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| contents | <p>We present a cosmological framework where spacetime and redshift emerge from entanglement dynamics in a quantum informational substrate. The Finsler-Randers geometry with 1-form Aµ derives from expectation values of time operators, with discrete spectrum following from area quantization. The model naturally produces ∆ log(1 + z) = 0.089 from the ratio H0fa/mec2, where fa is fixed by anomaly cancellation.</p> <p>Crucially, the model predicts composition-dependent Weak Equivalence Principle violation at level ∆a/a ∼10−15, an inevitable consequence of modifying general relativity’s geometric foundations, but provides symmetry arguments for why current bounds are not violated. We derive complete perturbation theory and make specific, falsifiable predictions across multiple observables.</p> <p>The framework cleanly fails if:</p> <p>(1) DESI/LSST show no periodicity at > 5σ,</p> <p>(2) CMB baryon acoustic oscillations are exactly ΛCDM-like, or</p> <p>(3) no WEP violation is detected below 10−18 despite improved sensitivity.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | An Emergent Spacetime Framework with Explicit Falsifiability: Entanglement-Driven Dilation and Quantum-Sourced Redshift Smith, David B <p>We present a cosmological framework where spacetime and redshift emerge from entanglement dynamics in a quantum informational substrate. The Finsler-Randers geometry with 1-form Aµ derives from expectation values of time operators, with discrete spectrum following from area quantization. The model naturally produces ∆ log(1 + z) = 0.089 from the ratio H0fa/mec2, where fa is fixed by anomaly cancellation.</p> <p>Crucially, the model predicts composition-dependent Weak Equivalence Principle violation at level ∆a/a ∼10−15, an inevitable consequence of modifying general relativity’s geometric foundations, but provides symmetry arguments for why current bounds are not violated. We derive complete perturbation theory and make specific, falsifiable predictions across multiple observables.</p> <p>The framework cleanly fails if:</p> <p>(1) DESI/LSST show no periodicity at > 5σ,</p> <p>(2) CMB baryon acoustic oscillations are exactly ΛCDM-like, or</p> <p>(3) no WEP violation is detected below 10−18 despite improved sensitivity.</p> |
| title | An Emergent Spacetime Framework with Explicit Falsifiability: Entanglement-Driven Dilation and Quantum-Sourced Redshift |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18899115 |