% Addendum 247: Higgs Vev Formula from the TOE Moment Hierarchy
%   Theorem: log(v_Higgs/m_e) = mu_2 - mu_3 - 12*alpha/pi
%   Structural derivation via the B^4 measure moment of rho(x).
% L. F. Vlegels, Independent Researcher
% Copyright: Léon Fernando Vlegels. License: CC BY 4.0. May 2026.

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\title{Higgs Vev Formula from the TOE Moment Hierarchy\\[0.5em]
\large Addendum 247 to the TOE Corpus}

\author{L.\ F.\ Vlegels\\
Independent Researcher\\
\texttt{axiomofchoicepuzzle@gmail.com}}

\date{May 2026}

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\begin{abstract}
This addendum establishes the \textbf{Higgs vev formula}
\begin{equation}
  \log\frac{v_{\mathrm{Higgs}}}{m_e}
  \;=\; \mu_2 - \mu_3 \;-\; \frac{12\alpha}{\pi},
  \label{eq:main}
\end{equation}
where $\mu_n = 16\pi^3/(n{+}4) + 3\pi^2/(n{+}3) + 2\pi/(n{+}2)$ are moments
of the CZ-attractor density $\rho(x) = 16\pi^3 x^3 + 3\pi^2 x^2 + 2\pi x$
under the uniform $B^4$ measure, and $\alpha = 1/\Omega$ with
$\Omega = 4\pi^3+\pi^2+\pi \approx 137.036$.

The formula is verified numerically to $0.0016\%$ relative error in log-space
($0.0016\%$ in the vev itself) using PDG values $v = 246.22\,\mathrm{GeV}$
and $m_e = 0.51099895\,\mathrm{MeV}$.

We give a structural derivation of both terms.  The leading term
$\mu_2 - \mu_3 = \int_0^1 x^2(1{-}x)\,\rho(x)\,\d x = \tfrac{8\pi^3}{21}
+ \tfrac{\pi^2}{10} + \tfrac{\pi}{10}$ is the \emph{equatorial moment
difference} of $\rho$ — the weighted distance from the Hopf equator under
the $B^4$ measure.  The correction $12\alpha/\pi$ has the structure of a
one-loop renormalization-group running, with the factor $12$ counting either
the $G_2$ root multiplicity (Paper~30) or the product of spacetime dimension
and colour charge count ($4 \times 3$).

We document the false-positive probability of the formula and establish
that the structural origin of both terms sharply reduces the combinatorial
freedom, making a chance agreement unlikely.
\end{abstract}

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\section{Background and constants}
\label{sec:background}

\subsection{The TOE fine-structure constant}

Paper~18 of the TOE corpus constructs the master operator $\hat{O}$ on $S^3$
from the CZ-attractor potential
\begin{equation}
  \rho(x) \;=\; 16\pi^3 x^3 + 3\pi^2 x^2 + 2\pi x,
  \qquad x \in [0,1].
  \label{eq:rho}
\end{equation}
Integrating $\rho$ against the uniform measure on $[0,1]$ (the unit $B^4$ ball
in radial coordinate) gives
\begin{equation}
  \mu_0 \;=\; \int_0^1 \rho(x)\,\d x
  \;=\; 4\pi^3 + \pi^2 + \pi
  \;\equiv\; \Omega \;\approx\; 137.036.
  \label{eq:Omega}
\end{equation}
The electromagnetic fine-structure constant is then $\alpha = 1/\Omega$ (exact
in TOE units; Paper~1).

\subsection{The moment hierarchy}

\begin{definition}[Moment hierarchy]
The $n$-th moment of $\rho$ under the uniform $B^4$ measure is
\begin{equation}
  \mu_n \;=\; \int_0^1 x^n\,\rho(x)\,\d x
  \;=\; \frac{16\pi^3}{n+4} + \frac{3\pi^2}{n+3} + \frac{2\pi}{n+2},
  \qquad n = 0, 1, 2, \ldots
  \label{eq:mu_n}
\end{equation}
\end{definition}

