Focused Papers

One problem.
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More than 25 standalone papers. Each takes a single open problem in physics, derives a resolution from stated physical premises, and reports the number against observation. Every paper is open access with a permanent DOI, readable here in the browser, downloadable as a PDF, and where the result can be explored, backed by a live simulation.

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Cosmology
P51

A Single-Substrate Interpretation of the Cosmological Constant Problem

Why is the measured vacuum energy density up to 120 orders of magnitude smaller than quantum field theory predicts? A resolution of the cosmological constant problem from a single physical substrate density. PDF · DOI
P52

A Universal Physical Substrate Producing Dark Matter Phenomena in Galaxies: Validation Against the SPARC and KiDS-1000 Datasets

Galaxy rotation curves and weak lensing explained by one physical substrate density, validated against 175 SPARC galaxies and KiDS-1000 lensing profiles. No particle dark matter required. PDF · DOI
P53

Searching for a Substrate Relaxation Signature in GW170817 Post-Merger Ringdown Data

A predicted relaxation timescale tested against the GW170817 neutron star merger post-merger signal. Method, extraction, and result. PDF · DOI
P58

A Steady-State Nucleosynthesis Resolution of the Cosmological Lithium Problem

The lithium-7 abundance discrepancy resolved through ongoing steady-state production and destruction in stellar environments. PDF · DOI
P59

Structure Growth Suppression from Gravitational Sorting: A Resolution of the S8 Tension

Why weak lensing surveys measure less cosmic structure than the CMB predicts: a resolution of the S8 tension through structure growth suppression. PDF · DOI
P60

A Gravitational Sorting Resolution of the Hubble Tension

Why different methods measure different values of the Hubble constant: a gravitational sorting resolution of the Hubble tension. PDF · DOI
P75

Is the Universe Larger Than We Think? A Logical and Observational Case Against a Bounded Origin

Logical and observational arguments that the universe extends far beyond the observable horizon and requires no bounded origin. PDF · DOI
P76

Cosmic-Scale Rotation and the Age of the Universe: A Timescale Argument

Observed rotation at the largest cosmic scales requires more time than the standard 13.8 billion year age allows: a timescale argument. PDF · DOI
Particle Physics
P54

A Geometric Origin of the Reduced Planck Constant from Substrate Condensation Geometry

The reduced Planck constant derived from condensation geometry to 0.0001 percent, with consequences for Compton wavelength, de Broglie relations, and spin angular momentum. PDF · DOI
P55

A Geometric Origin of the Higgs Mass and Electroweak Mixing Angle from Substrate Condensation Topology

The Higgs boson mass and the electroweak mixing angle derived from condensation topology and one substrate density, compared against measured values. PDF · DOI
P56

A Topological Origin of Half-Integer Spin and Spin-Statistics from Substrate Embedding Geometry

Why fermions need a 720 degree rotation to return to their original state: half-integer spin and the spin-statistics connection derived from embedding topology. PDF · DOI
P57

D3h Symmetry as a Geometric Origin of the Koide Formula and Three Fermion Generations

The Koide formula and the existence of exactly three fermion generations derived from D3h symmetry of a condensed three-core structure. PDF · DOI
P63

A Physical Origin of Electric Charge

What electric charge physically is: a derivation of charge, its two signs, and its exact quantisation from persistent circulation asymmetry. PDF · DOI
P64

A Physical Origin of Quark Charge Fractions

Why quarks carry exactly plus two-thirds and minus one-third of the electron charge: a geometric derivation of fractional charge. PDF · DOI
P65

Why the Electron Is So Much Smaller Than the Proton, and Why It Orbits So Far Away

The electron-to-proton mass ratio of 1 to 1836 and the scale of atomic orbits derived from condensation geometry. PDF · DOI
P66

A Physical Origin of the Fine-Structure Constant

The fine-structure constant near 1/137 derived from substrate circulation geometry, with the robustness of the result tested numerically. PDF · DOI
P67

The Higgs Boson Without a Fundamental Higgs Field

The 125 GeV Higgs boson reinterpreted: mass generation without a fundamental scalar field, and what the LHC actually detected. PDF · DOI
Quantum Mechanics
P68

A Physical Origin of Quantum Entanglement

What entanglement physically is: correlated circulation from a common origin, reproducing quantum correlations and the Bell test results. PDF · DOI
P69

A Physical Explanation of Quantum Tunnelling

How a particle crosses a barrier it classically cannot: quantum tunnelling explained through substrate deformation dynamics. PDF · DOI
P70

A Physical Explanation of Wave Function Collapse

What collapses the wave function: a threshold-based physical mechanism for definite measurement outcomes, with simulation. PDF · DOI
P71

Why Quantum Probabilities Follow the Born Rule

Why measurement probabilities equal the squared amplitude: a physical derivation of the Born rule from deformation energy density. PDF · DOI
P72

A Physical Resolution of Wave-Particle Duality

How one entity produces both interference and localised detection: wave-particle duality resolved through a core plus deformation field structure. PDF · DOI
Time, Light, and Gravity
P61

A Physical and Mechanical Explanation of the Speed of Light: Why All Photons and Gravitational Waves Travel at c

Why light travels at exactly c, why the speed is the same for all photons, and why gravitational waves match it: a mechanical derivation from substrate properties. PDF · DOI
P62

Why Time Flows: A Physical Mechanism Unifying Special and General Relativity

What time actually is, why it dilates with speed and gravity, and how one mechanism unifies special and general relativistic time dilation. PDF · DOI
P73

Why Singularities Cannot Form

Why gravitational collapse halts at finite density: the physical impossibility of singularities, with a collapse simulation. PDF · DOI
Consciousness
P74

Consciousness and the Consciousness Index

A physically grounded, quantitative measure of consciousness: the Consciousness Index, its derivation, and its application across one hundred species. PDF · DOI
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Condensation Geometry and Atomic Structure
P54, P55, P56, P57, P63, P64, P65, P66, P67
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Finite Gravitational Domains and Galaxy Rotation Curves
P52
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Coupling Robustness
P55, P66
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Bell Correlation
P68
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Squared-Amplitude Detection Probability
P71
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Threshold-Based Wavefunction Collapse
P70
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Finite-Density Gravitational Collapse
P73
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Relativistic Time Dilation
P62
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Photon Proper Time
P61, P62
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