The Origin of the Fine-Structure Constant α ≈ 1/137 from the Planck Frequency in Generalized Mass as Twisted Time (G-MaTT)

Abstract We derive the fine-structure constant α ≈ 1/137.035999 from first principles within Generalized Mass as Twisted Time (G-MaTT). The Planck frequency Ω₀ = c⁵/(ℏG) is identified as the absolute upper bound for stable torsional oscillations of the primordial field ℳ_μ. A charged lepton (electron) sustains coherent electromagnetic oscillations at a frequency reduced by the three-strand braid coherence factor 2/3 and the geometric phase-overlap factor 4π/√3 arising from the ℬ₃ topology of fermion generations. The ratio of these frequencies, corrected by the running of the coupling from the Planck scale to the electron mass, yields exactly the observed value of α at low energy. This demonstrates that 1/137 is the universal stability margin preventing charged particles from gravitational collapse at both the Planck frequency and the speed-of-light propagation limit. No free parameters or extra dimensions are introduced.