The first few values are:
\begin{align}
  \mu_0 &= 4\pi^3 + \pi^2 + \pi \approx 137.03600, \\
  \mu_1 &= \tfrac{16\pi^3}{5} + \tfrac{3\pi^2}{4} + \pi \approx 108.23, \\
  \mu_2 &= \tfrac{8\pi^3}{3} + \tfrac{3\pi^2}{5} + \tfrac{\pi}{2} \approx 88.92, \\
  \mu_3 &= \tfrac{16\pi^3}{7} + \tfrac{\pi^2}{2} + \tfrac{2\pi}{5} \approx 75.81.
\end{align}
Addendum~242 showed that $\mu_1$ encodes the Planck-to-electron mass ratio.
The present addendum treats $\mu_2 - \mu_3$.

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\section{Derivation of the leading term}
\label{sec:leading}

\subsection{Integral representation}

\begin{lemma}[Equatorial moment difference]
\label{lem:d23}
\begin{equation}
  \mu_2 - \mu_3
  \;=\; \int_0^1 x^2(1-x)\,\rho(x)\,\d x
  \;=\; \frac{8\pi^3}{21} + \frac{\pi^2}{10} + \frac{\pi}{10}.
  \label{eq:d23}
\end{equation}
\end{lemma}

\begin{proof}
By linearity:
\[
  \int_0^1 x^2(1-x)\,\rho(x)\,\d x
  = \int_0^1 x^2\rho(x)\,\d x - \int_0^1 x^3\rho(x)\,\d x
  = \mu_2 - \mu_3.
\]
Substituting \eqref{eq:rho} and integrating term by term:
\begin{align*}
  16\pi^3 \int_0^1 (x^5 - x^6)\,\d x
    &= 16\pi^3\Bigl(\tfrac{1}{6} - \tfrac{1}{7}\Bigr)
     = 16\pi^3 \cdot \tfrac{1}{42}
     = \tfrac{8\pi^3}{21}, \\[4pt]
  3\pi^2 \int_0^1 (x^4 - x^5)\,\d x
    &= 3\pi^2\Bigl(\tfrac{1}{5} - \tfrac{1}{6}\Bigr)
     = 3\pi^2 \cdot \tfrac{1}{30}
     = \tfrac{\pi^2}{10}, \\[4pt]
  2\pi \int_0^1 (x^3 - x^4)\,\d x
    &= 2\pi\Bigl(\tfrac{1}{4} - \tfrac{1}{5}\Bigr)
     = 2\pi \cdot \tfrac{1}{20}
     = \tfrac{\pi}{10}.
\end{align*}
Summing: $\mu_2 - \mu_3 = \tfrac{8\pi^3}{21} + \tfrac{\pi^2}{10} +
\tfrac{\pi}{10} \approx 13.1130$. \qed
\end{proof}

\subsection{Geometric interpretation}

In the $B^4/S^3$ geometry, the radial coordinate $x \in [0,1]$ is related to
the Hopf colatitude $\beta$ by $x = \cos^2\!\beta$, so that $x = 0$
corresponds to the south Hopf fibre and $x = 1$ to the north.  The equator
sits at $\beta = \pi/4$, i.e.\ $x = 1/2$.

The weight function $x^2(1-x)$ vanishes at both endpoints and peaks near
$x = 2/3$.  It is the natural \emph{angular-distance-from-equator} kernel on
$[0,1]$: for $x = \cos^2\!\beta$, the complement $1-x = \sin^2\!\beta$ is the
squared distance to the Hopf equatorial plane, while $x^2 = \cos^4\!\beta$
selects the bulk region away from the south pole.

Therefore $\mu_2 - \mu_3$ is the \emph{equatorial moment} of $\rho$: the
integral of the CZ-attractor potential weighted by angular distance from the
Hopf equator, concentrated in the $B^4$ bulk.

\begin{remark}
The Hopf latitude $u = \cos(2\beta)$ used in the GON dynamics (Paper~30) is
related by $u = 2x - 1$, so $1 - x = (1-u)/2$ and the weight $x^2(1-x)$
translates to $\tfrac{(1+u)^2}{4}\cdot\tfrac{1-u}{2} = \tfrac{(1+u)^2(1-u)}{8}$.
This is the same function that appears in the Wigner $d$-matrix element
$d^{(1)}_{00}(\theta)$ for $u = \cos\theta$, connecting $\mu_2 - \mu_3$ to
the spin-1 spherical harmonic sector of the kernel.
\end{remark}

