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.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-03
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23123564
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Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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Extremes of the AEM: Resolving the JWST Paradox and the Eridanus Supervoid via Kinematic Variance

Jeffery May
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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Extremes of the AEM: Resolving the JWST Paradox and the Eridanus Supervoid via Kinematic Variance

Jeffery May
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Abstract

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.

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