"""Stellar Ages as Cosmic Clocks — Constraining the Age of the Universe.

A formalized GCD closure of Tomasetti et al. (2026), A&A 707, A111:
"The oldest Milky Way stars: New constraints on the age of the Universe
and the Hubble constant."

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  STELLAR COSMIC CLOCKS  —  *Horologium Stellare Cosmicum*
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The oldest MSTO and SGB stars in the Milky Way set a lower bound on
the age of the Universe, independent of any cosmological model. This
closure maps the observational pipeline — from 202,384 Gaia DR3 stars
through rigorous selection to 160 bona fide ancient stars — into the
GCD kernel, proving that stellar chronometry obeys Tier-1 identities.

Trace vector construction (8 channels, equal weight):
    c₁ = age_frac          Age / age_max (fractional cosmic age)
    c₂ = mass_norm         M / M_max (stellar mass)
    c₃ = metallicity_norm  [M/H] rescaled to [ε, 1-ε]
    c₄ = alpha_norm        [α/Fe] rescaled to [ε, 1-ε]
    c₅ = teff_norm         T_eff rescaled to [ε, 1-ε]
    c₆ = logg_norm         log g rescaled to [ε, 1-ε]
    c₇ = av_norm           Extinction A_V rescaled to [ε, 1-ε]
    c₈ = precision         1 - σ_age/age (measurement quality)

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  TEN COSMIC CLOCK THEOREMS  (T-SC-1 through T-SC-10)
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  T-SC-1   Selection Funnel         Rigorous cuts preserve kernel integrity
  T-SC-2   Age-Mass Anticorrelation Oldest stars are least massive (expected)
  T-SC-3   Metallicity Bias         Near-solar [M/H] dominates the clean sample
  T-SC-4   Contamination Detection  Bayesian mixture identifies ~11% spurious
  T-SC-5   Hubble Tension Probe     Stellar ages favor Planck over SH0ES
  T-SC-6   Golden vs Final          Golden subsample statistically consistent
  T-SC-7   Systematic Budget        Stellar models dominate the error budget
  T-SC-8   Cosmological Lower Bound tU ≥ 13.8 Gyr at 90% CL
  T-SC-9   Formation Delay          δt ≈ 0.2 Gyr (zf = 20) is conservative
  T-SC-10  Universal Tier-1         Identities hold across all star samples

Source data:
    Tomasetti et al. 2026, A&A, 707, A111
    DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202557038
    Received: 29 Aug 2025, Accepted: 17 Dec 2025, Published: 05 Mar 2026

    StarHorse code: Santiago et al. 2016, Queiroz et al. 2018, 2023
    Stellar models: PARSEC (Bressan et al. 2012)
    Stellar parameters: Guiglion et al. 2024 (hybrid-CNN from Gaia RVS)
    Photometry: Gaia DR3 + 2MASS (JHKs)

Cross-references:
    Cosmology closure:  closures/astronomy/cosmology.py
    Stellar evolution:  closures/astronomy/stellar_evolution.py
    Kernel:             src/umcp/kernel_optimized.py
    Contract:           contracts/ASTRO.INTSTACK.v1.yaml
    Canon:              canon/astro_anchors.yaml
    Axiom:              AXIOM.md
"""

from __future__ import annotations

import math
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Any, NamedTuple

import numpy as np

from umcp.frozen_contract import EPSILON
from umcp.kernel_optimized import compute_kernel_outputs

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# SECTION 0 — FROZEN CONSTANTS
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# Tomasetti et al. 2026 primary results
T_U_LOWER_BOUND: float = 13.8  # Gyr (lower limit on age of Universe)
T_U_STAT_ERR: float = 1.0  # Gyr (statistical error)
T_U_SYST_ERR: float = 1.4  # Gyr (systematic error)
AGE_PEAK: float = 13.6  # Gyr (cumulative PDF peak)

# Hubble constant upper limit (flat ΛCDM, Ωm=0.3, zf=20)
H0_UPPER: float = 68.3  # km/s/Mpc
H0_STAT_PLUS: float = 5.4
H0_STAT_MINUS: float = 4.7
H0_SYST_PLUS: float = 7.8
H0_SYST_MINUS: float = 6.4

# Comparison H0 values
H0_PLANCK: float = 67.4  # km/s/Mpc (Planck Collaboration VI 2020)
H0_PLANCK_ERR: float = 0.5
H0_SHOES: float = 73.04  # km/s/Mpc (Riess et al. 2022, SH0ES)
H0_SHOES_ERR: float = 1.04

# tU from H0 (flat ΛCDM, Ωm=0.3)
T_U_PLANCK: float = 14.0  # Gyr
T_U_SHOES: float = 12.9  # Gyr

# Formation delay
DELTA_T_ZF20: float = 0.2  # Gyr at zf=20
DELTA_T_ZF11: float = 0.4  # Gyr at zf=11

# Bayesian mixture model results (final sample)
MU_MAIN: float = 13.66  # Gyr (main population mean)
SIGMA_MAIN: float = 0.34  # Gyr (main population dispersion)
MU_CONTAM: float = 14.79  # Gyr (contaminant population mean)
SIGMA_CONTAM: float = 0.83  # Gyr (contaminant population dispersion)
FC_CONTAM: float = 0.10  # contamination fraction

# Golden sample Bayesian mixture
MU_MAIN_GOLD: float = 13.70  # Gyr
SIGMA_MAIN_GOLD: float = 0.38  # Gyr
MU_CONTAM_GOLD: float = 14.67  # Gyr
FC_CONTAM_GOLD: float = 0.09

# Mean stellar parameters of final sample
MEAN_MASS: float = 0.88  # M_sun
MASS_STD: float = 0.03
MEAN_ALPHA_FE: float = 0.17  # dex
ALPHA_FE_STD: float = 0.21
MEAN_AV: float = 0.08  # mag
AV_STD: float = 0.04
MEAN_MH: float = -0.24  # dex
MH_STD: float = 0.15

# Systematic error components
SYST_ALPHA_FE: float = 0.28  # Gyr (from ±0.1 dex perturbation)
SYST_MIXING_LENGTH: float = 1.0  # Gyr (αML variation)
SYST_HELIUM: float = 0.5  # Gyr (Yi variation)
SYST_STELLAR_MODELS: float = 1.1  # Gyr (quadrature of αML + Yi)
SYST_TOTAL: float = 1.4  # Gyr (linear sum: models + metallicity)

# Selection pipeline numbers
N_INPUT: int = 202384
N_PARENT: int = 2911
N_KIEL_CUT: int = 2148
N_METALLICITY_CUT: int = 1078
N_POSTERIOR_CUT: int = 297
N_VISUAL: int = 185
N_GREAT: int = 78
N_GOOD: int = 107
N_BAD: int = 112
N_CONTAM_REMOVED: int = 25
N_FINAL: int = 160
N_GOLDEN: int = 67  # 78 - 11 contaminants

# Kiel diagram cut parameters (Eq. A.1)
LOGG_UPPER: float = 4.1
# log g > -0.0003 × Teff + 4.8
KIEL_SLOPE: float = -0.0003
KIEL_INTERCEPT: float = 4.8
# Teff > 500 × log g + 3000
TEFF_SLOPE: float = 500.0
TEFF_INTERCEPT: float = 3000.0

# Selection cut thresholds
DELTA_MH_MAX: float = 0.025
DELTA_TEFF_MAX: float = 30.0  # K
DELTA_LOGG_MAX: float = 0.05
DELTA_AV_MAX: float = 0.1  # mag
AGE_ASYMMETRY_MAX: float = 0.1  # Gyr
KS_P_THRESHOLD: float = 0.995

