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160 2. **Finite theory**: All loop integrals converge
161 3. **Predictive**: Cutoff-dependent terms are measurable
162 4. **Hierarchy**: Explains why large scale separations exist -/
163def renormalizationImplications : List String := [
164 "UV divergences are artifacts of continuum approximation",
165 "The true theory is discrete and finite",
166 "Renormalization is correct effective description",
167 "Cutoff effects could be observable at high enough energies"
168]
169
170/-! ## The Hierarchy Problem Revisited -/
171
172/-- The Standard Model has a hierarchy problem:
173 Why is the Higgs mass (125 GeV) << Planck mass (10¹⁹ GeV)?
174 Loop corrections want to push m_H up to the cutoff.
175 In RS, the hierarchy becomes a φ-cascade, not fine-tuning. -/
176def hierarchyProblemDescription : String :=
177 "m_H / m_Planck ~ 10^(-17), explained by φ-cascade"
178
179/-- Higgs mass in GeV. -/
180def higgsMassGeV : ℚ := 125
181
182/-- Planck mass in GeV. -/
183def planckMassGeV : ℚ := 1.22e19
184
185/-- The hierarchy ratio. -/
186def hierarchyRatio : ℚ := higgsMassGeV / planckMassGeV
187
188/-- **THEOREM**: The hierarchy ratio is extremely small (~10⁻¹⁷). -/
189theorem hierarchy_very_small :
190 hierarchyRatio < 1 / 10^16 := by
191 unfold hierarchyRatio higgsMassGeV planckMassGeV
192 norm_num
193