Log-Periodic Cosmology from Complex Scaling Symmetry

We construct a covariant scalar-field cosmology derived from universal properties of discrete scale invariance (DSI) and complex scaling exponents, motivated by oscillatory structures appearing in analytic number theory. When a system exhibits complex scaling symmetry with exponent λₙ = −γ + iω its observables acquire log-periodic corrections of the form a⁻γ cos(ω ln a). We apply this structure to a canonical scalar-field cosmology, producing an exponentially damped oscillatory potential and a late-time attractor solution that asymptotically recovers ΛCDM. The model generates correlated oscillations in H(z), fσ8(z), and P(k), all periodic in ln a. A full empirical pipeline is provided for implementation in CLASS/CAMB and Bayesian inference frameworks including Cobaya and MontePython

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-05-13
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20162463
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Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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Log-Periodic Cosmology from Complex Scaling Symmetry

Timothy Desmond
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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Log-Periodic Cosmology from Complex Scaling Symmetry

Timothy Desmond
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Abstract

We construct a covariant scalar-field cosmology derived from universal properties of discrete scale invariance (DSI) and complex scaling exponents, motivated by oscillatory structures appearing in analytic number theory. When a system exhibits complex scaling symmetry with exponent λₙ = −γ + iω its observables acquire log-periodic corrections of the form a⁻γ cos(ω ln a). We apply this structure to a canonical scalar-field cosmology, producing an exponentially damped oscillatory potential and a late-time attractor solution that asymptotically recovers ΛCDM. The model generates correlated oscillations in H(z), fσ8(z), and P(k), all periodic in ln a. A full empirical pipeline is provided for implementation in CLASS/CAMB and Bayesian inference frameworks including Cobaya and MontePython

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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