Research Articles · Spin-Torsion Cosmology Program
Articles
Deep dives, explainers, strategic assessments, and visual guides from the BigBounce research program. Written for researchers, students, and anyone curious about the frontiers of quantum gravity and cosmology.
Essay · Research Strategy · NEW
The Window: Why This Moment in Independent Research Will Never Come Again
Five things had to be true simultaneously for an independent researcher to scan 17.65 million spectra before any major lab. All five are true right now. They won't be for long.
Essay · AI & Science
Look Up: Why AI Should Be Pointed at the Stars, Not at Itself
Most AI labs are stuck optimizing benchmarks while the universe waits to be understood. One independent researcher's case for using AI as a research amplifier — and the cosmology results that prove it works.
Research · Branch V
The Matter-Bounce Blueprint: Predictive Precision in Branch V Cosmology
Why Branch V is the program's flagship — a parameter-free (conditional on bounce-transition assumptions) prediction of \(f_{NL} = -35/8\) testable by SPHEREx at ~5.5\(\sigma\) (template-corrected), and the only surviving route to a genuinely novel bouncing-cosmology observable.
Technical · Framework
The ECH Spin-Torsion Bounce and Matter-Bounce Phenomenology
A comprehensive technical overview of the Einstein-Cartan-Holst framework: the quantum bounce at \(\rho_{crit} \approx 0.27\,\rho_{Pl}\), the 14 structural barriers, and the surviving ALP birefringence and matter-bounce predictions.
Explainer · Students
Beyond the Singularity: A Student's Guide to the Big Bounce
No physics degree required. An accessible guide to why the universe may not have begun with a "bang" at all — and what torsion, spin, and the ECH framework have to say about it.
Evaluation · Institutional
Technical Evaluation: Spin-Torsion Cosmology Research Program
A formal institutional assessment of Project BigBounce — the 14 barriers, the 24 research branches, the surviving empirical successes, and the recommended next steps for the field.
Strategy · Publication
Strategic Publication Roadmap: Spin-Torsion Cosmology Research Program
How the program's assets — the Framework Paper, ALP standalone, Technical Note, and Branch V blueprint — fit into a phased publication strategy targeting high-impact journals.
Case Study · Pedagogy
The Evolution of Rigor in the Big Bounce Project
A pedagogical case study in scientific self-correction. How a 32,000-word speculative manuscript became a definitive closure map through eight rounds of adversarial peer review.
Visual Guide · Overview
Spin-Torsion Cosmology: A Visual Guide to the Research Program
Mind maps and infographics mapping the full architecture of the BigBounce program — from theoretical framework through structural barriers to observational validation and deliverables.