IndisputableMonolith.Nuclear.NeutronLifetimeStructure
The module Nuclear.NeutronLifetimeStructure supplies structural placeholder definitions for free-neutron beta-decay quantities in Recognition Science. It defines the Q-value, mean lifetime, and basic allowance/positivity conditions that feed the experimental discrepancy analysis. The module contains only definitions and implication wrappers with no deep theorems.
claimThe module defines the free-neutron beta-decay Q-value $Q_n$ (in MeV) as a structural placeholder together with the mean lifetime $\tau_n$ and the predicates decay-allowed, lifetime-positive, and phase-space-positive.
background
The module sits in the Nuclear domain and imports only Mathlib. It introduces the neutron decay Q-value as a structural placeholder and the free neutron mean life, along with the three predicates neutron_decay_allowed, neutron_lifetime_positive, and neutron_decay_phase_space_positive. These objects are the direct siblings listed in the module and serve as the interface between the Recognition Science mass formula and nuclear decay observables.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs.
why it matters in Recognition Science
The module feeds IndisputableMonolith.Experimental.NeutronLifetimeDiscrepancyStructure, supplying the structural basis for comparing Recognition Science lifetime expressions against measured neutron lifetime data. It fills the nuclear-scale application of the phi-ladder mass formula and the eight-tick octave structure.
scope and limits
- Does not compute numerical values for neutron lifetime or Q-value.
- Does not derive the lifetime from the J-function or RCL.
- Does not incorporate experimental data or discrepancy bounds.
- Does not prove equality between the placeholder and any observed quantity.
used by (1)
declarations in this module (10)
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def
neutronDecayQ -
def
freeNeutronMeanLife -
theorem
neutron_decay_allowed -
theorem
neutron_lifetime_positive -
theorem
neutron_decay_phase_space_positive -
def
neutron_lifetime_from_ledger -
theorem
neutron_lifetime_structure -
theorem
neutron_lifetime_implies_decay_allowed -
theorem
neutron_lifetime_implies_positive_lifetime -
theorem
neutron_lifetime_implies_phase_space_positive