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Derived THEOREM Particle physics v5

alpha_s Two-Loop Running

The strong coupling runs through canonical RS thresholds at two loops

The strong coupling runs through canonical RS thresholds at two loops.

Equations

[ m=m_0,\varphi^{,r-8+\mathrm{gap}(Z)} ]

Shared particle-mass ladder form.

Derivation chain (Lean anchors)

Each row links to the corresponding Lean 4 declaration in the Recognition Science canon. A resolved anchor has a green check; an unresolved anchor flags a registry/canon mismatch.

  1. 1 Two-loop alpha_s module checked
    IndisputableMonolith.Physics.QCDRGE.TwoLoopAlphaS Open theorem →
  2. 2 Threshold matching module checked
    IndisputableMonolith.Physics.QCDRGE.ThresholdMatching Open theorem →
  3. 3 Mass anomalous dimension module checked
    IndisputableMonolith.Physics.QCDRGE.MassAnomalousDimension Open theorem →
  4. 4 Pole to MSbar module checked
    IndisputableMonolith.Physics.QCDRGE.PoleToMSbar Open theorem →

Narrative

1. Setting

alpha_s Two-Loop Running is anchored in Physics.QCDRGE.TwoLoopAlphaS. The page is not a loose explainer: it is a public map from the Recognition Science forcing chain into one Lean-checked declaration bundle. The primary anchor determines what is proved, and the surrounding declarations show how the result is used.

2. Equations

(E1)

$$ m=m_0,\varphi^{,r-8+\mathrm{gap}(Z)} $$

Shared particle-mass ladder form.

3. Prediction or structural target

  • Structural target: Physics.QCDRGE.TwoLoopAlphaS must keep resolving in the Lean canon, and all downstream pages that cite this anchor must continue to type-check.

This page is currently a structural derivation. Where the claim has direct empirical content, the prediction table gives the measurable target; otherwise the claim is a formal bridge inside the Lean canon.

4. Formal anchor

The primary anchor is Physics.QCDRGE.TwoLoopAlphaS..

5. What is inside the Lean module

Key theorems:

  • b1_pos_lowNf
  • b1_at_Nf5_pos
  • b0_at_Nf5_pos
  • alpha_s_two_loop_b1_zero_eq_one_loop
  • alpha_s_two_loop_pos_when_denom_pos
  • alpha_s_two_loop_at_anchor
  • twoLoopAlphaSCert_holds

Key definitions:

  • N_c
  • C_F
  • b0
  • b1
  • alpha_s_two_loop
  • TwoLoopAlphaSCert

6. Derivation chain

7. Falsifier

Discovery of a stable elementary particle or coupling that cannot be assigned to the RS phi-ladder or Q3 representation pattern refutes this particle-sector derivation.

8. Where this derivation stops

Below this page the chain reduces to the RS forcing sequence: J-cost uniqueness, phi forcing, the eight-tick cycle, and the D=3 recognition substrate. If any upstream theorem changes, this page must be versioned rather than patched silently. The published URL is stable, but the version field is the contract.

9. Reading note

The minimal way to audit this page is to open the first Lean anchor and then walk the supporting declarations listed above. If the primary theorem is a module-level anchor, the key theorems section names the internal declarations that carry the mathematical load. This keeps the public derivation readable without severing it from the proof object.

10. Audit path

To audit alpha-s-running, start with the primary Lean anchor Physics.QCDRGE.TwoLoopAlphaS. Then inspect the theorem names listed in the module-content section. The page is intentionally built so the public explanation is not a substitute for the proof object; it is a map into it. The mathematical dependency is the same in every case: reciprocal cost fixes J, J fixes the phi-ladder, the eight-tick cycle fixes the recognition clock, and the domain theorem listed above supplies the last step. If that last step is empirical, the falsifier section names what observation would break it. If that last step is formal, a Lean-checkable counterexample is the relevant failure mode.

Falsifier

Discovery of a stable elementary particle or coupling that cannot be assigned to the RS phi-ladder or Q3 representation pattern refutes this particle-sector derivation.

References

  1. lean Recognition Science Lean library (IndisputableMonolith)
    https://github.com/jonwashburn/shape-of-logic
    Public Lean 4 canon used by Pith theorem pages.
  2. paper Uniqueness of the Canonical Reciprocal Cost
    Washburn, J.; Zlatanovic, B.
    Axioms (MDPI) (2026)
    Peer-reviewed paper anchoring the J-cost uniqueness theorem.
  3. spec Recognition Science Full Theory Specification
    https://recognitionphysics.org
    High-level theory specification and public program context for Recognition Science derivations.

How to cite this derivation

  • Stable URL: https://pith.science/derivations/alpha-s-running
  • Version: 5
  • Published: 2026-05-14
  • Updated: 2026-05-15
  • JSON: https://pith.science/derivations/alpha-s-running.json
  • YAML source: pith/derivations/registry/bulk/alpha-s-running.yaml

@misc{pith-alpha-s-running, title = "alpha_s Two-Loop Running", author = "Recognition Physics Institute", year = "2026", url = "https://pith.science/derivations/alpha-s-running", note = "Pith Derivations, version 5" }