Extremes of the AEM: Resolving the JWST Paradox and the Eridanus Supervoid via Kinematic Variance
The standard Lambda-CDM model faces two diametrically opposed crises in large-scale structure formation: the inexplicable abundance of mature, high-redshift (z > 10) galaxies and supermassive black holes observed by JWST, and the existence of massive, pristine expanses like the 1.8 billion light-year Eridanus Supervoid (associated with the CMB Cold Spot). This paper resolves both anomalies simultaneously through the framework of Shock-Front Cosmology (SFC). By replacing passive metric expansion with a kinematic primary shock front propagating through a dynamically textured Ambient External Medium (AEM), SFC applies orthodox macroscopic fluid mechanics to cosmic architecture. High-density AEM collisions trigger severe Richtmyer-Meshkov instabilities, driving a Forced Macro-Coalescence that effectively bypasses Jeans mass suppression to rapidly forge mature galactic structures. Conversely, low-density AEM regions yield minimal Rankine-Hugoniot pressure jumps, resulting in stable boundary propagation that leaves expansive supervoids undisturbed. This framework demonstrates that the structural extremes of the universe do not require tuned free parameters, hyper-efficient star formation rates, or timeline exceptions. They are the mathematically predictable kinematic signatures of a single shockwave encountering external density variance.
Authors
- Jeffery May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1253-6692)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23123564
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- preprint