Why Cosmic Expansion Can Exceed the Speed of Light: An Informational Substrate Theory of Vacuum Structure and Entropic Boundaries
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This theoretical paper explores how the universe's accelerated expansion can exceed the speed of light without violating relativistic constraints. By reframing the vacuum as a structured informational substrate rather than a passive emptiness, this model introduces a new interpretation of cosmic expansion as a byproduct of entropy-regulated information diffusion across an evolving dimensional lattice. We argue that what expands is not matter or radiation, but the entropic phase-space of possible configurations embedded in the vacuum’s informational topology. This shift enables superluminal expansion as a dimensional adjustment to preserve informational coherence at large scales. The theory integrates thermodynamic boundaries, vacuum fluctuation dynamics, and the entropy-field interaction to suggest that the observable inflation is a semantic–entropic phenomenon. Implications for early universe cosmology, dark energy, and spacetime stability are discussed.
Source: Open Science Framework
Author: WUN, SYU JIA
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6887734512