# PARSEC model parameters
ALPHA_ML_PARSEC: float = 1.74  # mixing length parameter (low)
ALPHA_ML_PARSEC_HI: float = 1.77  # mixing length parameter (high)
YI_LOW: float = 0.269  # initial helium fraction (low)
YI_HIGH: float = 0.283  # initial helium fraction (high)

# 90% CL statistics
N_STARS_TU_GT_13: int = 70  # stars with tU > 13 Gyr at 90% CL
N_STARS_TU_GT_13P5: int = 29  # stars with tU > 13.5 Gyr
MAX_TU_90CL: float = 14.1  # Gyr (no star exceeds this at 90% CL)

# Kernel parameters
N_CHANNELS: int = 8
AGE_MAX: float = 20.0  # Gyr (StarHorse upper bound, no cosmological prior)
AGE_MIN_PARENT: float = 12.5  # Gyr (parent sample threshold)
AGE_ERR_MAX: float = 1.0  # Gyr (parent sample uncertainty threshold)
MASS_MAX: float = 1.1  # M_sun (range for old MSTO/SGB)


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# SECTION 1 — DATA STRUCTURES
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class StellarKernelResult(NamedTuple):
    """Kernel result for a single star or star sample."""

    name: str
    F: float
    omega: float
    IC: float
    kappa: float
    S: float
    C: float
    gap: float
    regime: str
    trace: list[float]


@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class StellarSample:
    """A stellar sample or individual star from Tomasetti et al. 2026."""

    name: str
    sample_type: str  # "individual", "population_mean", "comparison"
    age: float  # Gyr
    age_err_stat: float  # Gyr
    age_err_syst: float  # Gyr (0 for individual stars)
    mass: float  # M_sun
    metallicity: float  # [M/H] dex
    alpha_fe: float  # [α/Fe] dex
    teff: float  # K
    logg: float  # dex
    av: float  # mag (extinction)
    n_stars: int  # number in sample (1 for individual)
    # Kernel results (filled after computation)
    kernel: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)

    def trace_vector(self) -> np.ndarray:
        """Build 8-channel trace vector."""
        return _build_trace(
            self.age,
            self.mass,
            self.metallicity,
            self.alpha_fe,
            self.teff,
            self.logg,
            self.av,
            self.age_err_stat,
        )


@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class SelectionStep:
    """A step in the selection pipeline."""

    step: int
    name: str
    n_before: int
    n_after: int
    fraction_retained: float
    description: str


@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class SystematicEffect:
    """A systematic effect in the age determination."""

    name: str
    shift_gyr: float  # Age shift in Gyr
    parameter_range: str  # Range of the parameter causing the shift
    note: str


@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class CosmologicalScenario:
    """A cosmological scenario for H0-tU translation."""

    omega_m: float
    zf: float  # formation redshift (inf for no delay)
    h0_planck_frac_gt: float  # fraction of stars with tU > Planck tU at 90% CL
    h0_shoes_frac_gt: float  # fraction of stars with tU > SH0ES tU at 90% CL


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# SECTION 2 — NORMALIZATION AND KERNEL HELPERS
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# Normalization ranges for stellar parameters
TEFF_MIN: float = 5200.0  # K (observed range for final sample)
TEFF_MAX: float = 6000.0
LOGG_MIN: float = 3.7  # dex
LOGG_MAX: float = 4.15
MH_MIN: float = -0.8  # dex
MH_MAX: float = 0.2
ALPHA_FE_MIN: float = -0.1  # dex
ALPHA_FE_MAX: float = 0.45
AV_MIN: float = 0.0  # mag
AV_MAX: float = 0.5


def _clip(x: float) -> float:
    """Clip to [ε, 1−ε]."""
    return max(EPSILON, min(1.0 - EPSILON, x))


def _linear_norm(val: float, vmin: float, vmax: float) -> float:
    """Normalize a value linearly to [0, 1] within [vmin, vmax]."""
    if vmax <= vmin:
        return 0.5
    return (val - vmin) / (vmax - vmin)


def _build_trace(
    age: float,
    mass: float,
    metallicity: float,
    alpha_fe: float,
    teff: float,
    logg: float,
    av: float,
    age_err: float,
) -> np.ndarray:
    """Build 8-channel trace vector for a stellar sample.

    Channels:
        c₁ = age / AGE_MAX (fractional age in the StarHorse range)
        c₂ = mass / MASS_MAX (mass fraction)
        c₃ = [M/H] normalized linearly
        c₄ = [α/Fe] normalized linearly
        c₅ = Teff normalized linearly
        c₆ = log g normalized linearly
        c₇ = AV normalized linearly
        c₈ = 1 - σ_age/age (measurement precision quality)
    """
    precision = 1.0 - (age_err / age) if age > 0 else 0.0
    return np.array(
        [
            _clip(age / AGE_MAX),
            _clip(mass / MASS_MAX),
            _clip(_linear_norm(metallicity, MH_MIN, MH_MAX)),
            _clip(_linear_norm(alpha_fe, ALPHA_FE_MIN, ALPHA_FE_MAX)),
            _clip(_linear_norm(teff, TEFF_MIN, TEFF_MAX)),
            _clip(_linear_norm(logg, LOGG_MIN, LOGG_MAX)),
            _clip(_linear_norm(av, AV_MIN, AV_MAX)),
            _clip(precision),
        ]
    )


def compute_stellar_kernel(sample: StellarSample) -> StellarKernelResult:
    """Compute GCD kernel invariants for a stellar sample."""
    c = sample.trace_vector()
    w = np.full(N_CHANNELS, 1.0 / N_CHANNELS)
    k = compute_kernel_outputs(c, w, EPSILON)
    F = float(k["F"])
    omega = float(k["omega"])
    IC = float(k["IC"])
    kappa = float(k["kappa"])
    S = float(k["S"])
    C_val = float(k["C"])
    gap = F - IC
    regime = str(k["regime"])
    return StellarKernelResult(
        name=sample.name,
        F=round(F, 6),
        omega=round(omega, 6),
        IC=round(IC, 6),
        kappa=round(kappa, 6),
        S=round(S, 6),
        C=round(C_val, 6),
        gap=round(gap, 6),
        regime=regime,
        trace=[round(float(x), 6) for x in c],
    )


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# SECTION 3 — STELLAR DATABASE (Representative Stars & Samples)
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def build_selection_pipeline() -> list[SelectionStep]:
    """Build the complete selection pipeline from Tomasetti et al. 2026."""
    return [
        SelectionStep(
            step=1,
            name="Full age sample (N24)",
            n_before=N_INPUT,
            n_after=N_INPUT,
            fraction_retained=1.0,
            description="202,384 MSTO/SGB stars from Nepal et al. 2024, "
            "Gaia DR3 + StarHorse ages (0.025-20 Gyr, no cosmological prior)",
        ),
        SelectionStep(
            step=2,
            name="Parent sample",
            n_before=N_INPUT,
            n_after=N_PARENT,
            fraction_retained=N_PARENT / N_INPUT,
            description="Stars older than 12.5 Gyr with age uncertainty < 1 Gyr "
            "(~10% of original). Overdensity at 19 Gyr from prior-edge contaminants.",
        ),
        SelectionStep(
            step=3,
            name="Conservative Kiel cut",
            n_before=N_PARENT,
            n_after=N_KIEL_CUT,
            fraction_retained=N_KIEL_CUT / N_PARENT,
            description="log g < 4.1, log g > -0.0003·Teff + 4.8, "
            "Teff > 500·log g + 3000. Removes MS contaminants and binaries. "
            "Suppresses the 19 Gyr peak.",
        ),
        SelectionStep(
            step=4,
            name="Input-output consistency",
            n_before=N_KIEL_CUT,
            n_after=N_METALLICITY_CUT,
            fraction_retained=N_METALLICITY_CUT / N_KIEL_CUT,
            description="|Δ[M/H]| < 0.025, |ΔTeff| < 30 K, "
            "|Δlog g| < 0.05, |ΔAV| < 0.1 mag. Mitigates age-metallicity "
            "degeneracy: metal-poor stars shifted to higher [M/H] by 0.1-0.2 dex.",
        ),
        SelectionStep(
            step=5,
            name="Posterior quality",
            n_before=N_METALLICITY_CUT,
            n_after=N_POSTERIOR_CUT,
            fraction_retained=N_POSTERIOR_CUT / N_METALLICITY_CUT,
            description="Age asymmetry < 0.1 Gyr + KS test (p < 0.995 retained). "
            "Removes strongly degenerate solutions in age and mass posteriors.",
        ),
        SelectionStep(
            step=6,
            name="Visual inspection",
            n_before=N_POSTERIOR_CUT,
            n_after=N_VISUAL,
            fraction_retained=N_VISUAL / N_POSTERIOR_CUT,
            description="Blind inspection of corner plots. Classified as great (78), "
            "good (107), bad (112 excluded). Bad = asymmetries or double peaks.",
        ),
        SelectionStep(
            step=7,
            name="Contamination removal",
            n_before=N_VISUAL,
            n_after=N_FINAL,
            fraction_retained=N_FINAL / N_VISUAL,
            description="Hierarchical Bayesian model (PyMC/NUTS): fc = 11%, "
            "removed 25 stars with > 20% contamination probability. "
            "Main peak: 13.4 ± 0.8 Gyr, contaminant peak: 14.8 ± 1.5 Gyr.",
        ),
    ]


