Lattice QCD with Fermilab Method Extracts Heavy-Quark Masses via One-Loop Perturbation Theory — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Gauge theory on discrete lattices (lattice QCD) provides a non-perturbative computational framework for strong-force physics, with heavy-quark masses extracted via Fermilab method + one-loop perturbation theory. | MATH: SU(3) local symmetry; lattice spacing \(a\) with Wilson action \(S = β ∑_{} (1 - 1/3Re Tr\,U_)\), \(β = 6/g^2\); heavy-strange meson masses \(MH_s\) combined with one-loop lattice perturbation theory to extract quark mass \(m_Q = Z_m(a) · mˡᵃᵗ_Q\); three-flavor QCD (\(N_f=3\)). | CONNECTION: Lattice discretization inherently ties to crystallographic symmetry — hypercubic lattice \(Z^4\) (Euclidean) breaks continuous Lorentz symmetry to the hyperoctahedral group \(B_4\) (order 384), a root system of type \(D_4\)/\(B_4\) — the same symmetry family as diamond and cubic crystals. The lattice spacing ratio \(a\) and \(β\) tuning relate to renormalization group flow, but no direct golden-ratio or base-60 co Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com