Quantum Vacuum Resonance Hypothesis: A Non-Thermal Origin for the Cosmic Background Radiation

Quantum Vacuum Resonance Hypothesis: A Non-Thermal Origin for the Cosmic Background Radiation | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Quantum Vacuum Resonance Hypothesis: A Non-Thermal Origin for the Cosmic Background Radiation Sami Rashid This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7582585/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is conventionally interpreted as a thermal relic of the Big Bang, yet anomalies challenge this paradigm. We propose the Quantum Vacuum Resonance Hypothesis (QVRH), attributing the cosmic background to resonant interactions of quantum vacuum fluctuations amplified by gravitational potentials of large-scale structures. QVRH predicts a near-perfect blackbody spectrum via statistical averaging of resonant modes, with testable deviations: a spectral distortion of ΔT/T ≈ 1.0×10−6 at ν > 300 GHz, a non-Gaussian cross-correlation with galaxy surveys (rgT ≈ 0.12 at l ≈ 100), and an enhanced Bmode polarization signal (CBB l ≈ 1.2 × 10−2 μK2 at l < 200). Supported by a rigorous mathematical framework and high-resolution N-body simulations, QVRH is testable by LiteBIRD, LSST, and Simons Observatory, and connects to dark energy, gravitational waves, and quantum gravity. This work, solely authored by Sami Rashid Mohammed Shibah, was independently developed through theoretical and computational analysis. 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