def build_systematic_effects() -> list[SystematicEffect]:
    """Build the systematic error budget from Tomasetti et al. 2026."""
    return [
        SystematicEffect(
            name="α-enhancement estimation",
            shift_gyr=0.28,
            parameter_range="[α/Fe] perturbation ±0.1 dex",
            note="Could be reduced with high-resolution spectroscopy",
        ),
        SystematicEffect(
            name="Convective mixing length (αML)",
            shift_gyr=1.0,
            parameter_range="αML = 1.6-1.9 (PARSEC: 1.74-1.77)",
            note="Higher αML → older ages. Shift ±30-50 K in Teff for "
            "the range 1.6-1.9 in the final sample Kiel region.",
        ),
        SystematicEffect(
            name="Initial helium fraction (Yi)",
            shift_gyr=0.5,
            parameter_range="Yi = 0.269-0.283",
            note="Higher Yi → younger ages. δYi=±0.01 → δage≈∓0.75 Gyr. PARSEC uses values near middle of this range.",
        ),
        SystematicEffect(
            name="Atomic diffusion",
            shift_gyr=0.0,
            parameter_range="Already included in PARSEC models",
            note="Less relevant for old, near-solar metallicity stars. Not added as separate error component.",
        ),
    ]


def build_cosmological_scenarios() -> list[CosmologicalScenario]:
    """Build the grid of cosmological assumptions from Fig. 4."""
    return [
        CosmologicalScenario(omega_m=0.25, zf=10.0, h0_planck_frac_gt=0.0, h0_shoes_frac_gt=0.0),
        CosmologicalScenario(omega_m=0.25, zf=20.0, h0_planck_frac_gt=0.0, h0_shoes_frac_gt=0.0),
        CosmologicalScenario(omega_m=0.25, zf=float("inf"), h0_planck_frac_gt=0.0, h0_shoes_frac_gt=0.0),
        CosmologicalScenario(omega_m=0.30, zf=10.0, h0_planck_frac_gt=0.0, h0_shoes_frac_gt=0.04),
        CosmologicalScenario(omega_m=0.30, zf=20.0, h0_planck_frac_gt=0.0, h0_shoes_frac_gt=0.20),
        CosmologicalScenario(omega_m=0.30, zf=float("inf"), h0_planck_frac_gt=0.0, h0_shoes_frac_gt=0.48),
        CosmologicalScenario(omega_m=0.35, zf=10.0, h0_planck_frac_gt=0.04, h0_shoes_frac_gt=0.20),
        CosmologicalScenario(omega_m=0.35, zf=20.0, h0_planck_frac_gt=0.0, h0_shoes_frac_gt=0.44),
        CosmologicalScenario(omega_m=0.35, zf=float("inf"), h0_planck_frac_gt=0.0, h0_shoes_frac_gt=0.48),
    ]


def _build_representative_stars() -> list[StellarSample]:
    """Build representative stellar samples from Tomasetti et al. 2026.

    Since individual star data is in CDS Table D.1 (not reproduced in
    the paper body), we construct representative stars spanning the
    parameter space described in the text:
      - Mean sample properties from Sect. 3.1
      - Bayesian mixture model populations from Appendix C
      - Edge cases (oldest, youngest, most/least massive in final sample)
      - Comparison samples (GCs from Valcin et al. 2025, Souza et al. 2024)
    """
    stars: list[StellarSample] = []

    # ── Population means ──
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Final sample mean",
            sample_type="population_mean",
            age=AGE_PEAK,
            age_err_stat=T_U_STAT_ERR,
            age_err_syst=T_U_SYST_ERR,
            mass=MEAN_MASS,
            metallicity=MEAN_MH,
            alpha_fe=MEAN_ALPHA_FE,
            teff=5550.0,
            logg=3.95,
            av=MEAN_AV,
            n_stars=N_FINAL,
        )
    )
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Golden sample mean",
            sample_type="population_mean",
            age=AGE_PEAK,
            age_err_stat=0.9,
            age_err_syst=T_U_SYST_ERR,
            mass=MEAN_MASS,
            metallicity=MEAN_MH,
            alpha_fe=MEAN_ALPHA_FE,
            teff=5550.0,
            logg=3.95,
            av=MEAN_AV,
            n_stars=N_GOLDEN,
        )
    )

    # ── Main population (from Bayesian mixture) ──
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Main population center",
            sample_type="population_mean",
            age=MU_MAIN,
            age_err_stat=SIGMA_MAIN,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.89,
            metallicity=-0.20,
            alpha_fe=0.15,
            teff=5560.0,
            logg=3.97,
            av=0.07,
            n_stars=int(N_FINAL * (1 - FC_CONTAM)),
        )
    )
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Contaminant population center",
            sample_type="population_mean",
            age=MU_CONTAM,
            age_err_stat=SIGMA_CONTAM,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.82,
            metallicity=-0.30,
            alpha_fe=0.22,
            teff=5480.0,
            logg=3.88,
            av=0.09,
            n_stars=int(N_FINAL * FC_CONTAM),
        )
    )

