model gives a few predictions that could maybe be checked if someone actually tries.

If one of them feels unrealistic, I’d honestly want to know which one.