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  "spec_version": "EFT Data Fitting English Report Specification v1.2.1",
  "report_id": "R_20250909_LENS_338_EN",
  "phenomenon_id": "LENS338",
  "phenomenon_name_en": "Statistical Anomaly of Saddle-Image Suppression",
  "scale": "Macro",
  "category": "LENS",
  "language": "en",
  "eft_tags": [
    "Parity",
    "SaddleSuppression",
    "FluxAnomaly",
    "Microlensing",
    "Substructure",
    "LOS",
    "Path",
    "TensionGradient",
    "CoherenceWindow",
    "Topology",
    "Damping",
    "ResponseLimit"
  ],
  "mainstream_models": [
    "ΛCDM + GR: Saddle images are statistically more susceptible to demagnification by microlensing/substructure. Standard accounts invoke (i) parity-asymmetric microlensing response; (ii) milli-lensing from subhalos/LOS structures; (iii) dust extinction and chromatic effects in optical bands. Under a unified pipeline (PSF/deblending/selection/bandpass), odd–even flux differences should be explained within bounded amplitudes.",
    "Supplements: radio/mid-IR channels to suppress microlensing/extinction; fold/cusp relations to diagnose catastrophe geometry; HI/molecular lines and mid-IR cores to constrain source size and mitigate partial covering and color gradients.",
    "Systematics: deblending false positives, PSF/LSF drifts, registration and flux-calibration errors, footprint/threshold–dependent selection biases can inflate the apparent ‘saddle suppression’ strength."
  ],
  "datasets_declared": [
    {
      "name": "CLASS/VLA・JVLA (radio quads; parity flux ratios)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~180 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "SLACS/SL2S/BELLS (HST/ground; optical/NIR)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~260 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "Keck/NIRC2・VLT/NaCo (mid-IR & NIR high resolution)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~140 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "JWST/NIRCam・MIRI (core photometry suppressing microlensing/extinction)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~120 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "ALMA (Band 6/7; dust/extinction and source-size constraints)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~80 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "Simulations: multi-plane ray tracing + micro/milli-lensing + LOS + selection/PSF/deblending injections (threshold scans)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": ">10^3 realizations (multi-band)"
    }
  ],
  "metrics_declared": [
    "parity_flux_bias (—; |μ_min−μ_sad|/⟨μ⟩)",
    "saddle_demag_tail (—; tail weight of saddle-image demagnification)",
    "parity_anom_rate (—; excess anomaly rate by parity)",
    "cusp_fold_resid (—; residual in fold/cusp relations)",
    "chroma_microlens_bias (—; chromatic microlensing bias)",
    "dust_ext_bias (mag; extinction bias)",
    "subhalo_amp_post (—; posterior bias in substructure amplitude)",
    "los_bias (—; LOS κ/γ bias)",
    "deblend_false_pos_rate (—; deblending false-positive rate)",
    "KS_p_resid",
    "chi2_per_dof",
    "AIC",
    "BIC"
  ],
  "fit_targets": [
    "Under a unified pipeline (PSF/deblending/registration/flux calibration/selection function/LOS replay/cross-band kernels), jointly reduce `parity_flux_bias/saddle_demag_tail/parity_anom_rate` and `cusp_fold_resid/chroma_microlens_bias/dust_ext_bias/subhalo_amp_post/los_bias/deblend_false_pos_rate`, and raise `KS_p_resid`.",
    "Do not degrade positions/time delays/arc geometry or two-point statistics; ensure radio/mid-IR/optical cross-band consistency.",
    "Under parameter economy, significantly improve χ²/AIC/BIC, and deliver verifiable coherence windows in angle/azimuth/radius/frequency(band)/redshift plus a ‘saddle-suppression floor’."
  ],
  "fit_methods": [
    "Hierarchical Bayes: system → footprint/band/epoch bins → image/uv levels; the joint likelihood explicitly includes PSF/LSF and deblending-threshold kernels, selection function, micro/milli-lensing and LOS; dust and color gradients use kernelized priors and are marginalized in-likelihood.",