    # ── Representative individual stars spanning parameter space ──
    # Oldest reliable star (near upper envelope at 90% CL)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Oldest reliable (90% upper envelope)",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=14.1,
            age_err_stat=0.7,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.82,
            metallicity=-0.35,
            alpha_fe=0.25,
            teff=5420.0,
            logg=3.85,
            av=0.06,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Youngest in final sample (just above 12.5 Gyr threshold)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Youngest in final sample",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=12.6,
            age_err_stat=0.6,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.92,
            metallicity=-0.10,
            alpha_fe=0.08,
            teff=5650.0,
            logg=4.05,
            av=0.05,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Most massive in sample (nearing contamination boundary)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="High-mass edge case",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.2,
            age_err_stat=0.8,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.94,
            metallicity=-0.15,
            alpha_fe=0.10,
            teff=5700.0,
            logg=4.08,
            av=0.04,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Least massive in sample (potential mass-stripped binary)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Low-mass edge case",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=14.0,
            age_err_stat=0.9,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.80,
            metallicity=-0.40,
            alpha_fe=0.30,
            teff=5350.0,
            logg=3.82,
            av=0.10,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Near-solar metallicity old star
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Near-solar metallicity ancient",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.5,
            age_err_stat=0.5,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.90,
            metallicity=-0.05,
            alpha_fe=0.05,
            teff=5600.0,
            logg=3.99,
            av=0.03,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Metal-poor survivor
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Metal-poor survivor",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.8,
            age_err_stat=0.8,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.85,
            metallicity=-0.50,
            alpha_fe=0.35,
            teff=5380.0,
            logg=3.86,
            av=0.12,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # High-alpha star
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="High alpha-enhancement",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.9,
            age_err_stat=0.7,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.84,
            metallicity=-0.35,
            alpha_fe=0.40,
            teff=5400.0,
            logg=3.84,
            av=0.08,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Low-extinction star (close to Sun)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Low-extinction nearby",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.4,
            age_err_stat=0.5,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.89,
            metallicity=-0.18,
            alpha_fe=0.12,
            teff=5580.0,
            logg=3.98,
            av=0.01,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # High-precision golden sample star
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Best golden sample star",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.7,
            age_err_stat=0.4,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.88,
            metallicity=-0.22,
            alpha_fe=0.16,
            teff=5540.0,
            logg=3.94,
            av=0.06,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Star at 90% CL > 13 Gyr boundary
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="90% CL boundary star",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.1,
            age_err_stat=0.6,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.91,
            metallicity=-0.12,
            alpha_fe=0.09,
            teff=5630.0,
            logg=4.02,
            av=0.04,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Star at 90% CL > 13.5 Gyr boundary
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="90% CL high-age star",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.9,
            age_err_stat=0.5,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.83,
            metallicity=-0.38,
            alpha_fe=0.28,
            teff=5430.0,
            logg=3.87,
            av=0.07,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )

    # ── Comparison: Globular cluster ages ──
    # Valcin et al. 2025 — oldest GCs (>12.5 Gyr)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="GC mean (Valcin+ 2025)",
            sample_type="comparison",
            age=13.1,
            age_err_stat=0.8,
            age_err_syst=0.5,
            mass=0.85,
            metallicity=-1.5,
            alpha_fe=0.30,
            teff=5200.0,
            logg=3.80,
            av=0.15,
            n_stars=15,
        )
    )
    # Souza et al. 2024 — bulge GCs
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Bulge GC mean (Souza+ 2024)",
            sample_type="comparison",
            age=12.9,
            age_err_stat=0.9,
            age_err_syst=0.7,
            mass=0.84,
            metallicity=-1.2,
            alpha_fe=0.28,
            teff=5250.0,
            logg=3.82,
            av=0.35,
            n_stars=8,
        )
    )

    # ── Stars probing the H0 tension ──
    # Star consistent with Planck H0 (tU ~ 14 Gyr)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Planck-consistent ancient",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.8,
            age_err_stat=0.6,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.86,
            metallicity=-0.28,
            alpha_fe=0.20,
            teff=5500.0,
            logg=3.90,
            av=0.05,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Star that would challenge SH0ES (tU > 13 Gyr easily)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="SH0ES-challenging star",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.5,
            age_err_stat=0.4,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.87,
            metallicity=-0.20,
            alpha_fe=0.14,
            teff=5560.0,
            logg=3.96,
            av=0.06,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )

    # ── Stars with varying systematic-sensitivity ──
    # Star sensitive to mixing length
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="αML-sensitive MSTO star",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.3,
            age_err_stat=0.7,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.90,
            metallicity=-0.15,
            alpha_fe=0.10,
            teff=5680.0,
            logg=4.06,
            av=0.04,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # Star sensitive to helium abundance
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Yi-sensitive SGB star",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=13.6,
            age_err_stat=0.6,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.87,
            metallicity=-0.25,
            alpha_fe=0.18,
            teff=5520.0,
            logg=3.92,
            av=0.07,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )

    # ── Excluded contaminant examples ──
    # Low-mass potential mass-stripped star (excluded)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Excluded: potential binary remnant",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=15.5,
            age_err_stat=1.2,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.78,
            metallicity=-0.45,
            alpha_fe=0.32,
            teff=5320.0,
            logg=3.78,
            av=0.11,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )
    # 19 Gyr contaminant (removed by Kiel cut)
    stars.append(
        StellarSample(
            name="Excluded: 19 Gyr edge contaminant",
            sample_type="individual",
            age=19.0,
            age_err_stat=0.5,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.75,
            metallicity=-0.60,
            alpha_fe=0.35,
            teff=5800.0,
            logg=4.20,
            av=0.08,
            n_stars=1,
        )
    )

    return stars


def build_stellar_database() -> list[StellarSample]:
    """Build the full stellar database."""
    return _build_representative_stars()


# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# SECTION 4 — H0-tU COSMOLOGICAL ALGEBRA
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════


def t_universe_from_h0(h0: float, omega_m: float = 0.3) -> float:
    """Convert H0 to tU assuming flat ΛCDM.

    tU ≈ (2/3) · (1/H0) · f(Ωm)
    where f(Ωm) = (1/√(1-Ωm)) · arcsinh(√((1-Ωm)/Ωm))

    For Ωm=0.3: tU ≈ 9.78/h Gyr where h = H0/100.
    """
    if h0 <= 0:
        return float("inf")
    omega_lambda = 1.0 - omega_m
    # Exact flat ΛCDM formula
    if omega_lambda <= 0:
        return 2.0 / (3.0 * h0 * 1.0226e-3)  # Convert km/s/Mpc to 1/Gyr
    ratio = omega_lambda / omega_m
    integral = (1.0 / math.sqrt(omega_lambda)) * math.asinh(math.sqrt(ratio))
    t_hubble = 1.0 / (h0 * 1.0226e-3)  # 1/H0 in Gyr (1 km/s/Mpc = 1.0226e-3 /Gyr)
    return (2.0 / 3.0) * t_hubble * integral


def h0_from_t_universe(t_u: float, omega_m: float = 0.3) -> float:
    """Convert tU to H0 assuming flat ΛCDM (inverse of t_universe_from_h0)."""
    if t_u <= 0:
        return float("inf")
    omega_lambda = 1.0 - omega_m
    ratio = omega_lambda / omega_m
    integral = (1.0 / math.sqrt(omega_lambda)) * math.asinh(math.sqrt(ratio))
    return (2.0 / 3.0) * integral / (t_u * 1.0226e-3)


def age_to_h0_upper(
    stellar_age: float,
    delta_t: float = DELTA_T_ZF20,
    omega_m: float = 0.3,
) -> float:
    """Convert stellar age + formation delay to H0 upper limit."""
    t_u = stellar_age + delta_t
    return h0_from_t_universe(t_u, omega_m)


# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# SECTION 5 — THEOREM PROVERS
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════


def prove_t_sc_1() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-1: Selection Funnel — Rigorous cuts preserve kernel integrity.

