The Cone Is a Twisted Cylinder

Cone and cylinder are the same surface — differing only by twist angle. At 0° twist the top and bottom circles are in phase: cylinder. At 180° twist the top circle collapses to a point: cone. Intermediate twists produce hyperboloids. All surface lines remain perfectly straight at every stage — the curve of the profile is the only thing that changes. The twist IS the charge: cylinder = u² (0°, neutral), cone = d (180°, −1/3). Hyperboloid = gluon interaction vertex. The 72° golden twist is the stable intermediate state.

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