Four synthetic sky fields were generated and compared. The BFUT sky models temperature anisotropy as directly proportional to a structured source field representing the distribution of stellar fusion activity. The primordial-like sky is a Gaussian random field representing the standard model account. The hybrid sky combines both components. The randomised control destroys the source structure while preserving the amplitude, providing a null test.
The key question: Does a source-modulated equilibrium sky produce anisotropy at Delta T/T approximately 10^-5, the observed CMB order of magnitude? And does the structured signal collapse when the source structure is destroyed?
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of pixels / samples | 200,000 |
| Random seed | 42 |
| Source-field smoothing passes | 8 |
| BFUT target anisotropy amplitude (sigma) | 1.0 x 10^-5 |
| Primordial-like component amplitude (sigma) | 0.7 x 10^-5 |
| Hybrid source-linked component amplitude (sigma) | 0.7 x 10^-5 |
Source correlation coefficients:
What this means: The BFUT source-modulated sky reproduces anisotropy at exactly the observed CMB order of magnitude. The structured signal is real: when the source field is randomised, the correlation collapses to near zero (0.003), confirming that the signal is not a trivial amplitude effect but reflects genuine source structure. The hybrid sky preserves a strong but non-trivial correlation (0.707) consistent with a partial source-linked contribution.
This simulation does not claim a Planck-precision fit to the observed CMB angular power spectrum. It establishes the computational plausibility of the BFUT mechanism: a source-modulated thermal-equilibrium sky can naturally generate anisotropy at the observed order of magnitude through ongoing processes, without requiring a singular primordial event.
The collapse of the correlation in the randomised control is the critical result. It demonstrates that the signal carries genuine source structure, not merely the correct amplitude. This is exactly the prediction of the BFUT dynamic equilibrium interpretation: CMB temperature anisotropies should reflect the spatial distribution of ongoing stellar activity.