Sequential Time Theory (STT) provides a metrological foundation for physics, defining time through operational procedures rather than as a geometric coordinate. STT CR (Metrological Completion of Relativity) established a formal framework: Physics ≡ (STT-Core → Bridge → L1) → ₒₘₒ Physical Systems, where L1 is the formal language of dynamics, L2 (STT-Core) is the operational definition of time, and ₒₘₒ is the mapping rule to specific physical systems. This paper applies this framework to audit the Standard Model (ₒ₌), focusing on the Higgs mechanism. We propose that mass is not a primitive quantity but is defined through the time unit process: m h/ (c² Qₔ₍₈ₓ). From Bridge axiom B4 (local calibration consistency), we derive that mass must be determined by a spatially uniform Lorentz-scalar quantity. From metrological constraints on Qₔ₍₈ₓ—positivity (C1), finiteness (C2), and statistical reproducibility (C3) —together with an explicit minimality assumption (₌₈₍₈₌₀₋), we derive the form of the Higgs potential V () = -²||² + ||⁴, where the derivation is conditional on the stated assumptions. We show that, for UV-complete fundamental descriptions, renormalizability is a metrological necessity: otherwise the operational distribution of clock-ticks becomes resolution-dependent in a way that cannot be removed by finitely many calibrations (violating C3 and B4). Effective-field descriptions can still satisfy C3 within a finite resolution window. Finally, we present a testable prediction distinguishing STT from standard quantum mechanics: intrinsic clock fluctuations scale as Q 1/m², predicting Q^ (e) /Q^ () m_/mₑ 2. 07 10² for electrons versus muons.
Teruhito Kojima (Fri,) studied this question.