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IndisputableMonolith.Physics.RunningCouplings
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 265
 266/-- LO QCD running mass at scale μ₂ given reference mass at μ₁.
 267    Uses real-valued power `rpow` since the exponent γ₀/(2b₀) is non-integer. -/
 268noncomputable def running_mass (m_ref α_s_ref α_s_target : ℝ) (n_f : ℕ) : ℝ :=
 269  m_ref * (α_s_target / α_s_ref) ^ (mass_evolution_exp n_f)
 270
 271/-- **Mass ratios within a sector are RG-invariant at LO** when both masses
 272    are evolved from the same reference scale with the same α_s values. -/
 273theorem mass_ratio_rg_invariant (m1 m2 α_s_ref α_s_target : ℝ) (n_f : ℕ)
 274    (hr : (α_s_target / α_s_ref) ^ (mass_evolution_exp n_f) ≠ 0) :
 275    running_mass m1 α_s_ref α_s_target n_f / running_mass m2 α_s_ref α_s_target n_f =
 276    m1 / m2 := by
 277  unfold running_mass
 278  rw [mul_div_mul_right _ _ hr]
 279
 280/-- SM flavor threshold data. -/
 281structure FlavorThreshold where
 282  scale : ℝ
 283  n_f_below : ℕ
 284  n_f_above : ℕ
 285  h_pos : 0 < scale
 286  h_step : n_f_below + 1 = n_f_above
 287
 288def charm_threshold : FlavorThreshold where
 289  scale := 1.27
 290  n_f_below := 3
 291  n_f_above := 4
 292  h_pos := by norm_num
 293  h_step := by norm_num
 294
 295def bottom_threshold : FlavorThreshold where
 296  scale := 4.18
 297  n_f_below := 4
 298  n_f_above := 5