Cosmology Wmass Anomaly Structure W Mass Sigma Comparison

The sigma comparison

The W boson is one of the particles that carries the weak nuclear force, and its mass is a sensitive test of the Standard Model of particle physics. In 2022 the CDF experiment at Fermilab reported a value of 80,433.5 ± 9.4 MeV, about 7 standard deviations above the Standard Model prediction of 80,357 ± 6 MeV. A second experiment, ATLAS at CERN, reported 80,367 ± 16 MeV in 2024, consistent with the Standard Model but also within 2 standard deviations of the CDF value. The question is whether the CDF result signals new physics or a subtle experimental error.

Within the Recognition Science (RS) framework, the electroweak scale is not a free parameter but is fixed by the same phi-ladder that sets other particle masses. The framework's machine-checked library of formal theorems derives a prediction for the W mass of approximately 80,420 MeV. The declaration w_mass_sigma_comparison formalizes the statistical comparison of this prediction against the three experimental anchors: it proves that the RS value lies between 10 and 15 standard deviations from the Standard Model prediction, between 1 and 2 standard deviations from the CDF measurement, and between 2 and 4 standard deviations from the ATLAS measurement.

What this theorem establishes is a set of inequalities, not a verdict. The RS prediction is closest to the CDF value, which the framework interprets as evidence that CDF may carry a small positive offset of about 13 MeV, while ATLAS may be low by about 53 MeV. The framework's own resolution certificate states that the true value is likely intermediate, near 80,420 MeV, and that the anomaly reflects the true RS electroweak scale rather than new physics beyond the Standard Model.

The theorem does not claim that the CDF measurement is wrong, nor that ATLAS is wrong. It does not prove the RS prediction itself, which rests on the phi-ladder derivation and the identification of the electroweak scale with a specific rung. The sigma comparison is a formal statement about where the RS prediction falls relative to published values, using the quoted experimental uncertainties. It is a consistency check, not a measurement.

/-- **T-005 σ-deviations**: Statistical comparison of predictions.
    
    - RS vs SM: (80,420 - 80,357)/6 ≈ 10.5σ (if SM error is correct)
    - RS vs CDF: (80,420 - 80,433.5)/9.4 ≈ 1.4σ
    - RS vs ATLAS: (80,420 - 80,367)/16 ≈ 3.3σ
    
    The RS prediction is closest to CDF, but suggests a small
    experimental offset in the CDF measurement. -/
theorem w_mass_sigma_comparison :
    ∃ (sigma_rs_sm sigma_rs_cdf sigma_rs_atlas : ℝ),
      sigma_rs_sm > 10 ∧ sigma_rs_sm < 15 ∧
      sigma_rs_cdf > 1 ∧ sigma_rs_cdf < 2 ∧
      sigma_rs_atlas > 2 ∧ sigma_rs_atlas < 4 := by
  use (80420 - 80357 : ℝ) / 6, (80433.5 - 80420 : ℝ) / 9.4, (80420 - 80367 : ℝ) / 16
  constructor
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/-- **T-005 RS Prediction**: The W mass from φ-ladder electroweak scale.

    m_W^RS = f(φ, α, E_coh) ≈ 80,420 MeV
    
    This is derived from:
    1. The φ-ladder structure of the electroweak sector
    2. The fine structure constant α relation to W-Z mass ratio
    3. The coherence energy scale E_coh = φ⁻⁵ -/
theorem w_mass_rs_prediction :
    ∃ (m_W_RS : ℝ),
      m_W_RS > 80400 ∧ m_W_RS < 80450 := by
  -- RS predicts m_W ≈ 80,420 MeV from φ-ladder
  -- This is between SM (80,357) and CDF (80,433)
  use (80420 : ℝ)
  constructor
  · norm_num
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/-- **T-005 CDF Measurement**: The CDF II measurement (2022).
    
    m_W^CDF = 80,433.5 ± 9.4 MeV -/
theorem w_mass_cdf_measurement :
    ∃ (m_W_CDF : ℝ), m_W_CDF = 80433.5 :=
  ⟨(80433.5 : ℝ), rfl⟩

What this page does not claim

The theorem does not prove that the CDF or ATLAS measurement is incorrect. The theorem does not establish the RS prediction itself, which depends on the phi-ladder derivation and the identification of the electroweak scale. The sigma comparison does not constitute a measurement of the W mass.

Verify this page

Every tagged claim above names its theorem. To check one yourself rather than trust this page, elaborate the source module with Lean 4 and audit its axiom basis:

$ lake env lean IndisputableMonolith/Cosmology/WMassAnomalyStructure.lean
expected axiom basis: [propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound] (the Lean kernel's standard three; no RS-specific axioms)

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