The Higgs Boson as a Structural Boundary Field

The Higgs boson’s observed mass is often described as “unnaturally” small due to its apparent sensitivity to high-energy quantum corrections, a tension commonly referred to as the hierarchy problem. This interpretation assumes that contributions from arbitrarily high energy scales exert physical influence on the Higgs mass unless canceled by new dynamics. In this note, we argue that this framing reflects a misordering of explanation rather than an experimental inconsistency. We propose a structure-first interpretation in which the Higgs mass is understood as a boundary-selected coherence scale, determined by structural constraints that delimit the regime of validity of effective field descriptions. Within this view, ultraviolet divergences signal the limits of descriptive applicability rather than the need for physical fine-tuning. The absence of new particles at accessible energies is therefore not anomalous but consistent with a regime-regulated interpretation of scalar mass. This work introduces no new dynamics or modifications to the Standard Model; it instead clarifies the interpretive ordering underlying naturalness arguments and situates the Higgs mass within a coherence-first framework.