Abstract The Energy-Consciousness Observer Framework (ECOF) predicts that rare processes with multiple suppression factors exhibit quadratically enhanced observer-field coupling. Di-Higgs production (pp → HH), with cross-section σ ≈ 30 fb at √s = 13 TeV, represents the most extreme suppression accessible at the LHC—approximately 10⁸ times rarer than single-Higgs production. This paper presents a timestamped, falsifiable prediction: the di-Higgs production signal strength should show μHH = 2. 5 ± 0. 8, corresponding to a factor of 2-3 enhancement over Standard Model expectations. This prediction follows from ECOF's double-suppression mechanism, where the observable deviation scales as ΔO ∝ S² for processes with suppression factor S. For HH production, SHH ≈ √ (σHH/σH) ≈ 3×10⁻⁴, yielding predicted enhancement factors substantially larger than single-Higgs channels. The Standard Model predicts μHH = 1. 0 by construction, making this a sharp discriminator. While current Run 3 statistics provide only weak constraints, the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC, 2029-2040) will deliver sufficient sensitivity to test this prediction at high significance. We specify falsification criteria and discuss implications for Higgs self-coupling measurements and BSM interpretations.
Kate Lynn Blatt (Tue,) studied this question.