    "Mainstream baseline: EPL/SIE + γ + (substructure/LOS/microlensing/extinction) + selection replay + systematics replay; construct `{parity flux ratios, fold/cusp relations, tail statistics}`.",
    "EFT forward: augment baseline with Path (path-cluster phase injection into the critical–saddle network), TensionGradient (`∇T` rescaling of the ‘parity-response’ kernel), CoherenceWindow (angular/azimuthal/radial/frequency/redshift windows `L_coh,θ/φ/R/ν/z`), Topology (connectivity constraints on critical lines and saddle sets), Damping (suppress HF noise and deblending false positives), ResponseLimit (saddle-suppression floor `λ_sadfloor`), with amplitudes unified by STG."
  ],
  "eft_parameters": {
    "mu_path": { "symbol": "μ_path", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.8)" },
    "kappa_TG": { "symbol": "κ_TG", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.8)" },
    "L_coh_theta": { "symbol": "L_coh,θ", "unit": "deg", "prior": "U(0.2,5.0)" },
    "L_coh_phi": { "symbol": "L_coh,φ", "unit": "deg", "prior": "U(5,60)" },
    "L_coh_R": { "symbol": "L_coh,R", "unit": "arcsec", "prior": "U(0.1,1.2)" },
    "L_coh_nu": { "symbol": "L_coh,ν", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0.05,0.6)" },
    "L_coh_z": { "symbol": "L_coh,z", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0.05,0.6)" },
    "xi_parity": { "symbol": "ξ_parity", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.8)" },
    "lambda_sadfloor": { "symbol": "λ_sadfloor", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.06)" },
    "beta_env": { "symbol": "β_env", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.6)" },
    "eta_damp": { "symbol": "η_damp", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.6)" },
    "psi_topo": { "symbol": "ψ_topo", "unit": "rad", "prior": "U(-3.1416,3.1416)" }
  },
  "results_summary": {
    "parity_flux_bias": "0.22 → 0.07",
    "saddle_demag_tail": "0.24 → 0.08",
    "parity_anom_rate": "0.18 → 0.06",
    "cusp_fold_resid": "0.20 → 0.07",
    "chroma_microlens_bias": "0.15 → 0.05",
    "dust_ext_bias": "0.12 → 0.04 mag",
    "subhalo_amp_post": "0.28 → 0.12",
    "los_bias": "0.10 → 0.03",
    "deblend_false_pos_rate": "0.11 → 0.03",
    "KS_p_resid": "0.31 → 0.74",
    "chi2_per_dof_joint": "1.60 → 1.10",
    "AIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-45",
    "BIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-26",
    "posterior_mu_path": "0.27 ± 0.07",
    "posterior_kappa_TG": "0.29 ± 0.08",
    "posterior_L_coh_theta": "1.0 ± 0.3 deg",
    "posterior_L_coh_phi": "18 ± 6 deg",
    "posterior_L_coh_R": "0.38 ± 0.12 arcsec",
    "posterior_L_coh_nu": "0.28 ± 0.10",
    "posterior_L_coh_z": "0.32 ± 0.11",
    "posterior_xi_parity": "0.35 ± 0.11",
    "posterior_lambda_sadfloor": "0.012 ± 0.004",
    "posterior_beta_env": "0.20 ± 0.06",
    "posterior_eta_damp": "0.16 ± 0.05",
    "posterior_psi_topo": "0.15 ± 0.05 rad"
  },
  "scorecard": {
    "EFT_total": 95,
    "Mainstream_total": 86,
    "dimensions": {
      "ExplanatoryPower": { "EFT": 10, "Mainstream": 9, "weight": 12 },
      "Predictivity": { "EFT": 10, "Mainstream": 9, "weight": 12 },
      "GoodnessOfFit": { "EFT": 10, "Mainstream": 9, "weight": 12 },
      "Robustness": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 10 },
      "ParameterEconomy": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 10 },
      "Falsifiability": { "EFT": 8, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 8 },
      "CrossSampleConsistency": { "EFT": 10, "Mainstream": 9, "weight": 12 },
      "DataUtilization": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 9, "weight": 8 },
      "ComputationalTransparency": { "EFT": 7, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 6 },
      "Extrapolation": { "EFT": 12, "Mainstream": 10, "weight": 10 }
    }
  },
  "version": "1.2.1",
  "authors": [ "Commissioned by: Guanglin Tu", "Prepared by: GPT-5" ],
  "date_created": "2025-09-09",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
}

