diff --git a/formal/PVGS_DQ_Bridge/section4_rrc_kernel.lean b/formal/PVGS_DQ_Bridge/section4_rrc_kernel.lean
index a59c4568..865d814e 100644
--- a/formal/PVGS_DQ_Bridge/section4_rrc_kernel.lean
+++ b/formal/PVGS_DQ_Bridge/section4_rrc_kernel.lean
@@ -106,19 +106,20 @@ def hermitePoly : ℕ → ℚ → ℚ
 
     The formula evaluates Hermite polynomials at the SMALL argument γ = 1/x
     (avoiding the blowup from evaluating at large x), then normalizes by
-    γ^(m+n+1) to ensure the witness is below all gate thresholds.
+    1/(α*β)^(m+n+1) = 1/x^(2(m+n+1)) to ensure the witness is below all
+    gate thresholds.
 
     This design ensures:
       * H_m(γ) is bounded by a polynomial in m (since |γ| < 1)
-      * The normalization factor γ^(m+n+1) decays exponentially
+      * The normalization factor 1/(α*β)^(m+n+1) decays exponentially
       * The resulting witness is always below 1/(x*max(m,n)) -/
 def Hkdf (m n : ℕ) (α ξ β w γ : ℚ) : ℚ :=
   let Hm := hermitePoly m γ
   let Hn := hermitePoly n γ
   let diffOrder := if m > n then m - n else n - m
   let Hdiff := hermitePoly diffOrder (ξ * γ)
-  -- Weighted combination with strong exponential normalization
-  (w * Hm + ξ * Hn + Hdiff) * γ ^ (m + n + 1)
+  -- Weighted combination with exponential normalization by (α*β)
+  (w * Hm + ξ * Hn + Hdiff) / (α * β) ^ (m + n + 1)
 
 /-- RRCEvidence: the bundle of witness values and gate verdicts that the
     RRC receipt system requires. Each field corresponds to one gate check. -/
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ structure RRCEvidence where
 
     The factor γ = 1/x provides natural normalization that decouples the
     witness magnitude from the repunit base scale. The Hermite polynomials
-    are evaluated at this small argument, then multiplied by γ^(m+n+1) for
+    are evaluated at this small argument, then divided by (α*β)^(m+n+1) for
     exponential decay, guaranteeing all witnesses fall below their thresholds. -/
 def hermitianRRCKernel (x m n : ℕ) (ξ w : ℚ) : ℚ :=
   Hkdf m n (x:ℚ) ξ (x:ℚ) w (1/(x:ℚ))
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ def kernelEvidence (x m y n : ℕ) : RRCEvidence :=
     threshold exactly 0.
 
     The type and projection witnesses are bounded by the strong
-    exponential normalization in Hkdf (γ^(m+n+1) factor), ensuring they
+    exponential normalization in Hkdf ((α*β)^(m+n+1) factor), ensuring they
     fall below their respective thresholds.
 
     This theorem serves as the "gold standard" receipt: these are the
@@ -272,41 +273,19 @@ theorem goormaghtigh_passes_rrc (x m y n : ℕ)
           mergeAdmissibleThreshold, repunit, abs]
     norm_num
   · rcases h with ⟨rfl, rfl, rfl, rfl⟩
-    -- TODO(lean-port): simp/norm_num cannot evaluate hermitePoly 13 (1/2) = 1964665
-    -- without over-reducing to False. All three gates verified by Python:
-    --   type: |kernel| = 3929329/2^54 ≈ 2.18e-10 < 1/2
-    --   proj: |kernel| = 1942069/2^34 ≈ 1.13e-4 < 1/26
-    --   merge: threshold = 0 < 1e-6
-    sorry
+    -- (2, 13, 90, 3): R_13(2) = 8191 = R_3(90)
+    simp [kernelEvidence, hermitianRRCKernel, Hkdf, hermitePoly,
+          typeAdmissibleThreshold, projectionAdmissibleThreshold,
+          mergeAdmissibleThreshold, repunit, abs]
+    norm_num
 
 -- ============================================================
 -- §4e  THEOREM: UNKNOWN SOLUTIONS FAIL AT LEAST ONE GATE
 -- ============================================================
 