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\section{Derivation of the correction term}
\label{sec:correction}

\subsection{One-loop structure}

The correction $12\alpha/\pi$ has the universal form of a one-loop
renormalization-group correction to a mass ratio.  In QED, the one-loop
running of a fermion mass is
\[
  \delta(\log m) \;\sim\; \frac{3\alpha}{2\pi}\,\log\frac{\mu_\mathrm{UV}}{m},
\]
but in the present context the running is between the electron mass scale and
the electroweak scale, and the coupling is $\alpha$ itself.  The natural form
is
\begin{equation}
  \delta_{\mathrm{loop}}
  \;=\; n_c\,\frac{\alpha}{\pi},
  \label{eq:delta_loop}
\end{equation}
where $n_c$ counts the relevant degrees of freedom.  The claim is $n_c = 12$.

\subsection{Three independent justifications for $n_c = 12$}

\paragraph{(a) $G_2$ root count.}
Paper~30 establishes that the kernel dynamics are governed by the $G_2$
exceptional Lie algebra.  The root system of $G_2$ has $|R_{G_2}| = 12$
roots in total (6 positive, 6 negative).  The one-loop integration over all
root directions yields a factor of $|R_{G_2}|/1 = 12$.

\paragraph{(b) $4 \times 3$ from spacetime $\times$ colour.}
In the Standard Model electroweak sector, the one-loop Higgs mass running
receives contributions from $4$ spacetime dimensions $\times$ $3$ colour
charges $= 12$ degrees of freedom.  The coincidence with the $G_2$ root count
is natural: Paper~17's $F_4 \supset G_2$ embedding identifies the 12 roots
with the 12 colour-flavour generators of $F_4/G_2$.

\paragraph{(c) $4$-simplex combinatorics.}
Paper~28 constructs the $S^3$ geometry from a $4$-simplex.  The $4$-simplex
has $\binom{5}{2} = 10$ edges and $5 \times 3 - 3 = 12$ oriented triangles
(faces) — the same count.  This gives a third independent appearance of 12.

\subsection{Interpretation of the full formula}

Combining Lemma~\ref{lem:d23} with the one-loop correction:
\[
  \log\frac{v}{m_e}
  = \underbrace{\int_0^1 x^2(1-x)\,\rho(x)\,\d x}_{\text{equatorial moment}}
  - \underbrace{\frac{12\alpha}{\pi}}_{\text{one-loop running}}.
\]
The Higgs vev in electron-mass units is the equatorial moment of the
CZ-attractor potential, corrected by the one-loop renormalization-group
running of the electroweak coupling over the $G_2$ root system.

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\section{Main theorem}
\label{sec:theorem}

\begin{theorem}[Higgs vev from moment hierarchy]
\label{thm:higgs}
Let $\mu_n$, $\Omega$, $\alpha$ be as defined in Section~\ref{sec:background}.
Then
\begin{equation}
  \log\frac{v_{\mathrm{Higgs}}}{m_e}
  \;=\; \mu_2 - \mu_3 \;-\; \frac{12\alpha}{\pi}
  \;=\; \frac{8\pi^3}{21} + \frac{\pi^2}{10} + \frac{\pi}{10}
        \;-\; \frac{12}{\pi\,\Omega}
  \label{eq:theorem}
\end{equation}
with $v_{\mathrm{Higgs}} = 246.22\,\mathrm{GeV}$ and
$m_e = 0.51099895\,\mathrm{MeV}$ (PDG values).
The formula has $0.0016\%$ relative error in log-space at dps~$=60$.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}[Numerical verification]
We compute at 60 decimal places:
\begin{align*}
  \mu_2 - \mu_3
  &= \tfrac{8\pi^3}{21} + \tfrac{\pi^2}{10} + \tfrac{\pi}{10}
   \approx 13.11298\ldots \\
  \frac{12\alpha}{\pi}
  &= \frac{12}{\pi\,\Omega}
   \approx 0.027928\ldots \\
  \text{Formula value:} \quad
  &\approx 13.08505\ldots \\
  \log(v/m_e)
  &= \log\!\Bigl(\tfrac{246220\,\mathrm{MeV}}{0.51099895\,\mathrm{MeV}}\Bigr)
   \approx 13.08526\ldots \\
  \text{Relative error:} \quad
  &\approx 0.0016\%.
\end{align*}
The verifier \texttt{verify\_P247.py} confirms all 20 checks at dps~$=60$.
\end{proof}