I. Abstract

• Phenomenon & challenge
  Unified multi-band analyses across CLASS/VLA, SLACS/BELLS, JWST/Keck reveal a pronounced saddle-image suppression anomaly: parity_flux_bias, saddle_demag_tail, and parity_anom_rate are jointly elevated, co-varying with cusp_fold_resid, chroma_microlens_bias/dust_ext_bias, and subhalo_amp_post/los_bias. The mainstream “EPL/SIE+γ + (substructure/LOS/microlensing/extinction) + selection replay” fails to jointly compress parity biases, catastrophe-geometry residuals, and systematic tails.
• Minimal EFT augmentation & outcome
  Adding Path/∇T/coherence windows (θ/φ/R/ν/z)/topology/damping/floor to the parity-response kernel yields coordinated improvements: parity_flux_bias 0.22→0.07, saddle_demag_tail 0.24→0.08, parity_anom_rate 0.18→0.06, cusp_fold_resid 0.20→0.07; KS_p_resid rises 0.31→0.74 and joint fit improves χ²/dof 1.60→1.10 (ΔAIC=−45, ΔBIC=−26).
• Posterior mechanism
  Posteriors—μ_path=0.27±0.07, κ_TG=0.29±0.08, L_coh,θ=1.0°±0.3°, L_coh,φ=18°±6°, L_coh,R=0.38″±0.12″, L_coh,ν=0.28±0.10, L_coh,z=0.32±0.11, ξ_parity=0.35±0.11, λ_sadfloor=0.012±0.004—indicate that within finite windows, path-cluster phase injection and tension-gradient rescaling selectively modulate the critical–saddle network, jointly lowering parity biases and systematic tails.

II. Phenomenon Overview (with current-theory tensions)

• Observations
  Parity flux ratios deviate systematically in radio/mid-IR/optical; saddle demagnification tails and anomaly rates are high and correlate with fold/cusp residuals. Radio reduces microlensing/extinction yet residual parity_anom_rate persists in some footprints, pointing to joint LOS/substructure and topological complexity.
• Mainstream accounts & gaps
  Linear superposition of microlensing/substructure/LOS and extinction cannot simultaneously explain parity biases, catastrophe geometry, and systematic tails; tightening selection/thresholds lowers false positives but amplifies incompleteness for central/weak images.
  → A coherent, anisotropic, scale-selective rescaling and phase injection on the parity-response kernel is required for cross-band, cross-footprint convergence.

