IndisputableMonolith.Physics.TopMSBarScoreCard
This module supplies RS-anchored numerical values for the top quark MS-bar mass evaluated at the m_t scale, targeting the interval 162-163 GeV. Quark-mass phenomenologists comparing Recognition Science ladder predictions against PDG data would cite these anchors. The module assembles imported two-loop QCD running, anomalous-dimension, and pole-to-MSbar routines into concrete definitions and a certification theorem without introducing new proofs.
claimThe module defines the RS-predicted top pole mass $m_t^{ m pole}$ together with its MS-bar counterpart $m_t^{ m MS}(m_t)$ at the top-mass scale, the PDG reference values, and the proposition that the RS prediction lies inside the experimental band: $m_t^{ m MS}(m_t) \in (162,163)$ GeV.
background
The module sits inside the Recognition Science treatment of heavy-quark masses on the phi-ladder. It imports the two-loop MS-bar beta function for $\alpha_s$ (with coefficients $b_0$ and $b_1$), the two-loop quark-mass anomalous dimension $\gamma_m(\alpha_s)$ with $C_F=4/3$, and the two-loop pole-to-MSbar conversion formula that relates the PDG pole mass to the running MS-bar mass at $\mu=m_t$. Constants supplies the RS time quantum $\tau_0=1$ tick that underlies the mass-scale construction.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs.
why it matters in Recognition Science
The module supplies the concrete numerical anchors required to test the RS mass formula against the top-quark sector. It feeds the certification step TopMSBarCert that checks consistency with PDG data and thereby closes one link in the heavy-quark closure track. The module doc-comment states its purpose as providing the RS-anchored top MS-bar mass at the m_t scale.
scope and limits
- Does not derive the phi-ladder mass formula.
- Does not extend the QCD running beyond two loops.
- Does not compute running to scales other than m_t.
- Does not address lighter quarks or their mixing.
depends on (4)
declarations in this module (12)
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def
m_t_pole_PDG_GeV -
def
m_t_pole_PDG_unc_GeV -
theorem
m_t_pole_PDG_pos -
def
r_top -
def
m_t_MS_at_mt_GeV -
theorem
m_t_MS_at_mt_pos -
def
m_t_pole_predicted -
def
m_t_pole_predicted_via_RS -
theorem
m_t_pole_predicted_via_RS_in_PDG_band -
theorem
m_t_pole_predicted_pos -
structure
TopMSBarCert -
theorem
topMSBarCert_holds