
This paper develops a basis-independent dimensional-closure framework for the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) using a five-dimensional integer ledger lattice. Each operator is assigned a ledger vector encoding its dimensional exponents. An operator is admissible only if its vector lies in the lattice sumLQ+LCL_Q + L_CLQ+LC,where LQL_QLQ is the span of a Quantized Dimensional Cell (QDC) of type L3F2L^3 F^2L3F2, and LCL_CLC is the sublattice generated by fundamental constants. A unimodular-invariance theorem ensures that the closure criterion is independent of basis choice. Applying this framework to SMEFT through dimension eight, we derive a structural filter on the 2,499 Warsaw-basis operators. Several four-fermion contact families are shown to be forbidden as fundamental interactions, while gauge–Higgs and scalar operators admit classifications into fundamental, scale-suppressed, or mediator-generated classes. Ledger equivalence also induces algebraic relations among Wilson coefficients that are independent of gauge symmetries and reduce SMEFT’s free parameter space. This work provides a dimensional-lattice constraint principle for effective field theory construction and complements symmetry-based SMEFT analyses. The mathematical foundations of the ledger lattice and closure criterion are developed in the companion paper, Dimensional Closure and Ledger Lattices in Effective Field Theories (Bourassa 2025).
Quantum field theory, Beyond the Standard Model, SMEFT, Effective Field Theory, Dimensional Analysis, Operator Classification, Ledger Lattice, Wilson Coefficients
Quantum field theory, Beyond the Standard Model, SMEFT, Effective Field Theory, Dimensional Analysis, Operator Classification, Ledger Lattice, Wilson Coefficients
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