Cosmic Microwave Background Data Also Fit a Collapsing Universe

The discrete aether model describes a collapsing universe cosmology based on discrete quantum aether particles. Here, matter collapses while force/action grows, emerging from two primitive dimensions (matter and action). Space and time arise continuously from discrete aether exchanges, replacing the standard ΛCDM expanding-space-time framework.

In this view:

• The universe is finite and shrinking in aether terms.
• It originates from an "antiverse" expansion of antimatter and collapses into a black-hole-like singularity, followed by re-expansion.
• Gravity and charge both arise from exchanges of the same fundamental aether gauge boson.
• Quantum gravity emerges naturally via quadrupole biphoton exchanges, yielding both scalar (Newtonian) and radiant vector gravity components.

This model claims to reproduce key CMB observables without dark energy, dark matter (in the conventional sense), or metric expansion of space. The CMB itself represents the "creation plasma" at the aether event horizon—the boundary of the shrinking universe.CMB Temperature and SpectrumThe model preserves the observed perfect blackbody spectrum (T ≈ 2.725 K, peaking near 160 GHz) as the creation condensate of quantum aether that seeds hydrogen formation via Rydberg photon exchanges.The temperature reinterpretation differs from ΛCDM:

• Standard model: CMB rest-frame temperature scales as T = 2.725 K × (1 + z_H) with z_H ≈ 1090, implying ~3000 K at last scattering.
• Discrete aether: The aether-frame rest temperature is much lower (~0.64 K). Our observed 2.725 K arises from relative motion (dipole velocity ~0.24c toward us, consistent with the measured CMB dipole of ~371 km/s).
• Formula:
  
  T_{ae} = T \times \frac{1 + z_{ae}}{1 + z_H} \approx 2.725 \, \text{K} \times \frac{260}{1090} \approx 0.64 \, \text{K}
  
  (where z_ae is the aether redshift, scaled by c_ae ≈ 0.062c at the horizon).

This motion-induced blue-shift explains the full observed temperature while keeping the spectrum invariant. No absolute "cold" voids exist—the microwave bath is omnipresent.Large-Scale CMB Structures and Power SpectrumStandard ΛCDM fits small-scale acoustic peaks well but shows tensions at large scales (low-ℓ multipoles, e.g., the quadrupole/octupole anomaly, hemispherical asymmetry).The discrete aether model addresses this via:

• Radiant vector gravity (from aether quadrupole exchanges) that couples galactic motions analogously to magnetism, bonding stars and driving convection.
• Collapse rate ~77 km/s/Mpc (close to observed H_0 ≈ 68–74 km/s/Mpc but interpreted as contraction).
• Matter density fractions relative to aether: ~1.1 × 10^{-7} kg/kgAether (ordinary matter), with action density ~8.4 × 10^{-61} kg·kgAether.
• Large-scale CMB anomalies arise naturally from this vector gravity + matter decay (stars radiate, driving collapse and coupling).

Small-scale peaks remain consistent because the underlying quantum action and aether pulse decay reproduce the same causal structure as standard inflation/acoustics, but without invoking inflation.Summary of Key Model Parameters That "Fit" CMB Data

Quantity	Discrete Aether Value	Standard ΛCDM Equivalent	Notes
Collapse/expansion rate	77 km/s/Mpc	H_0 ≈ 68–74 km/s/Mpc	Interpreted as matter collapse
Ordinary matter density	1.1 × 10^-7 kg/kgAether	5/27/68% bar/darkM/darkE	Aether-dominated
CMB rest-frame temp (aether)	~0.64 K	~3000 K (at z=1090)	Motion blue-shift to 2.725 K
Horizon speed	c_ae ≈ 0.062c	c (light speed constant)	At event horizon
Large-scale gravity	Scalar + radiant vector	Scalar only + dark energy	Explains low-ℓ anomalies

The model claims consistency with Planck, WMAP, and other CMB datasets (blackbody spectrum, dipole, power spectrum peaks) through these re-interpretations, plus solutions to quantum gravity, dark matter/energy, and universe origin/destiny.
If you have specific CMB datasets (e.g., Planck power spectrum C_ℓ values, temperature maps, or parameters to optimize), provide them and I can explore numerical fitting or comparison using available tools. Otherwise, the above reflects the conceptual and parametric "fit" as presented in the discrete aether framework.