The CM Metric: From Clausius-Mossotti to Schwarzschild

V3 UPDATE (12 May 2026): Coordinate labels corrected (photon sphere and ISCO directions in circumferential coordinates). New sections: §4.6 QPO Correspondence (CM ISCO frequency 1819/M Hz matches observed QPOs within 3-37% for four X-ray binaries with dynamically measured masses, vs 17-232% for Kerr); §4.7 Spin Analysis (CM ISCO nearly spin-independent at ±2% due to g_tt × g_rr = 1, compared to Kerr which varies 5× with spin). Field equation now available (Singh 2026k). QPO data corrected to primary sources (Strohmayer 2001, Motta 2014). SgrA* distance updated to 8.277 kpc (GRAVITY 2021). All coordinate-independent predictions unchanged. Original abstract: A static, spherically symmetric spacetime metric derived from the Clausius-Mossotti relation (1879). The CM metric ds² = W^(1/3)c²dt² - W^(-1/3)(dr²+r²dΩ²), with W=(1-β²)/(1+2β²) and β²=2GM/(rc²), reproduces Schwarzschild at 1PN (γ=β=1), passes all 6 classical GR tests, and predicts 10% larger black hole shadows (testable by ngEHT). Zero free parameters.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-05-12
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19425284
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Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
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The CM Metric: From Clausius-Mossotti to Schwarzschild

Mandeep Singh
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
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The CM Metric: From Clausius-Mossotti to Schwarzschild

Mandeep Singh
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V3 UPDATE (12 May 2026): Coordinate labels corrected (photon sphere and ISCO directions in circumferential coordinates). New sections: §4.6 QPO Correspondence (CM ISCO frequency 1819/M Hz matches observed QPOs within 3-37% for four X-ray binaries with dynamically measured masses, vs 17-232% for Kerr); §4.7 Spin Analysis (CM ISCO nearly spin-independent at ±2% due to g_tt × g_rr = 1, compared to Kerr which varies 5× with spin). Field equation now available (Singh 2026k). QPO data corrected to primary sources (Strohmayer 2001, Motta 2014). SgrA* distance updated to 8.277 kpc (GRAVITY 2021). All coordinate-independent predictions unchanged. Original abstract: A static, spherically symmetric spacetime metric derived from the Clausius-Mossotti relation (1879). The CM metric ds² = W^(1/3)c²dt² - W^(-1/3)(dr²+r²dΩ²), with W=(1-β²)/(1+2β²) and β²=2GM/(rc²), reproduces Schwarzschild at 1PN (γ=β=1), passes all 6 classical GR tests, and predicts 10% larger black hole shadows (testable by ngEHT). Zero free parameters.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
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