    The selection pipeline from 202,384 → 160 stars preserves Tier-1
    identities at every step. The funnel removes noise (contaminants,
    degenerate solutions) without destroying structural coherence.
    """
    pipeline = build_selection_pipeline()

    # Verify the pipeline is monotonically decreasing
    n_values = [s.n_after for s in pipeline]
    monotonic = all(n_values[i] >= n_values[i + 1] for i in range(len(n_values) - 1))

    # Compute retention fractions
    total_retention = N_FINAL / N_INPUT

    # Build representative stars at each stage and verify Tier-1
    stage_stars = [
        StellarSample(
            name="Parent sample representative",
            sample_type="population_mean",
            age=14.5,
            age_err_stat=1.5,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.86,
            metallicity=-0.35,
            alpha_fe=0.20,
            teff=5500.0,
            logg=3.95,
            av=0.10,
            n_stars=N_PARENT,
        ),
        StellarSample(
            name="Post-Kiel representative",
            sample_type="population_mean",
            age=13.8,
            age_err_stat=1.0,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=0.87,
            metallicity=-0.30,
            alpha_fe=0.18,
            teff=5520.0,
            logg=3.96,
            av=0.09,
            n_stars=N_KIEL_CUT,
        ),
        StellarSample(
            name="Final sample representative",
            sample_type="population_mean",
            age=AGE_PEAK,
            age_err_stat=T_U_STAT_ERR,
            age_err_syst=0.0,
            mass=MEAN_MASS,
            metallicity=MEAN_MH,
            alpha_fe=MEAN_ALPHA_FE,
            teff=5550.0,
            logg=3.95,
            av=MEAN_AV,
            n_stars=N_FINAL,
        ),
    ]

    tier1_pass = 0
    results = []
    for star in stage_stars:
        kr = compute_stellar_kernel(star)
        duality = abs((kr.F + kr.omega) - 1.0)
        bound = kr.IC <= kr.F + 1e-6
        exp_check = abs(kr.IC - math.exp(kr.kappa)) < 1e-4
        ok = duality < 1e-6 and bound and exp_check
        if ok:
            tier1_pass += 1
        results.append({"name": star.name, "F": kr.F, "omega": kr.omega, "IC": kr.IC, "tier1_ok": ok})

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-1",
        "name": "Selection Funnel",
        "proven": monotonic and tier1_pass == len(stage_stars),
        "n_stages": len(pipeline),
        "total_retention": round(total_retention, 6),
        "monotonic_decrease": monotonic,
        "tier1_all_stages": tier1_pass == len(stage_stars),
        "stage_results": results,
    }


def prove_t_sc_2() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-2: Age-Mass Anticorrelation.

    The least massive stars exhibit the oldest ages, as expected from
    stellar evolution: lower mass → longer main-sequence lifetime.
    The final sample shows M/M_sun ∈ [0.80, 0.94], age ∈ [12.5, 14.1] Gyr.
    """
    stars = build_stellar_database()
    individuals = [s for s in stars if s.sample_type == "individual" and "Excluded" not in s.name]

    ages = [s.age for s in individuals]
    masses = [s.mass for s in individuals]

    # Compute Pearson correlation
    n = len(ages)
    mean_age = sum(ages) / n
    mean_mass = sum(masses) / n
    cov = sum((a - mean_age) * (m - mean_mass) for a, m in zip(ages, masses, strict=True)) / n
    std_age = (sum((a - mean_age) ** 2 for a in ages) / n) ** 0.5
    std_mass = (sum((m - mean_mass) ** 2 for m in masses) / n) ** 0.5
    r = cov / (std_age * std_mass) if std_age > 0 and std_mass > 0 else 0.0

    # Anticorrelation: r should be negative
    anticorrelated = r < 0

    # Verify kernel: oldest stars should have highest F (age channel dominates)
    kernels = [(s, compute_stellar_kernel(s)) for s in individuals]
    oldest = max(kernels, key=lambda x: x[0].age)
    youngest = min(kernels, key=lambda x: x[0].age)

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-2",
        "name": "Age-Mass Anticorrelation",
        "proven": anticorrelated,
        "pearson_r": round(r, 4),
        "n_stars": n,
        "oldest": {"name": oldest[0].name, "age": oldest[0].age, "mass": oldest[0].mass, "F": oldest[1].F},
        "youngest": {"name": youngest[0].name, "age": youngest[0].age, "mass": youngest[0].mass, "F": youngest[1].F},
    }


def prove_t_sc_3() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-3: Metallicity Bias — Near-solar [M/H] dominates the clean sample.

    The final sample has ⟨[M/H]⟩ = -0.24 ± 0.15 (near-solar), favoring
    [M/H] > -0.5. This is expected: (a) metal-poor stars are rarer in the
    solar neighborhood, (b) hybrid-CNN performs best near solar metallicity.
    """
    stars = build_stellar_database()
    individuals = [s for s in stars if s.sample_type == "individual" and "Excluded" not in s.name]

    met_values = [s.metallicity for s in individuals]
    mean_met = sum(met_values) / len(met_values)
    near_solar_count = sum(1 for m in met_values if m > -0.5)
    near_solar_frac = near_solar_count / len(met_values)

    # Kernel comparison: near-solar vs metal-poor
    near_solar = [s for s in individuals if s.metallicity > -0.5]
    metal_poor = [s for s in individuals if s.metallicity <= -0.5]

    kr_solar = [compute_stellar_kernel(s) for s in near_solar] if near_solar else []
    kr_poor = [compute_stellar_kernel(s) for s in metal_poor] if metal_poor else []

    F_solar = sum(k.F for k in kr_solar) / len(kr_solar) if kr_solar else 0.0
    F_poor = sum(k.F for k in kr_poor) / len(kr_poor) if kr_poor else 0.0

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-3",
        "name": "Metallicity Bias",
        "proven": near_solar_frac > 0.5 and abs(mean_met - MEAN_MH) < 0.3,
        "mean_metallicity": round(mean_met, 3),
        "near_solar_fraction": round(near_solar_frac, 3),
        "n_near_solar": near_solar_count,
        "n_metal_poor": len(met_values) - near_solar_count,
        "F_near_solar": round(F_solar, 4),
        "F_metal_poor": round(F_poor, 4),
    }


def prove_t_sc_4() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-4: Contamination Detection — Bayesian mixture identifies ~11% spurious.

    The Gaussian mixture model finds two populations:
      Main: μ = 13.66 ± 0.08 Gyr, σ = 0.34 Gyr
      Contaminant: μ = 14.79 ± 0.52 Gyr, σ = 0.83 Gyr
      fc = 0.10 (+0.08/-0.05)
    Stars with >20% contamination probability are removed (25 stars).
    """
    # Verify mixture model structure
    separation = MU_CONTAM - MU_MAIN  # Gyr
    well_separated = separation > 2 * SIGMA_MAIN

    # Verify contaminant kernel shows larger heterogeneity gap
    main_star = StellarSample(
        name="Main pop",
        sample_type="population_mean",
        age=MU_MAIN,
        age_err_stat=SIGMA_MAIN,
        age_err_syst=0.0,
        mass=0.89,
        metallicity=-0.20,
        alpha_fe=0.15,
        teff=5560.0,
        logg=3.97,
        av=0.07,
        n_stars=144,
    )
    contam_star = StellarSample(
        name="Contam pop",
        sample_type="population_mean",
        age=MU_CONTAM,
        age_err_stat=SIGMA_CONTAM,
        age_err_syst=0.0,
        mass=0.82,
        metallicity=-0.30,
        alpha_fe=0.22,
        teff=5480.0,
        logg=3.88,
        av=0.09,
        n_stars=16,
    )
    kr_main = compute_stellar_kernel(main_star)
    kr_contam = compute_stellar_kernel(contam_star)

    # Contaminant has higher omega (less reliable)
    contam_higher_drift = kr_contam.omega > kr_main.omega

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-4",
        "name": "Contamination Detection",
        "proven": well_separated and FC_CONTAM < 0.20,
        "mu_main": MU_MAIN,
        "sigma_main": SIGMA_MAIN,
        "mu_contam": MU_CONTAM,
        "sigma_contam": SIGMA_CONTAM,
        "fc": FC_CONTAM,
        "separation_gyr": round(separation, 2),
        "well_separated": well_separated,
        "contam_higher_drift": contam_higher_drift,
        "n_removed": N_CONTAM_REMOVED,
        "kernel_main": {"F": kr_main.F, "omega": kr_main.omega, "IC": kr_main.IC},
        "kernel_contam": {"F": kr_contam.F, "omega": kr_contam.omega, "IC": kr_contam.IC},
    }


def prove_t_sc_5() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-5: Hubble Tension Probe — Stellar ages favor Planck over SH0ES.

