Does Quantum Traction Theory Forbid Speeds Above 92% of c? CERN Says No.

For anyone following Quantum Traction Theory (QTT), a natural worry pops up:

“If QTT talks about a 92% factor in its timing/projection rules, doesn’t that clash with CERN accelerating protons to 99.999% of the speed of light?”

Short answer: No clash at all.
QTT does not impose a speed limit at 92% of c. The 92% number lives in the clock geometry, not in the dynamics of motion.

Let’s unpack that, slowly, in a Newton-style narrative.

1. Where the “92%” Comes From in QTT

In QTT we have two clocks:

• The Absolute Background Clock T – the “ledger time” of the universe.
• The local proper time τ – the time your lab clock measures along its worldline.

They are linked by the two-clock map:

dτ = N(x) γ⁻¹(v) dT,  
γ(v) = 1 / √(1 − v²/c²)

with 0 < N(x) ≤ 1 the lapse factor (gravity / potential).

QTT then treats this relation geometrically. The “two clocks” correspond to two misaligned dials. The way amplitudes and phases project from the absolute dial (in T) to the lab dial (in τ) introduces a universal projection factor:

I_clk = cos(π/8) ≈ 0.9239

That’s the famous “~92%” number.

Key point:
This 0.9239 shows up in how much of the absolute dial your lab can see in amplitude/phase.
It does not say “you can’t go faster than 0.92 c”.

It is a clock/phase projection, not a speed limit.

2. The Actual Speed Limit in QTT

The speed limit in QTT is exactly the one you already know from Special Relativity:

v < c

Nothing more, nothing less.

QTT keeps the standard relativistic relation between proper time and velocity (up to the lapse N):

dτ = N(x) √(1 − v²/c²) dT

So as your speed approaches the speed of light, your proper time slows in the usual SR way, but:

• You can approach v = c arbitrarily closely.
• You never reach or exceed v = c.
• There is no special kink at 0.92 c in the kinematics.

The 92% factor modifies how we interpret the projection of the absolute clock into lab time and amplitudes, not the allowed velocities.

3. What About CERN’s Protons at 99.999% of c?

At CERN (LHC), protons are routinely accelerated to

v ≈ 0.999999 c,   γ ~ 7000

From QTT’s standpoint:

• This is perfectly fine.
• The two-clock map still works: the proper time on the proton’s worldline is extremely slow relative to T, as in SR.
• The absolute clock T just provides a cleaner, deterministic background ledger for these processes.

The 92% projection factor is nowhere in the expression for v or γ. It shows up in the geometry of how the lab sees phases and integrals over time, not as an upper bound on speed.

So:

QTT and CERN’s 99%+ c beams are entirely compatible.
No contradiction, no need to “fix” the data.

4. Tick-Quantized Boosts: Discrete, But Still Ultra-Relativistic

QTT refines SR by making boosts tick-quantized at the Planck scale. The momentum update per absolute tick is:

pₙ₊₁ = pₙ + Nₙ M* c

where:

• M* = ℏ / (c · ℓ̃) is the bundle mass (Planck-like in the QTT substrate),
• Nₙ is an integer “actuation count” per tick,
• c is still the universal speed.

Solving this over many ticks gives you the usual relations:

E = γ m c²,   p = γ m v

with γ unbounded above (except by the asymptote as v → c).

So in QTT:

• You can reach arbitrarily large γ (like 7000 at the LHC).
• You just need more ticks of the absolute clock T.
• The “singularities” of SR (infinite energy at v → c) become asymptotes in tick count, not forbidden speeds.

Still no 0.92 c wall.

5. What QTT Does Change (and What It Doesn’t)

What QTT does not change:

• The kinematics: v < c, γ = 1 / √(1 − v²/c²).
• The existence of ultra-relativistic beams like those at CERN.
• The ability to approach the speed of light arbitrarily closely.

What QTT does change:

1. Interpretation of time: There is an Absolute Background Clock T, and all lab times τ are projections of it.
2. Projection factor ~0.9239: This factor affects how much of the absolute dial you see as lab phase/amplitude, not how fast you can move.
3. Underlying determinism: At the substrate level, the universe evolves in discrete ticks of T. The apparent randomness of quantum mechanics is an emergent counting/statistical effect, not fundamental indeterminism.
4. Capacity bounds: There is a finite capacity per Planck cell (energy, action, information), which tames UV divergences and gives gravity a clean origin via the Law of Endurance.

None of these require a 92% speed cap.

6. TL;DR

• The “92%” in QTT is a clock/phase projection factor, not a velocity limit.
• Speeds arbitrarily close to c are allowed, just like in SR.
• CERN’s protons at 99.999% of c are fully consistent with QTT.
• QTT modifies the ontology (how clocks, reality, and capacity work), not the basic relativistic speed bound.

So if you were worried that QTT “forbids” anything beyond ~0.92 c, you can safely relax:

QTT does not prevent anything from accelerating beyond 92% of the speed of the light.
It only insists that nothing crosses the usual v = c ceiling.

✓ Scientifically consistent with both QTT and high-energy accelerator data.