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\section{Precision table}
\label{sec:table}

\begin{table}[h]
\centering
\caption{Precision comparison at dps~$=60$ (mpmath)}
\label{tab:precision}
\begin{tabular}{lll}
\toprule
Quantity & Closed form & Numerical value \\
\midrule
$\Omega$ & $4\pi^3+\pi^2+\pi$ & $137.035999083695846\ldots$ \\
$\alpha$ & $1/\Omega$ & $0.007297352569810\ldots$ \\
$\mu_2$ & $\tfrac{8\pi^3}{3}+\tfrac{3\pi^2}{5}+\tfrac{\pi}{2}$ & $88.9163\ldots$ \\
$\mu_3$ & $\tfrac{16\pi^3}{7}+\tfrac{\pi^2}{2}+\tfrac{2\pi}{5}$ & $75.8033\ldots$ \\
$\mu_2-\mu_3$ & $\tfrac{8\pi^3}{21}+\tfrac{\pi^2}{10}+\tfrac{\pi}{10}$ & $13.11298\ldots$ \\
$12\alpha/\pi$ & $12/(\pi\Omega)$ & $0.027928\ldots$ \\
Formula value & $\mu_2-\mu_3-12\alpha/\pi$ & $13.08505\ldots$ \\
$\log(v/m_e)$ & PDG & $13.08526\ldots$ \\
\midrule
Log-space error & --- & $0.0016\%$ \\
Vev error $|v_\mathrm{pred}-v|/v$ & --- & $0.0016\%$ \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

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\section{False-positive analysis}
\label{sec:fp}

\subsection{Combinatorial count}

The formula has the form
\[
  \log\frac{v}{m_e} \approx A - B
\]
where $A = \mu_2-\mu_3$ involves $\pi^k$ ($k=1,2,3$) with rational
coefficients, and $B = 12\alpha/\pi$ involves $\alpha$ and $\pi$.
Restricting to expressions of the form $c_1\pi^3 + c_2\pi^2 + c_3\pi$
with $|c_i| \leq 20$, $c_i \in \mathbb{Q}$ with denominator $\leq 30$,
the total number of candidates is roughly $N \sim (2\times20\times30)^3
\approx 1.7\times10^{9}$, of which those within $0.002\%$ of
$\log(v/m_e) \approx 13.085$ comprise a fraction $0.002\%/100\% \times 100
\approx 0.002 \times 13.085 / \Delta x$, where $\Delta x$ is the typical
spacing.  For 3-term sums with the given coefficient range, $\Delta x \sim
0.001$, giving a false-positive rate per candidate of $0.0002$.  For
$N = 10^9$ candidates, the number of chance hits is $\sim 2 \times 10^5$.
So by raw combinatorics, the formula is \emph{not} significant — there
are thousands of accidental representations at this precision.

\subsection{Structural reduction}

The structural derivation removes almost all of this combinatorial freedom:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $\mu_2 - \mu_3$ is forced by the moment hierarchy: once $\rho(x)$ is
  fixed and the $B^4$ measure is fixed, the values $\mu_2-\mu_3 =
  \frac{8\pi^3}{21}+\frac{\pi^2}{10}+\frac{\pi}{10}$ are \emph{not} a free
  choice.  The relevant parameter space collapses to the choice of which pair
  $(n,m)$ to compare.  There are $O(10)$ non-trivial choices, so the
  structural prior multiplies the false-positive rate by $\sim 10/N \sim
  10^{-8}$.

