A topological framework is constructed for an
S-matrix bootstrap theory of particles. Each component of an
S-matrix topological expansion is associated with a pair of intersecting

quantum

and

classical

surfaces whose complexity exhibits an entropy property. The bounded classical surface embeds graphs that carry the direct observables — energymomentum, spin and electric charge. The closed quantum surface carries a triangulation whose orientations represent internal quantum numbers — which turn out to be baryon number, lepton number and flavor. A form of

color

automatically appears. All strong-interaction components of the expansion are generated through

Landau connected sums

from

zeroentropy

surface pairs — which are self generating. Elementary particles correspond to triangulated areas on the quantum surface; consistency at zero entropy determines allowed hadron
disks on quantum spheres together with the associated quantum numbers. Elementary topological hadrons turn out to include mesons, baryons and baryoniums, with quarks appearing as

peripheral triangles

(along the perimenters of hadron disks) whose attachments correspond to a total of 8 flavors as well as spin. Individual quarks do not carry momentum and cannot be hadrons; quark confinement is automatic. Also appearing within hadron disks are

core triangles

that carry baryon number and electric charge but no flavor or spin. Hadron disks have quantum numbers that accord with the lowestmass physically-observed mesons and baryons. The relation of topological theory to QCD is discussed.
This work was supported by the Director, Office of Energy Research, Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics, Division of High Energy Physics of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. W-7405-ENG-48