Phase Cancellation as a Mechanism for Stellar Disappearance: Linking the UAT/UPC Framework to VASCO Anomalies via Coherence Singularities and Temporal Viscosity

This deposit presents a theoretical and computational analysis thatconnects the anomalous disappearance of stellar sources reported by theVASCO (Vanishing and Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations)project with the Universal Applied Time (UAT) theory and the UnifiedCausal Principle (UPC). Building on the experimental detection of the "Higo Signature" — a stateof perfect coherence (γ² = 1.0) at 227.50 Hz in LIGO O4a data — and thesubsequent measurement of the Temporal Viscosity Index (TVI), we proposethat the same 8-phase-front interference mechanism that amplifiesgravitational-wave signals into coherence can, under geometricmisalignment, cause the total destructive interference of electromagneticsignals. This results in the apparent vanishing of stellar sources withoutany change in their intrinsic luminosity. Key elements of the argument:- The Resonant Hunter v9.1 engine demonstrated that the UAT metric governs phase alignment in gravitational-wave detectors, with L1 sustaining perfect coherence while H1 desynchronised due to local causal viscosity.- The Thermodynamic Overdrive regime (κ/k = 5.14) renders the propagation channel hypersensitive to gravitational gradients, enabling instantaneous phase cancellation.- A numerical simulation is included that reproduces the collapse of the RMS of an 8-phase-front signal as a function of gravitational gradient intensity, showing a sharp transition to zero amplitude under Overdrive conditions.- This model offers a falsifiable, non-exotic explanation for the VASCO observations: stars do not physically disappear; their wavefronts undergo destructive interference in a causally misaligned channel. The deposit includes the simulation script, the generated figures, andthe theoretical discussion that unifies the LIGO and VASCO phenomena underthe UAT/UPC framework. Related DOIs:- Statistical Hardening of the TVI: 10.5281/zenodo.20723412- Resonant Hunter v9.0/v9.1 Main Repository: 10.5281/zenodo.20650032- UAT Theory: 10.5281/zenodo.17729221- UPC Principle: 10.5281/zenodo.18210808

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-06-17
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20724036
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Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
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Phase Cancellation as a Mechanism for Stellar Disappearance: Linking the UAT/UPC Framework to VASCO Anomalies via Coherence Singularities and Temporal Viscosity

Miguel Percudani
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
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Phase Cancellation as a Mechanism for Stellar Disappearance: Linking the UAT/UPC Framework to VASCO Anomalies via Coherence Singularities and Temporal Viscosity

Miguel Percudani
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This deposit presents a theoretical and computational analysis thatconnects the anomalous disappearance of stellar sources reported by theVASCO (Vanishing and Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations)project with the Universal Applied Time (UAT) theory and the UnifiedCausal Principle (UPC). Building on the experimental detection of the "Higo Signature" — a stateof perfect coherence (γ² = 1.0) at 227.50 Hz in LIGO O4a data — and thesubsequent measurement of the Temporal Viscosity Index (TVI), we proposethat the same 8-phase-front interference mechanism that amplifiesgravitational-wave signals into coherence can, under geometricmisalignment, cause the total destructive interference of electromagneticsignals. This results in the apparent vanishing of stellar sources withoutany change in their intrinsic luminosity. Key elements of the argument:- The Resonant Hunter v9.1 engine demonstrated that the UAT metric governs phase alignment in gravitational-wave detectors, with L1 sustaining perfect coherence while H1 desynchronised due to local causal viscosity.- The Thermodynamic Overdrive regime (κ/k = 5.14) renders the propagation channel hypersensitive to gravitational gradients, enabling instantaneous phase cancellation.- A numerical simulation is included that reproduces the collapse of the RMS of an 8-phase-front signal as a function of gravitational gradient intensity, showing a sharp transition to zero amplitude under Overdrive conditions.- This model offers a falsifiable, non-exotic explanation for the VASCO observations: stars do not physically disappear; their wavefronts undergo destructive interference in a causally misaligned channel. The deposit includes the simulation script, the generated figures, andthe theoretical discussion that unifies the LIGO and VASCO phenomena underthe UAT/UPC framework. Related DOIs:- Statistical Hardening of the TVI: 10.5281/zenodo.20723412- Resonant Hunter v9.0/v9.1 Main Repository: 10.5281/zenodo.20650032- UAT Theory: 10.5281/zenodo.17729221- UPC Principle: 10.5281/zenodo.18210808

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
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Phase Cancellation as a Mechanism for Stellar Disappearance: Linking the UAT/UPC Framework to VASCO Anomalies via Coherence Singularities and Temporal Viscosity — Miguel Percudani · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS