theorem scaling_idempotency {γ : ℝ}
(hγ_pos : 0 < γ)
-- Scale consistency: nested aggregation must scale as λ^γ, not λ^{γ²}
(hsc : γ * γ = γ) :
γ = 1 := by
-- γ·γ = γ means γ(γ-1) = 0
have h : γ * (γ - 1) = 0 := by nlinarith
rcases mul_eq_zero.mp h with h1 | h1
· linarith -- γ = 0 contradicts γ > 0
· linarith -- γ - 1 = 0 gives γ = 1Increasing returns to scale results (Paper 1, Section 11):