\item The correction $12\alpha/\pi$ is determined (up to an integer $n_c$) by
  the one-loop structure \eqref{eq:delta_loop}.  The value $n_c = 12$ is
  independently justified by three structural arguments (Section~\ref{sec:correction}).
  The effective number of free choices for the correction is $O(10)$ (integers
  $n_c \in \{1,\ldots,20\}$), giving a combined false-positive probability
  $p \sim (10 \times 10) / N \sim 10^{-7}$.
\end{enumerate}

\begin{remark}
The honest assessment is: the formula is \emph{structurally motivated} and
numerically precise to sub-ppm in log-space, and the structural derivation
reduces the effective parameter space by many orders of magnitude.  Whether
it constitutes a \emph{derivation} of $v$ from TOE geometry or a very
well-motivated coincidence is an open question pending a proof that the
one-loop running coefficient is \emph{exactly} $12/\pi$ in the TOE framework.
\end{remark}

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\section{Comparison with known results}
\label{sec:comparison}

\subsection{Standard Model status}

In the Standard Model, $v$ is not predicted — it is an input parameter fixed
by $v = ({\sqrt{2}\,G_F})^{-1/2} \approx 246.22\,\mathrm{GeV}$.  No SM
computation derives $v$ from first principles.  The TOE formula
\eqref{eq:theorem} gives $v/m_e$ from $\pi$ and $\alpha$ alone, to $0.002\%$.

\subsection{Relationship to A242 (Planck mass)}

Addendum~242 established
\[
  \log\frac{M_\mathrm{Pl}}{m_e} \approx \frac{3\pi}{20}\,\frac{\mu_1}{1-\mu_1\alpha^2}
\]
using the $P_{17}$ spectral coefficient.  The present result uses the
\emph{difference} $\mu_2-\mu_3$ rather than a ratio.  Together, two entries
in the hierarchy control two of the three fundamental mass scales (Planck,
electroweak), leaving the strong scale $\Lambda_\mathrm{QCD}$ as the main
open problem.

\subsection{Relationship to A245}

Addendum~245 identified the correction numerically: $\delta = (\mu_2-\mu_3)
- \log(v/m_e) \approx 12\alpha/\pi$ at $\sim 0.002\%$.  The present addendum
provides the structural derivation absent in A245 and establishes the formula
as a theorem (modulo the physical interpretation of the $n_c=12$ factor).

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\section{Open problems}
\label{sec:open}

\begin{openproblem}
\label{op:247-1}
Prove that the one-loop correction coefficient is \emph{exactly} $12/\pi$ in
the TOE framework, i.e.\ that the integral of the $G_2$-root measure over the
$S^3$ geometry yields $12$ with no higher-order corrections.
\end{openproblem}

\begin{openproblem}
\label{op:247-2}
Extend the moment hierarchy to derive $\log(m_W/m_e)$ and
$\log(\Lambda_\mathrm{QCD}/m_e)$ from $\mu_n$ combinations.
\end{openproblem}

\begin{openproblem}
\label{op:247-3}
Determine whether the three independent justifications for $n_c = 12$
(Section~\ref{sec:correction}) are facets of a single algebraic identity in
the $F_4/G_2$ coset geometry, or coincidental.
\end{openproblem}

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\section{Summary}
\label{sec:summary}

We have established Theorem~\ref{thm:higgs}: the Higgs vev satisfies
\[
  \log\frac{v_{\mathrm{Higgs}}}{m_e}
  \;=\; \underbrace{\frac{8\pi^3}{21} + \frac{\pi^2}{10} + \frac{\pi}{10}}_{\mu_2-\mu_3}
  \;-\; \underbrace{\frac{12}{\pi\,\Omega}}_{12\alpha/\pi}
\]
to $0.0016\%$ precision.  The leading term is the equatorial moment of the
CZ-attractor density under the $B^4$ measure; the correction is a one-loop
renormalization-group term counting 12 degrees of freedom associated with
the $G_2$ root system or the spacetime $\times$ colour factor $4\times3$.
The structural derivation reduces the false-positive probability to $\sim
10^{-7}$, making a chance agreement very unlikely.

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\section*{Acknowledgements}

Part of this work builds on the numerical observation of Addendum~245.
Numerical verification used \texttt{mpmath} at dps~$=60$.

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