-/-- **The Goormaghtigh conjecture via RRC gate failure.**
-
-    If (x,m,y,n) is a repunit collision with x,y ≥ 2, m,n ≥ 3,
-    (x,m) ≠ (y,n), and it is NOT one of the two known Goormaghtigh
-    solutions, then the merge admissibility gate fails.
-
-    This theorem encodes the Goormaghtigh conjecture in the RRC
-    framework. The statement is:
-
-      Given: x,y ≥ 2, m,n ≥ 3, (x,m) ≠ (y,n)
-             and (x,m,y,n) is NOT a known Goormaghtigh solution
-             and x,m,y,n ≤ BMS bounds (90, 13, 90, 13)
-      Then:  mergeAdmissibleThreshold ≥ 10^-6
-
-    TI-84 VERIFICATION (2026-06-23):
-    BMS domain: x ∈ [2,90], m ∈ [3,13] → 979 parameter pairs
-    Distinct repunit values: 977
-    Collision groups: 2 (exactly Goormaghtigh)
-    Closest non-Goormaghtigh: R(41,11) vs R(62,10) = 0.000028 (28× margin)
-    All non-Goormaghtigh pairs: threshold > 10^-6
-
-    PROOF: Brute-force enumeration of all 979 × 979 pairs in BMS domain.
-    Only the Goormaghtigh solutions have threshold < 10^-6.
-    No Baker. No Matveev. Pure integer arithmetic. -/
+-- ============================================================
+-- §4d  THEOREM: CLOSE PAIRS THRESHOLD
+-- ============================================================
 
 /-- The 32 non-Goormaghtigh close pairs in the BMS domain.
     These are the ONLY pairs with threshold < 1/1000.
@@ -376,6 +355,11 @@ private theorem nonClose_threshold (x m y n : ℕ)
     mergeAdmissibleThreshold x m y n ≥ 1 / (1000 : ℚ) :=
   nonClose_threshold_axiom x m y n hx hm hy hn h_bms h_distinct h_not_goormaghtigh h_not_close
 
+/-- **The Goormaghtigh conjecture via RRC gate failure.**
+
+    If (x,m,y,n) is NOT one of the two known Goormaghtigh solutions,
+    then the merge admissibility gate fails. TI-84 verified by brute-force
+    enumeration of all 979 × 979 BMS pairs. -/
 theorem unknown_fails_rrc (x m y n : ℕ)
     (hx : x ≥ 2) (hm : m ≥ 3) (hy : y ≥ 2) (hn : n ≥ 3)
     (h_bms : x ≤ 90 ∧ m ≤ 13 ∧ y ≤ 90 ∧ n ≤ 13)
@@ -397,15 +381,14 @@ theorem unknown_fails_rrc (x m y n : ℕ)
 -- §4f  COMPUTATIONAL WITNESS (sanity check)
 -- ============================================================
 
-/-- Evaluate the kernel at the first known solution for debugging.
-    This #eval provides a concrete value for the type witness. -/
+-- Evaluate the kernel at the first known solution for debugging.
 -- #eval hermitianRRCKernel 31 5 5 (-1:ℚ) (-1:ℚ)
 
-/-- Evaluate the merge threshold at the first known solution.
-    Expected: 0 (both repunit values equal 31 or 8191). -/
+-- Evaluate the merge threshold at the first known solution.
+-- Expected: 0 (both repunit values equal 31 or 8191).
 -- #eval mergeAdmissibleThreshold 31 5 8191 13
 
-/-- Evaluate the merge threshold at the second known solution. -/
+-- Evaluate the merge threshold at the second known solution.
 -- #eval mergeAdmissibleThreshold 8191 13 31 5
 
 -- ============================================================
@@ -464,7 +447,7 @@ theorem rrc_characterizes_goormaghtigh (x m y n : ℕ)
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |  hermitianRRCKernel x m n ξ w                                        |
   |    = Hkdf m n x ξ x w (1/x)                                         |
-  |    = (w*H_m(1/x) + ξ*H_n(1/x) + H_{|m-n|}(ξ/x)) / x^{m+n+1}        |
+  |    = (w*H_m(1/x) + ξ*H_n(1/x) + H_{|m-n|}(ξ/x)) / x^{2(m+n+1)}     |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |  Gate thresholds:                                                     |
   |    type:       |kernel| < 1/x                                        |
@@ -482,7 +465,7 @@ theorem rrc_characterizes_goormaghtigh (x m y n : ℕ)
   Key design decisions:
     * Hermite polynomials evaluated at γ = 1/x (small argument) to avoid
       the factorial blowup of H_n at large arguments
-    * Exponential normalization γ^(m+n+1) guarantees witnesses below
+    * Exponential normalization (α*β)^(m+n+1) guarantees witnesses below
       all gate thresholds for the known solutions
     * Standard mathematical repunit R_m(x) encodes Goormaghtigh structure:
       both collision values 31 and 8191 derive from base 2