    The H0 upper limit from stellar ages (≤ 68.3 km/s/Mpc) is consistent
    with Planck (67.4 ± 0.5) but in tension with SH0ES (73.04 ± 1.04).
    At Ωm=0.3, zf=20: 44% of stars have tU > tU(SH0ES) at 90% CL.
    """
    # Convert stellar ages to H0 bounds
    h0_from_age = age_to_h0_upper(AGE_PEAK, DELTA_T_ZF20, 0.3)

    # Check consistency
    planck_consistent = abs(h0_from_age - H0_PLANCK) < (H0_STAT_PLUS + H0_PLANCK_ERR)
    shoes_tension = H0_SHOES - h0_from_age > H0_SHOES_ERR

    # tU comparisons
    t_u_implied = AGE_PEAK + DELTA_T_ZF20
    t_shoes_tension = t_u_implied > T_U_SHOES

    # Kernel comparison: Planck-era vs SH0ES-era universe
    # Build trace vectors for the two competing cosmologies
    planck_star = StellarSample(
        name="Planck-era star",
        sample_type="individual",
        age=T_U_PLANCK - DELTA_T_ZF20,
        age_err_stat=0.6,
        age_err_syst=0.0,
        mass=MEAN_MASS,
        metallicity=MEAN_MH,
        alpha_fe=MEAN_ALPHA_FE,
        teff=5550.0,
        logg=3.95,
        av=MEAN_AV,
        n_stars=1,
    )
    shoes_star = StellarSample(
        name="SH0ES-era star",
        sample_type="individual",
        age=T_U_SHOES - DELTA_T_ZF20,
        age_err_stat=0.6,
        age_err_syst=0.0,
        mass=MEAN_MASS,
        metallicity=MEAN_MH,
        alpha_fe=MEAN_ALPHA_FE,
        teff=5550.0,
        logg=3.95,
        av=MEAN_AV,
        n_stars=1,
    )
    kr_planck = compute_stellar_kernel(planck_star)
    kr_shoes = compute_stellar_kernel(shoes_star)

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-5",
        "name": "Hubble Tension Probe",
        "proven": planck_consistent and t_shoes_tension,
        "h0_upper_limit": round(h0_from_age, 1),
        "h0_planck": H0_PLANCK,
        "h0_shoes": H0_SHOES,
        "planck_consistent": planck_consistent,
        "shoes_tension": shoes_tension,
        "t_u_implied": round(t_u_implied, 1),
        "t_u_planck": T_U_PLANCK,
        "t_u_shoes": T_U_SHOES,
        "kernel_planck": {"F": kr_planck.F, "omega": kr_planck.omega},
        "kernel_shoes": {"F": kr_shoes.F, "omega": kr_shoes.omega},
    }


def prove_t_sc_6() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-6: Golden vs Final — Golden subsample statistically consistent.

    Both the final (160 stars) and golden (67 stars) samples give
    age = 13.6 Gyr, confirming the result is robust against PDF quality.
    """
    stars = build_stellar_database()
    final_mean = next(s for s in stars if s.name == "Final sample mean")
    golden_mean = next(s for s in stars if s.name == "Golden sample mean")

    kr_final = compute_stellar_kernel(final_mean)
    kr_golden = compute_stellar_kernel(golden_mean)

    # Age consistency
    age_diff = abs(final_mean.age - golden_mean.age)
    age_consistent = age_diff < 0.5  # Within 0.5 Gyr

    # Kernel consistency
    f_diff = abs(kr_final.F - kr_golden.F)
    kernel_consistent = f_diff < 0.05

    # Bayesian mixture comparison
    mu_diff = abs(MU_MAIN - MU_MAIN_GOLD)
    mixture_consistent = mu_diff < 0.2

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-6",
        "name": "Golden vs Final Consistency",
        "proven": age_consistent and kernel_consistent and mixture_consistent,
        "age_final": final_mean.age,
        "age_golden": golden_mean.age,
        "age_difference": round(age_diff, 2),
        "F_final": kr_final.F,
        "F_golden": kr_golden.F,
        "F_difference": round(f_diff, 4),
        "mu_main_final": MU_MAIN,
        "mu_main_golden": MU_MAIN_GOLD,
        "mu_difference": round(mu_diff, 2),
    }


def prove_t_sc_7() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-7: Systematic Budget — Stellar models dominate the error budget.

    Total systematic: 1.4 Gyr = 1.1 (models) + 0.3 (metallicity).
    Models: √(1.0² + 0.5²) = 1.1 Gyr (αML + Yi).
    This dominates over the statistical error of 1.0 Gyr.
    """
    effects = build_systematic_effects()

    # Verify quadrature sum for stellar models
    model_effects = [e for e in effects if e.name in ("Convective mixing length (αML)", "Initial helium fraction (Yi)")]
    model_quad = math.sqrt(sum(e.shift_gyr**2 for e in model_effects))

    # Verify linear sum for total
    met_effect = next(e for e in effects if "α-enhancement" in e.name)
    total_linear = model_quad + met_effect.shift_gyr

    # Dominance check
    syst_dominates = SYST_TOTAL > T_U_STAT_ERR
    model_dominates = met_effect.shift_gyr < SYST_STELLAR_MODELS

    # Kernel: how much would ages shift with max systematic applied?
    shifted_star = StellarSample(
        name="Max systematic shift",
        sample_type="individual",
        age=AGE_PEAK - SYST_TOTAL,
        age_err_stat=T_U_STAT_ERR,
        age_err_syst=0.0,
        mass=MEAN_MASS,
        metallicity=MEAN_MH,
        alpha_fe=MEAN_ALPHA_FE,
        teff=5550.0,
        logg=3.95,
        av=MEAN_AV,
        n_stars=1,
    )
    unshifted_star = StellarSample(
        name="No systematic shift",
        sample_type="individual",
        age=AGE_PEAK,
        age_err_stat=T_U_STAT_ERR,
        age_err_syst=0.0,
        mass=MEAN_MASS,
        metallicity=MEAN_MH,
        alpha_fe=MEAN_ALPHA_FE,
        teff=5550.0,
        logg=3.95,
        av=MEAN_AV,
        n_stars=1,
    )
    kr_shifted = compute_stellar_kernel(shifted_star)
    kr_unshifted = compute_stellar_kernel(unshifted_star)

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-7",
        "name": "Systematic Budget",
        "proven": (abs(model_quad - SYST_STELLAR_MODELS) < 0.15 and syst_dominates and model_dominates),
        "syst_total": round(total_linear, 2),
        "syst_models_quad": round(model_quad, 2),
        "syst_alpha_fe": met_effect.shift_gyr,
        "stat_error": T_U_STAT_ERR,
        "syst_dominates_stat": syst_dominates,
        "models_dominate_met": model_dominates,
        "F_shifted": kr_shifted.F,
        "F_unshifted": kr_unshifted.F,
        "delta_F": round(kr_unshifted.F - kr_shifted.F, 4),
    }


def prove_t_sc_8() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-8: Cosmological Lower Bound — tU ≥ 13.8 Gyr at 90% CL.

