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Testing the Matter Bounce with Primordial Non-Gaussianity: A SPHEREx Sensitivity Recast with a MegaMapper Outlook

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Shows f_NL = −35/8 is a parameter-free, mechanism-independent prediction of all matter-bounce models, and forecasts SPHEREx will detect or kill it at 4.7–12σ by ~2028 — the decisive bounce-vs-inflation discriminator.

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The decisive SPHEREx discrimination paper. Proves fNL = -35/8 is parameter-free and mechanism-independent across all matter-bounce variants, then delivers Fisher forecasts showing 4.7-12 sigma SPHEREx detection significance by 2027. Multi-tracer sigma(fNL) marginalized floor of 0.067-0.116 across 6 configurations, with magnification-bias identified as the dominant systematic axis. All 65 R42 cross-model peer-review findings closed.

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  1. Draft completedone
  2. Internal multi-model reviewdone

    Native-PDF autoloop: Claude · GPT · Gemini · Grok · Perplexity

  3. Cross-vendor rounds cleandone

    3+ consecutive clean 5-vendor rounds (§4.4.1)

  4. External journal-style reviewin progress

    3 rigorous review rounds complete (Round A/B/C, INT+EXT, Jun 28-30 2026) on top of the de-biased external validation: 23 real items closed program-wide; final neutral truth-audit found 0 genuinely-new real findings. Verified internally honest; remaining external MAJORs are disclosed caveats + submission-time DOI/arXiv blockers + LLM-referee variance. Houston sign-off pending.

  5. Houston sign-offwaiting on Houston

    EXT22 confirm pending before final sign-off gate

  6. arXiv submissionqueued

    Needs endorsement · order P4 → P1A+P1B → P3 → P2 → P5

Focus areasNovelty: N3
  • fNL = -35/8 = -4.375 parameter-free bounce prediction (mechanism-independent across all matter-bounce variants)
  • SPHEREx Fisher forecast: σ(fNL) ≈ 0.36 (Fisher) / 0.93 (conservative) → 2.6-5σ detection
  • Heinrich+2023σ(fNL)=0.5-0.7 SPHEREx anchor externalization
  • Continuous-GR-recovery marginalization (c9k): BF=6.0; calibration corrected ~15%→~23%
Notable contributions
  • First template-mismatch quantification between matter-bounce and local fNL templates: local estimator recovers 84\% ± 2\% of bounce signal
  • Bispectrum-only SPHEREx forecast σ(fNL^local) ≈ 0.7 gives template-corrected 3–5σ after full systematic budget
  • Bayesian model comparison: BF~ 10–17 favoring bounce over tuned multifield competitors at the broad-prior envelope
  • Bounce-vs-inflation contrast: |fNL^bounce|/|fNL^inf| ≈ 290 in absolute value
Review history (92 rounds)
2026-07-01RS-FLOOR-SKILLS-2026-07-01Pattern-066 convergence adopted: '0 genuinely-new real findings' is the terminating gate
2026-07-01RS11-2026-07-01EXT RS11 — CONVERGENCE FLOOR: 0 genuinely-new real findings across all 6 papers
2026-07-01RS10-2026-07-01EXT RS10: 0/6 converge — fresh read surfaced 3 genuinely-new findings
2026-07-01RS9-2026-07-01EXT RS9: P4/P5/P1B all Grok+Gemini MINOR — closest yet
2026-07-01RS8-2026-07-01EXT RS8: P1A reject lifted; recalibrated gate adopted (ChatGPT structural floor)
2026-07-01RS7-CLOSURE-2026-07-01RS7 closure: 4 papers honest framing/signposting

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   - f_NL = -35/8 = -4.375 parameter-free bounce prediction (mechanism-independent across all matter-bounce variants)
   - SPHEREx Fisher forecast: σ(f_NL) ≈ 0.36 (Fisher) / 0.93 (conservative) → 2.6-5σ detection
   - Heinrich+2023 σ(f_NL)=0.5-0.7 SPHEREx anchor externalization
   - Continuous-GR-recovery marginalization (c9k): BF=6.0; calibration corrected ~15%→~23%

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Key Results
  • 01fNL = -35/8 = -4.375 (parameter-free, mechanism-independent)
  • 02Verified across 3 bounce models (matter bounce, LQC, Cuscuton)
  • 03Eq. 3 1/k² shape function fix (Wave 11) restores claim-derivation consistency
  • 04Normalization audit: 92% confidence via vertex-by-vertex Cai action
  • 05SPHEREx Fisher forecast: σ(fNL) ≈ 0.36 (Fisher) / 0.93 (Munchmeyer+2019 conservative) → 4.7–12σ detection
  • 06Heinrich+2023σ(fNL) ≈ 0.5–0.7 SPHEREx anchor (R35 polish)
  • 07Template mismatch quantification between bounce and local shapes
  • 08Joint (fNL, n_fNL) SDB Fisher rebuilt from committed code: subordinate channel at 1.4σ (fixed-bias) / 0.6σ (bias-marginalized); earlier ~9.9σ joint-Fisher claim withdrawn (not reproducible from documented inputs)
  • 09Table III rebuilt from committed c9g recompute: BF/lnBF per config 3.5e8/7.0, 4.5e5/6.1, 6.4e2/4.7 (envelope ~9–14 under bounce-amplitude bookkeeping); Φ/ζ convention mapping proven exactly; 0.5000 ratio identified as the −2Im operator identity
  • 10QSFI scaling endpoints corrected per Chen–Wang; −35/16 single-field result re-attributed to Li–Quintin–Wang–Cai at 17 sites
  • 11Continuous-GR-recovery marginalization (c9k): bounce preference robust at BF = 6.0; GR-degradation calibration corrected ~15% → ~23% (c9k-verified)
  • 12σ_theory continuous marginalization (c9l): configuration ranking stable under continuous theory-error treatment (R25conf wave)
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