KXcoeff_eq
plain-language theorem explainer
The CKN source coefficient equals the ratio of the eight-tick orientation sign to the axion-like decay constant: K_X(ε, f_χ) = ε/f_χ. Cosmologists tracking the Steve baryogenesis loop cite this when wiring μ_{B-L} to χ̇. The proof is pure definitional equality (rfl).
Claim. For real parameters $\varepsilon$ and $f_\chi$, the CKN source coefficient satisfies $K_X(\varepsilon,f_\chi)=\varepsilon/f_\chi$.
background
The module stages honest theorem targets for the Steve baryogenesis derivation. Its first invariant is sphaleron zero-protection: electroweak sphalerons conserve $B-L$, so a vanishing sourced $B-L$ with equilibrated sphalerons forces vanishing final baryon number.
$K_X$ is the prefactor in the chemical-potential relation $\mu_{B-L}=\varepsilon,\dot\chi/f_\chi$ that arises from the derivative coupling $(\partial_\mu\chi/f_\chi)\cdot J^\mu_{B-L}$. Because $B-L$ is gauge-anomaly-free, that coupling is the only $\chi$ source. The sign $\varepsilon$ is the eight-tick orientation; the magnitude is set by the decay constant $f_\chi$. No baryon asymmetry $\eta_B$ is fed in by hand.
The definition is simply $K_X(\varepsilon,f_\chi):=\varepsilon/f_\chi$. This theorem records that equality as a named fact for downstream rewriting.
proof idea
One-line term proof by rfl: the left-hand side is definitionally $\varepsilon/f_\chi$, so the equality holds by reduction of the definition of KXcoeff.
why it matters
Inside the baryogenesis staging lane this pins the CKN source coefficient before any freeze-out or washout algebra runs. The eight-tick orientation that supplies $\varepsilon$ is the same T7 octave structure used elsewhere in the forcing chain; keeping $K_X$ free of $\eta_B$ input prevents the lane from smuggling the observed asymmetry into the source term. No downstream consumers are wired yet (used_by is empty), so the lemma is presently a staging anchor rather than a load-bearing step in a finished relic-density theorem.
Switch to Lean above to see the machine-checked source, dependencies, and usage graph.