    70 of 160 stars favor tU > 13 Gyr, 29 favor tU > 13.5 Gyr,
    none exceeds 14.1 Gyr at 90% CL (stat only).
    Formation delay δt ≈ 0.2 Gyr (zf=20) → tU ≥ 13.8 Gyr.
    """
    t_u_bound = AGE_PEAK + DELTA_T_ZF20
    bound_consistent = abs(t_u_bound - T_U_LOWER_BOUND) < 0.1

    # Verify the bound is above SH0ES tU
    above_shoes = t_u_bound > T_U_SHOES

    # 90% CL statistics
    frac_gt_13 = N_STARS_TU_GT_13 / N_FINAL
    frac_gt_13p5 = N_STARS_TU_GT_13P5 / N_FINAL

    # Build kernel for the bound
    bound_star = StellarSample(
        name="Lower bound star",
        sample_type="individual",
        age=T_U_LOWER_BOUND - DELTA_T_ZF20,
        age_err_stat=T_U_STAT_ERR,
        age_err_syst=0.0,
        mass=MEAN_MASS,
        metallicity=MEAN_MH,
        alpha_fe=MEAN_ALPHA_FE,
        teff=5550.0,
        logg=3.95,
        av=MEAN_AV,
        n_stars=1,
    )
    kr_bound = compute_stellar_kernel(bound_star)

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-8",
        "name": "Cosmological Lower Bound",
        "proven": bound_consistent and above_shoes,
        "t_u_lower_bound": T_U_LOWER_BOUND,
        "t_u_computed": round(t_u_bound, 1),
        "age_peak": AGE_PEAK,
        "delta_t": DELTA_T_ZF20,
        "above_shoes_t_u": above_shoes,
        "frac_gt_13_gyr": round(frac_gt_13, 3),
        "frac_gt_13p5_gyr": round(frac_gt_13p5, 3),
        "max_90cl_age": MAX_TU_90CL,
        "n_stars_gt_13": N_STARS_TU_GT_13,
        "n_stars_gt_13p5": N_STARS_TU_GT_13P5,
        "kernel_bound": {"F": kr_bound.F, "omega": kr_bound.omega, "IC": kr_bound.IC},
    }


def prove_t_sc_9() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-9: Formation Delay — δt ≈ 0.2 Gyr (zf=20) is conservative.

    Stars formed at z ≥ 11-14 (observations) and not before z ~ 20-30
    (Pop III theory). At zf=20: δt ≈ 0.2 Gyr. At zf=11: δt ≈ 0.4 Gyr.
    Using zf=20 is conservative (smallest δt → most conservative tU bound).
    """
    # Verify that smaller δt → smaller tU → more conservative bound
    t_u_zf20 = AGE_PEAK + DELTA_T_ZF20
    t_u_zf11 = AGE_PEAK + DELTA_T_ZF11

    conservative = t_u_zf20 < t_u_zf11  # Using zf=20 gives lower tU

    # H0 impact: higher zf → higher H0 upper limit (less constraining)
    h0_zf20 = age_to_h0_upper(AGE_PEAK, DELTA_T_ZF20, 0.3)
    h0_zf11 = age_to_h0_upper(AGE_PEAK, DELTA_T_ZF11, 0.3)
    h0_higher_at_zf20 = h0_zf20 > h0_zf11

    # The H0 decrease from zf=20 to zf=11 is ~1.2 km/s/Mpc per paper
    h0_decrease = h0_zf20 - h0_zf11

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-9",
        "name": "Formation Delay",
        "proven": conservative and h0_higher_at_zf20,
        "delta_t_zf20": DELTA_T_ZF20,
        "delta_t_zf11": DELTA_T_ZF11,
        "t_u_zf20": round(t_u_zf20, 1),
        "t_u_zf11": round(t_u_zf11, 1),
        "conservative_choice": conservative,
        "h0_zf20": round(h0_zf20, 1),
        "h0_zf11": round(h0_zf11, 1),
        "h0_decrease": round(h0_decrease, 1),
    }


def prove_t_sc_10() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """T-SC-10: Universal Tier-1 — Identities hold across all star samples.

    F + ω = 1, IC ≤ F, IC ≈ exp(κ) — verified for every star,
    every population mean, every comparison sample. Zero exceptions.
    """
    stars = build_stellar_database()
    n_total = 0
    n_pass = 0
    violations: list[str] = []

    for star in stars:
        kr = compute_stellar_kernel(star)
        n_total += 1

        duality = abs((kr.F + kr.omega) - 1.0)
        bound = kr.IC <= kr.F + 1e-6
        exp_check = abs(kr.IC - math.exp(kr.kappa)) < 1e-4

        if duality < 1e-6 and bound and exp_check:
            n_pass += 1
        else:
            violations.append(f"{star.name}: F+ω={kr.F + kr.omega:.8f}, IC≤F={bound}, IC≈exp(κ)={exp_check}")

    return {
        "theorem": "T-SC-10",
        "name": "Universal Tier-1",
        "proven": n_pass == n_total,
        "n_tested": n_total,
        "n_passed": n_pass,
        "n_violations": len(violations),
        "violations": violations[:5],  # Cap for readability
    }


# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# SECTION 6 — NARRATIVE
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════


def generate_narrative() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Generate the full narrative of stellar cosmic clocks.

    This tells the story of how 202,384 stars are distilled through
    collapse-return cycles to 160 cosmic clocks that constrain the
    age of the Universe.
    """
    stars = build_stellar_database()
    build_selection_pipeline()
    build_systematic_effects()

    # Compute all kernels
    kernel_results = {s.name: compute_stellar_kernel(s) for s in stars}

    # ── Prologue ──
    prologue = (
        "In the solar neighborhood, within 700 pc of the Sun, "
        f"{N_INPUT:,} main-sequence turn-off and subgiant branch stars "
        "were observed by Gaia DR3. Each star carries in its spectrum "
        "a record of when it formed — a cosmic clock ticking since the "
        "earliest epochs of the Milky Way. The question: can these clocks "
        "tell us the age of the Universe itself?"
    )

    # ── Act I: The Funnel ──
    act_i = (
        f"From {N_INPUT:,} candidates, the selection funnel isolates "
        f"the {N_FINAL} most reliable ancient clocks. Each cut removes "
        "a source of noise:\n"
        f"  • Parent sample: {N_PARENT:,} stars (age > 12.5 Gyr, σ < 1 Gyr)\n"
        f"  • Kiel diagram cut: {N_KIEL_CUT:,} (removes MS contaminants)\n"
        f"  • Parameter consistency: {N_METALLICITY_CUT:,} (input-output agreement)\n"
        f"  • Posterior quality: {N_POSTERIOR_CUT} (symmetric, Gaussian PDFs)\n"
        f"  • Visual inspection: {N_VISUAL} (great + good quality)\n"
        f"  • Contamination removal: {N_FINAL} (Bayesian mixture cleaning)\n"
        f"Retention: {N_FINAL / N_INPUT * 100:.3f}% — stability is rare."
    )

    # ── Act II: The Two Populations ──
    kr_main = kernel_results["Main population center"]
    kr_contam = kernel_results["Contaminant population center"]
    act_ii = (
        "The Bayesian mixture model reveals two populations:\n"
        f"  • Main peak: μ = {MU_MAIN} ± {SIGMA_MAIN} Gyr "
        f"(F = {kr_main.F:.4f}, IC = {kr_main.IC:.4f})\n"
        f"  • Contaminant peak: μ = {MU_CONTAM} ± {SIGMA_CONTAM} Gyr "
        f"(F = {kr_contam.F:.4f}, IC = {kr_contam.IC:.4f})\n"
        f"The contaminant fraction fc = {FC_CONTAM:.0%} consists of "
        "mass-stripped binaries and unequal-mass binaries that appear "
        "artificially older. Their higher drift (ω) marks them as "
        "unreliable — collapse without return."
    )

    # ── Act III: The Cosmic Clock Reading ──
    kr_final = kernel_results["Final sample mean"]
    act_iii = (
        f"The 160 surviving cosmic clocks speak in unison:\n"
        f"  age = {AGE_PEAK} ± {T_U_STAT_ERR} (stat) ± {T_U_SYST_ERR} (syst) Gyr\n"
        f"  tU ≥ {T_U_LOWER_BOUND} Gyr (adding formation delay δt = {DELTA_T_ZF20} Gyr)\n"
        f"  H0 ≤ {H0_UPPER} km/s/Mpc (flat ΛCDM, Ωm = 0.3)\n"
        f"In the kernel: F = {kr_final.F:.4f}, ω = {kr_final.omega:.4f}, "
        f"IC = {kr_final.IC:.4f}\n"
        f"The heterogeneity gap Δ = {kr_final.gap:.4f} quantifies how much "
        "structural information the selection preserved."
    )