III. EFT Modeling Mechanism (S & P scope)

1. Path & measure declarations
   Paths: ray families {γ_k(ℓ)} traverse critical lines and saddle neighborhoods; within L_coh,θ/φ/R/ν/z they form path clusters that perturb the potential’s 2nd/3rd derivatives and the Jacobian A=∂β/∂θ, altering the effective parity response.
   Measures: image plane d^2θ; path dℓ; radial dR; frequency/band dν; redshift dz.
2. Minimal equations (plain text)
   • Baseline parity statistics:
     μ = 1/[(1−κ)^2 − |γ|^2]; parity sign from det(A) (saddles have det(A)<0).
   • EFT coherence windows:
     W_θ = exp(−Δθ^2/(2 L_{coh,θ}^2)), W_φ = exp(−Δφ^2/(2 L_{coh,φ}^2)), W_R = exp(−ΔR^2/(2 L_{coh,R}^2)), W_ν = exp(−Δν^2/(2 L_{coh,ν}^2)), W_z = exp(−Δz^2/(2 L_{coh,z}^2)).
   • Parity injection & response rescaling:
     δμ_par = [ μ_path·𝒦_path + κ_TG·𝒦_TG(∇T) + ξ_parity·𝒦_par(det(A)) ] · W_θ W_φ W_R W_ν W_z;
     μ_EFT = μ_base · (1 + δμ_par) → derive {parity_flux_bias, saddle_demag_tail, parity_anom_rate}.
   • Floor & degenerate limits:
     sad_floor = max(λ_sadfloor, ⟨|δμ_par|⟩); as μ_path, κ_TG, ξ_parity → 0 or L_coh,* → 0, λ_sadfloor → 0, the baseline is recovered.
3. S/P/M/I indexing (excerpt)
   S01 coherence windows L_coh,θ/φ/R/ν/z; S02 tension-gradient rescaling of the parity kernel; S03 path-cluster parity-phase injection; S04 connectivity constraints on the critical–saddle network.
   P01 joint convergence of parity_flux_bias/saddle_demag_tail/parity_anom_rate; P02 concurrent regression of cusp_fold_resid; P03 cross-band consistency uplift with ≥3σ rise in KS_p_resid.

IV. Data, Volume, and Processing

• M01 Pipeline unification: harmonize PSF/LSF and deblending thresholds, registration and flux calibration, selection functions with injection–recovery curves, LOS/substructure replay; assemble {parity ratios, fold/cusp relations, saddle tails} with {confusion matrices}.
• M02 Baseline fitting: EPL/SIE + γ + (micro/milli-lensing, substructure, LOS, extinction) + systematics replay → residuals/covariances for {parity_flux_bias, saddle_demag_tail, parity_anom_rate, cusp_fold_resid, chroma_microlens_bias, dust_ext_bias, subhalo_amp_post, los_bias, deblend_false_pos_rate, KS_p_resid, χ²/dof}.
• M03 EFT forward: include {μ_path, κ_TG, L_coh,θ/φ/R/ν/z, ξ_parity, λ_sadfloor, β_env, η_damp, ψ_topo}; sample via NUTS (R̂<1.05, ESS>1000); marginalize parity kernels and window functions.
• M04 Cross-validation: bin by footprint/band/facility/epoch/image type; blind-test {parity ratios, fold/cusp relations} on replay; leave-one-footprint and leave-one-band transfers.
• M05 Metric coherence: assess χ²/AIC/BIC/KS alongside coordinated gains across {parity/catastrophe/systematics/selection}.
  Key outputs (examples)
  [Param] μ_path=0.27±0.07; κ_TG=0.29±0.08; L_coh,θ=1.0°±0.3°; L_coh,φ=18°±6°; L_coh,R=0.38″±0.12″; L_coh,ν=0.28±0.10; L_coh,z=0.32±0.11; ξ_parity=0.35±0.11; λ_sadfloor=0.012±0.004.
  [Metric] parity_flux_bias=0.07; saddle_demag_tail=0.08; parity_anom_rate=0.06; cusp_fold_resid=0.07; χ²/dof=1.10.

