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A Brief History Of The Universe According To ΛCDM

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Once upon a time, 13.8 billion years ago, the entirety of the ΛCDM model Universe was compressed into a volume smaller than a gnat’s ass (a statement of universal simultaneity forbidden by Relativity Theory).

The original condition of this model Universe is inexplicable in terms of known physics. Regardless, the model Universe erupted from its inexplicable condition, for an unknown reason, in a somewhat explicable cosmic flatulence event.

With the aid of an inflaton field the model Universe then expanded into today’s model Universe, which is 95% composed of things that are not observed in the Cosmos (Dark Matter and Dark Energy). The remaining 5% of the model Universe consists of the things that are observed in the Cosmos. 

This model should not be classified as science. It constitutes nothing more than the feverish imaginings of the mathematicist mindset that has utterly debased the field of cosmological studies.

A General Critique of The Standard Model of Cosmology (ΛCDM)

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Foundational Assumptions

  1. The Cosmos is a singular, unified, simultaneous entity (a Universe) that can be modeled as such using the field equations of General Relativity. This assumption invokes the existence of a universal frame – the FLRW metric, which is antithetical to the foundational premise of Relativity Theory, that a universal frame does not exist. Solving the equations of GR for a universal frame is an oxymoronic exercise. The existence of a universal frame is impossible to empirically verify.
  2. The cause of the observed cosmological redshift is some form of recessional velocity. A recessional velocity produces a redshift, but not all redshifts are caused by recessional velocities. There is no empirical evidence supporting this assumption.

Consequent Supporting Hypotheses

  1. The model Universe had a singular origin – the Big Bang event. The Big Bang is not an observed component of the Cosmos. It is only a model dependent inference.
  2. Subsequent to the Big Bang event, the model Universe underwent an Inflation event driven by an inflaton field. Neither the Inflation event nor the inflaton field are observed components of the Cosmos. They constitute a model dependent hypothesis necessary to reconcile the model with observations.
  3. The Universe is expanding because spacetime is expanding and driving the galaxies apart. There is no evidence for the existence of a substantival spacetime, that is, for the existence of a spacetime that can interact causally with matter and energy. A substantival spacetime, one that can drive the galaxies apart, is not an observed component of the Cosmos.
  4. Dark Matter comprises @ 85% of the total matter content of the model Universe. The only salient characteristic of Dark Matter is that it reconciles the standard model with observations. Dark Matter is not an observed component of the Cosmos.
  5. Dark Energy comprises @ 69% of the matter-energy content of the model Universe. The only salient characteristic of Dark Energy is that it reconciles the standard model with observations. Dark Energy is not an observed component of the Cosmos