Cosmic Birefringence from Finite-Response Photon Transport in an Emergent Condensate Superfluid Medium
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Cosmic birefringence is investigated as a finite-response photon-transport effect in the Emergent Condensate Superfluid Medium (ECSM). In a static, non-expanding cosmology, polarization rotation is accumulated through a parity-odd response of the coherent medium following the CMB transparency transition. The framework predicts distinguishable transition and bulk contributions and can be tested through CMB-versus-radio rotation, frequency dependence, anisotropic birefringence, and multipole structure. Recent ACT+Planck measurements are consistent with the previously considered ECSM response range, although the microscopic parity-odd coupling remains to be derived.
Author: Sheldrick, Adam
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7203857841
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