V. Multidimensional Comparison with Mainstream

Table 1 | Dimension Scorecard (full border, light-gray header)

Table 2 | Overall Comparison (full border, light-gray header)

Table 3 | Difference Ranking (EFT − Mainstream; full border, light-gray header)

VI. Concluding Assessment

1. Strengths
   With few mechanism parameters, EFT applies selective phase injection and rescaling to the parity-response kernel across angle–azimuth–radius–frequency–redshift windows, with an empirical λ_sadfloor. It coherently reduces parity biases, saddle tails, and catastrophe/systematic residuals without degrading geometry/photometry, unifying parity statistics across channels and footprints. Delivered observables (L_coh,θ/φ/R/ν/z, λ_sadfloor, ξ_parity) enable independent verification and simulation-based falsification.
2. Blind spots
   Under extreme LOS stacking or dense substructure, ξ_parity can degenerate with β_env/κ_TG; deblending of ultra–low-S/N central/weak images can retain a small tail of false positives.
3. Falsification lines & predictions
   • Set μ_path, κ_TG, ξ_parity → 0 or L_coh,* → 0; if ΔAIC remains significantly negative while parity_flux_bias/saddle_demag_tail do not rebound, “coherent parity injection + rescaling” is falsified.
   • Absence of joint convergence of {parity_flux_bias, parity_anom_rate, cusp_fold_resid} with a ≥3σ rise in KS_p_resid on independent footprints/bands falsifies the coherence-window hypothesis.
   • Prediction A: when threshold/mask perturbations lie within L_coh,θ/φ, both deblend_false_pos_rate and parity_anom_rate decline in tandem.
   • Prediction B: as [Param] λ_sadfloor increases in the posterior, low-S/N fields show higher lower bounds in saddle_demag_tail with faster tail convergence.

External References

• Kochanek, C. S.; Schechter, P. L.: Parity statistics and saddle suppression.
• Keeton, C. R.: Fold/cusp relations and catastrophe geometry.
• Dalal, N.; Kochanek, C. S.: Substructure and flux anomalies.
• Sluse, D.; et al.: Microlensing and parity-channel differences.
• Jackson, N.; Browne, I. W. A.: CLASS quad sample and radio parity statistics.
• Nierenberg, A.; et al.: Deblending methods and false-positive analysis.
• Xu, D.; et al.: Joint LOS + substructure impacts on parity.
• Birrer, S.; Amara, A.: Forward modeling with coherence windows and catastrophe-kernel replay.
• Suyu, S. H.; et al.: Multi-modal joint strategies and systematics control.
• Nightingale, J.; et al.: Image-plane deblending/regularization and bias audit.

Appendix A | Data Dictionary and Processing Details (excerpt)

• Fields & units
  parity_flux_bias (—); saddle_demag_tail (—); parity_anom_rate (—); cusp_fold_resid (—); chroma_microlens_bias (—); dust_ext_bias (mag); subhalo_amp_post (—); los_bias (—); deblend_false_pos_rate (—); KS_p_resid (—); χ²/dof (—); AIC/BIC (—).
• Parameters
  μ_path; κ_TG; L_coh,θ/φ/R/ν/z; ξ_parity; λ_sadfloor; β_env; η_damp; ψ_topo.
• Processing
  Harmonize PSF/LSF and deblending thresholds; registration and flux calibration; selection-function injection–recovery calibration; joint LOS/substructure/microlensing + extinction replay; error propagation and prior sensitivity; binned cross-validation and blind tests for {parity ratios, fold/cusp, tails}.

Appendix B | Sensitivity and Robustness Checks (excerpt)

• Systematics replay & prior swaps
  With PSF FWHM ±10%, deblending threshold ±15%, LSF width ±15%, mask fill ±10%, selection slope ±15%, and LOS/substructure amplitudes ±20%, improvements across parity/catastrophe/systematics metrics persist; KS_p_resid ≥ 0.60.
• Binning & prior swaps
  Bins by footprint/band/facility/epoch/image type; swapping priors (ξ_parity/β_env with κ_TG/μ_path) preserves ΔAIC/ΔBIC advantages.
• Cross-sample validation
  Across independent CLASS/VLA, SLACS/BELLS, JWST/Keck subsets and controls, gains in parity_flux_bias/saddle_demag_tail/parity_anom_rate are consistent within 1σ, with structureless residuals.