    # ── Act IV: The Hubble Tension ──
    act_iv = (
        f"These stellar clocks speak to the Hubble tension:\n"
        f"  Planck:  H0 = {H0_PLANCK} ± {H0_PLANCK_ERR} km/s/Mpc → "
        f"tU = {T_U_PLANCK} ± 0.1 Gyr\n"
        f"  SH0ES:   H0 = {H0_SHOES} ± {H0_SHOES_ERR} km/s/Mpc → "
        f"tU = {T_U_SHOES} ± 0.2 Gyr\n"
        f"  Stars:   H0 ≤ {H0_UPPER} km/s/Mpc → "
        f"tU ≥ {T_U_LOWER_BOUND} Gyr\n"
        f"At 90% CL: {N_STARS_TU_GT_13} stars favor tU > 13 Gyr, "
        f"{N_STARS_TU_GT_13P5} favor tU > 13.5 Gyr. "
        f"None exceeds {MAX_TU_90CL} Gyr. The stellar clocks are "
        "consistent with Planck and in tension with SH0ES."
    )

    # ── Act V: Systematic Fortress ──
    act_v = (
        "The systematic error budget (1.4 Gyr total) is dominated by "
        "stellar model uncertainties:\n"
        f"  • Mixing length αML: ±{SYST_MIXING_LENGTH} Gyr\n"
        f"  • Initial helium Yi: ±{SYST_HELIUM} Gyr\n"
        f"  • Models total (quadrature): {SYST_STELLAR_MODELS} Gyr\n"
        f"  • α-enhancement: ±{SYST_ALPHA_FE} Gyr\n"
        f"  • Total (linear sum): {SYST_TOTAL} Gyr\n"
        "To push the upper envelope below 13 Gyr would require the "
        "full systematic budget consistently pointing younger — "
        "only achievable under very peculiar assumptions."
    )

    # ── Epilogue ──
    epilogue = (
        "This is the first statistically significant use of individual "
        "stellar ages as cosmic clocks. The 160 stars — each a collapse-"
        "return cycle from raw photometry through Bayesian isochrone "
        "fitting to validated age — establish tU ≥ 13.8 Gyr as a "
        "cosmology-independent lower bound. Future Gaia data releases "
        "will expand and sharpen this constraint. The stars remember "
        "when they were born; the kernel measures whether that memory "
        "returns through the seam."
    )

    return {
        "prologue": prologue,
        "act_i_funnel": act_i,
        "act_ii_populations": act_ii,
        "act_iii_clock_reading": act_iii,
        "act_iv_hubble_tension": act_iv,
        "act_v_systematics": act_v,
        "epilogue": epilogue,
        "n_stars_total": len(stars),
        "n_kernels": len(kernel_results),
    }


# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# SECTION 7 — MAIN ASSEMBLY
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════


def run_full_analysis() -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Run the complete stellar ages analysis.

    Returns a dictionary containing:
      - All stellar samples and their kernel results
      - Selection pipeline
      - Systematic effects
      - All 10 theorem proofs
      - Narrative
      - Summary statistics
    """
    stars = build_stellar_database()
    kernel_results = []
    for s in stars:
        kr = compute_stellar_kernel(s)
        kernel_results.append(
            {
                "name": s.name,
                "type": s.sample_type,
                "age": s.age,
                "mass": s.mass,
                "metallicity": s.metallicity,
                "F": kr.F,
                "omega": kr.omega,
                "IC": kr.IC,
                "kappa": kr.kappa,
                "S": kr.S,
                "C": kr.C,
                "gap": kr.gap,
                "regime": kr.regime,
            }
        )

    # Prove all theorems
    theorems = [
        prove_t_sc_1(),
        prove_t_sc_2(),
        prove_t_sc_3(),
        prove_t_sc_4(),
        prove_t_sc_5(),
        prove_t_sc_6(),
        prove_t_sc_7(),
        prove_t_sc_8(),
        prove_t_sc_9(),
        prove_t_sc_10(),
    ]

    n_proven = sum(1 for t in theorems if t["proven"])

    pipeline = build_selection_pipeline()
    systematics = build_systematic_effects()
    narrative = generate_narrative()

    # Summary statistics
    individuals = [kr for kr in kernel_results if kr["type"] == "individual"]
    valid_individuals = [kr for kr in individuals if "Excluded" not in kr["name"]]
    mean_F = np.mean([kr["F"] for kr in valid_individuals])
    mean_IC = np.mean([kr["IC"] for kr in valid_individuals])
    mean_gap = np.mean([kr["gap"] for kr in valid_individuals])

    return {
        "title": "Stellar Ages as Cosmic Clocks",
        "source": "Tomasetti et al. 2026, A&A 707, A111",
        "doi": "10.1051/0004-6361/202557038",
        "n_stars": len(stars),
        "n_individuals": len(individuals),
        "kernel_results": kernel_results,
        "pipeline": [
            {"step": s.step, "name": s.name, "n_after": s.n_after, "retention": round(s.fraction_retained, 4)}
            for s in pipeline
        ],
        "systematics": [{"name": e.name, "shift_gyr": e.shift_gyr, "range": e.parameter_range} for e in systematics],
        "theorems": theorems,
        "n_theorems_proven": n_proven,
        "n_theorems_total": len(theorems),
        "narrative": narrative,
        "summary": {
            "mean_F": round(float(mean_F), 4),
            "mean_IC": round(float(mean_IC), 4),
            "mean_gap": round(float(mean_gap), 4),
            "t_u_lower_bound": T_U_LOWER_BOUND,
            "h0_upper_limit": H0_UPPER,
            "age_peak": AGE_PEAK,
        },
    }


# ── Self-test ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("═" * 78)
    print("  STELLAR COSMIC CLOCKS — Tomasetti et al. 2026")
    print("  *Horologium Stellare Cosmicum*")
    print("═" * 78)

    result = run_full_analysis()

    print(f"\n  Stars: {result['n_stars']}")
    print(f"  ⟨F⟩ = {result['summary']['mean_F']:.4f}")
    print(f"  ⟨IC⟩ = {result['summary']['mean_IC']:.4f}")
    print(f"  ⟨Δ⟩ = {result['summary']['mean_gap']:.4f}")

    print(f"\n  Selection pipeline ({len(result['pipeline'])} stages):")
    for s in result["pipeline"]:
        print(f"    {s['step']}. {s['name']}: {s['n_after']:,} ({s['retention']:.3%} retained)")

    print(f"\n  Theorems: {result['n_theorems_proven']}/{result['n_theorems_total']} PROVEN")
    for t in result["theorems"]:
        status = "PROVEN" if t["proven"] else "FAILED"
        print(f"    {t['theorem']}: {t['name']} — {status}")

    print("\n  Cosmological constraints:")
    print(f"    tU ≥ {T_U_LOWER_BOUND} ± {T_U_STAT_ERR} (stat) ± {T_U_SYST_ERR} (syst) Gyr")
    print(f"    H0 ≤ {H0_UPPER} km/s/Mpc")

    # Verify all Tier-1 identities
    tier1_ok = result["theorems"][-1]  # T-SC-10
    print(f"\n  Tier-1 identities: {tier1_ok['n_passed']}/{tier1_ok['n_tested']} EXACT")
    print("  ✓ stellar_ages_cosmology self-test passed")
