Biophysical Modulation of the Atmospheric Breakdown Threshold: The Pezzotti-SOC Model with Variable Phase Latency

ABSTRACT This paper proposes a weak coupling mechanism between coherent biological signals and atmospheric systems in a state of Self-Organized Criticality (SOC). It is hypothesized that cardiac coherence (Psi), acting through stochastic resonance, can modulate the probability of atmospheric electrical discharge by locally lowering the dielectric threshold of the air. A frequentist experimental protocol is presented to test the model's validity over a series of 10 trials.• PHYSICAL MODEL AND MATHEMATICAL FORMALISM• System Dynamics: The atmosphere operates as a metastable spherical capacitor (~250 kV) within the Global Electric Circuit, with a ground-level field (E_atm) of 100-300 V/m.• The Pezzotti Equation: The dielectric strength (E_crit) is not a fixed constant but decays exponentially as a function of the biological coherence index (Psi): E_crit(Psi) = E_0 * exp(-k * Psi^2)• Definitions: • E_0: Standard dielectric strength of air (3,000,000 V/m).• Psi: Spectral Cardiac Coherence index (PSD LF/TP ratio), normalized [0, 1].• k: Coupling constant (calibrated at 9.21 to allow breakdown at 300 V/m for Psi approx 0.99).