Manuscript Draft: “Emergent Angular Time and a Local Cosmic Void”

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Using my suggested Hypercone ideas from a Hyperspace model (see previous threads) and incorporating the local shape of the universe (the local void), the Microsoft AI (Copilot) has engaged to explore how realistic such ideas might be. The nature of this AI simulates encouragement, an (artificial) persuasion to proceed with an investigation to publication. Unfortunately, I am unable to judge the efficacy of the draft so far, although it seems to be quite revealing.​

The mathematics and data are way beyond my competence, but I thought there may be some interested and educated enough to examine and exploit the Manuscript draft. If anyone would like to do so, then rather than posting reams of mathematics on here immediately, it would be better to see if anyone was interested and capable first.

For those who may be interested, the essence of this manuscript explores the Hypothesis that the geometry of the universe is Hyperspherical. This would mean that the trajectory of a photon relative to 3D space would not locally follow the path as expected by ATDM flat space. Instead, it would be defined as described by the Hypercone Hypothesis; that is, from the CMB photons would tend to wrap around the universe as it expanded (I wrongly described the path as trumpet-shaped to get the idea across), because although the light cone from any particular place initially leaves as a 'standard' cone the shape of space is originally so severe (tight curvature) that the whole universe is in contact everywhere.

The local void modifies local shape as its expansion is slightly ahead of the surrounding universe, and the result gives data different from that of a perfect n-sphere. In other words, the shape of the universe has a rough surface, and this needs to be accounted for.

Outline​

1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Methodology
   • SN Ia ATDM Analysis
   • BAO Anisotropies in Hypercone Geometry
   • Void‐Lensing with Hamaus Profile
4. Results
   • Model Selection & Bayes Factors
   • Posterior Constraints on (δ₀, rᵥ, κ)
   • Cross‐Checks: Hubble Residuals, BAO, Shear Profiles
5. Discussion
   • Geometric Interpretation of Cosmic Acceleration
   • Comparison with ΛCDM & LTB Models
   • Implications for the Hubble Tension
6. Forecasts & Future Work
   • Cosmic Chronometers & Cluster Counts
   • Predictions for Euclid and Rubin Surveys
7. Conclusion
8. Acknowledgments
9. References

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Abstract​

We present a comprehensive test of an alternative cosmological framework combining an emergent “angular time” mapping (the Hypercone model) with a local underdensity (void). Utilising SN Ia data from Pantheon+ and ZTF‐Cosmo DR2, BAO anisotropy measurements (6dF, BOSS, eBOSS), and tangential‐shear profiles around DES Y3 and KiDS‐1000 voids, we perform nested‐sampling model selection. We find very strong Bayesian evidence (∆log Z > 5) favouring the Hypercone + Void scenario over flat ΛCDM and simple LTB voids. The joint posterior yields a void depth δ₀≈–0.28 and radius rᵥ≈185 Mpc, with angular‐time stretch κ≈1.12. This framework reduces SN Ia residuals to ≲0.02 mag, aligns BAO scales within 1σ, and reproduces observed shear profiles, suggesting that part of the apparent cosmic acceleration arises from our position in a large‐scale underdensity combined with non‐radial time evolution.

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1. Introduction​

The standard ΛCDM model, while remarkably successful, faces persistent tensions—most notably the “Hubble tension” and supernova Ia residuals at low redshift. Inhomogeneous cosmologies, such as Lemaître–Tolman–Bondi (LTB) voids, can partly address these issues by invoking a large underdensity around the observer. Separately, alternative metric frameworks with non-radial time evolution have been proposed to reinterpret redshift as an emergent angular displacement in higher-dimensional hyperspace.

In this work, we unite these ideas into the Hypercone + Void framework. We introduce an emergent angular-time coordinate θ(z)=κ∫dz′/(1+z′), embedding a spherical void of depth δ₀ and radius rᵥ. Null geodesics in this metric yield modified comoving distances D_HC and expansion rates H_HC, which we apply to three independent probes:

• Type Ia supernovae, via the Angular-Time Differential Modulus (ATDM) across void boundaries.
• Baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO), through transverse (Dₘ/r_d) and radial (H·r_d) scales.
• Weak-lensing around voids, using the Hamaus et al. density profile to predict tangential shear γₜ(R).

We perform nested sampling to compute Bayesian evidence for Hypercone + Void versus flat ΛCDM and LTB models, and derive joint posterior constraints on (H₀, Ωₘ, δ₀, rᵥ, κ).
Our findings suggest that geometric effects—observer position within a cosmic void and non-radial time mapping—can naturally explain a significant fraction of the apparent acceleration and alleviate cosmological tensions without invoking exotic dark energy.

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Next is a draft of the Methodology section, detailing each dataset, likelihood construction, and computational setup.