TID 8.2: A Consistent Scalar-Vector-Tensor Framework for Dark Sector Phenomenology
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This is the definitive manuscript for the gravitational and cosmological sector of the Unified TID Framework (TID 8.2). It presents a Scalar-Vector-Tensor (SVT) theory that is analytically constructed to be maximally robust and consistent with all modern constraints. Key Advancements and Analytical Robustness: * **Analytical Consistency:** Strictly guarantees c_GW=c (in compliance with GW170817) and eliminates Ostrogradski and Tachyonic instabilities by design. * **Unification:** Integrates the mechanism for Objective Quantum Reduction (OR), with the collapse trigger (S_crit) linked directly to Planck-scale fundamental constants. * **Phenomenology:** Utilizes Vainshtein screening for Solar System compliance and provides a dynamic resolution for the Bullet Cluster observation via the kinetic inertia of the phi-field. The core analytical finding is that the strict adherence to all consistency constraints restricts the possible parameter space so strongly that the existence of a single, consistent parameter set (global fine-tuning) becomes the central, falsifiable prediction of the theory.
Author: Mehdioglu, Emre
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7108621675