IndisputableMonolith.QFT.Confinement
The Confinement module assembles the Cornell potential V(r) = -α/r + σr together with related string tension and breaking length definitions for quark-antiquark systems. Researchers modeling hadron spectra or strong-interaction phenomenology would cite these objects when mapping RS constants onto QCD observables. The module is built entirely from imported constants and cost functions, with no internal proofs.
claimThe Cornell potential is $V(r) = -α/r + σ r$, where α denotes the short-distance coupling and σ the string tension; auxiliary definitions cover asymptotic freedom, color potential via J-cost, and the breaking length at which the linear term dominates.
background
The module sits inside the QFT tier of Recognition Science and imports the RS time quantum τ₀ = 1 tick from Constants together with cost structures from the Cost module. It adopts the standard phenomenological form for the quark-antiquark potential and expresses confinement parameters in RS-native units (c = 1, ħ = φ^{-5}). The local setting therefore links the Recognition Composition Law and phi-ladder directly to the linear rise of the potential at large separation.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs.
why it matters in Recognition Science
It supplies the confinement potential and string-tension objects to the parent QFT module, which collects Tier 2 derivations of quantum field theory fundamentals from Recognition Science. The definitions therefore close the phenomenological bridge between the eight-tick octave and observed QCD string tension, feeding directly into the larger QFT derivation list.
scope and limits
- Does not derive the Cornell form from the T0-T8 forcing chain.
- Does not compute numerical values for σ or α in RS units.
- Does not treat light-quark mass corrections or string-breaking dynamics beyond naming the relevant constants.
- Does not address asymptotic freedom running beyond the short-distance term.
used by (1)
depends on (2)
declarations in this module (22)
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def
cornellPotential -
def
alphaSshort -
def
stringTension -
theorem
potential_confining -
def
jcostColorPotential -
theorem
asymptotic_freedom -
def
cornellPotentialVal -
theorem
confinement_at_long_distance -
structure
QCDString -
theorem
string_breaking -
def
lightQuarkMass -
def
breakingLength -
theorem
confinement_from_ledger -
theorem
gluon_confinement -
structure
HadronMass -
def
protonMassBreakdown -
theorem
mass_without_mass -
def
confinementPredictions -
def
deconfinementTemperature -
theorem
deconfinement_at_high_T -
structure
ConfinementFalsifier -
def
experimentalStatus