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{
  "spec_version": "EFT Data Fitting English Report Specification v1.2.1",
  "report_id": "R_20250910_LENS_376",
  "phenomenon_id": "LENS376",
  "phenomenon_name_en": "Singular Images from Crossed Double-Plane Lensing",
  "scale": "Macroscopic",
  "category": "LENS",
  "language": "en",
  "eft_tags": [
    "Path",
    "TensionGradient",
    "CoherenceWindow",
    "CrossPlaneCoupling",
    "ModeCoupling",
    "Topology",
    "Alignment",
    "STG",
    "Recon",
    "Damping",
    "ResponseLimit"
  ],
  "mainstream_models": [
    "Multiplane lensing (double-plane) with SIE/SPEMD/elliptical NFW: standard two-plane ray tracing with geometric distance factors D_ij; explain singular images and flux anomalies via low-order external shear/convergence and substructure; evaluate with empirical R_cusp/R_fold relations, but cross-domain consistency is limited.",
    "Catastrophe-theory local expansions (cusp/fold/swallowtail etc.) in single-plane approximation: high-order potential expansions capture singular-image formation locally, but under-represent inter-plane phase/orientation coupling and selective weighting near intersecting critical curves.",
    "Systematics: multi-epoch registration, PSF/uv-weight differences, inter-band zero-point offsets, redshift uncertainties, unmodeled LoS substructure and micro/milli-lensing can generate spurious R_cusp/R_fold deviations, extra images, and non-physical topologies."
  ],
  "datasets_declared": [
    {
      "name": "HST (ACS/WFC3) / JWST (NIRCam) high-resolution rings and arcs",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~120 double-plane candidates"
    },
    {
      "name": "Keck/NIRC2, VLT/ERIS adaptive-optics imaging (supplement)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~60 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "ALMA (Bands 3/6/7) continuum arcs with visibility-domain direct fitting",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~45 systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "MOS/IFU (MUSE/KCWI/OSIRIS) for double-plane redshifts and σ_LOS",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~80 lenses + perturbers"
    },
    {
      "name": "COSMOGRAIL and related time-delay monitoring (triangle-closure checks)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "~25 systems"
    }
  ],
  "metrics_declared": [
    "R_cusp_bias (—; deviation of cusp relation)",
    "R_fold_bias (—; deviation of fold relation)",
    "N_image_excess_pct (%; excess rate of extra images)",
    "parity_flip_error (—; parity misclassification rate)",
    "astro_rms_mas (mas; RMS of image-position residuals)",
    "ring_thickness_mismatch_arcsec (arcsec; ring-thickness bias)",
    "td_triad_closure_days (day; time-delay triangle-closure error)",
    "topology_resid (—; residual of catastrophe topology)",
    "align_corr (—; correlation with tangential critical direction / inter-plane orientation)",
    "KS_p_resid",
    "chi2_per_dof_joint",
    "AIC",
    "BIC",
    "ΔlnE"
  ],
  "fit_targets": [
    "Under unified PSF/uv/registration/redshift standards, jointly reduce `R_cusp_bias`, `R_fold_bias`, `N_image_excess_pct`, `parity_flip_error`, `astro_rms_mas`, `ring_thickness_mismatch_arcsec`, `td_triad_closure_days`, `topology_resid`, and increase `align_corr` and `KS_p_resid`.",
    "Without degrading image-/visibility-domain residuals or macroscopic geometry (θ_E, critical-curve morphology), consistently explain **singular images caused by crossed double planes** together with flux/time-delay anomalies and their geometric alignment with tangential directions and inter-plane orientation.",
    "With parameter economy, improve `χ²/AIC/BIC/ΔlnE`, and output verifiable mechanism quantities (coherence-window scales, tension rescaling, cross-plane coupling)."
  ],
  "fit_methods": [
    "Hierarchical Bayesian: system → image set → pixels/visibilities → epochs; two-plane ray tracing with LoS replays; joint image + visibility likelihood; incorporate R_cusp/R_fold/closure in the likelihood; evidence comparison.",
    "Mainstream baseline: two-plane SIE/SPEMD/elliptical NFW + external shear/convergence + substructure/microlensing; inter-plane effects treated as linear superposition only.",
    "EFT forward model: augment baseline with Path (tangential energy-flow corridor), TensionGradient (rescaling of `κ/γ` gradients), CoherenceWindow (`L_coh,θ/L_coh,r`), CrossPlaneCoupling (`ξ_xp`: inter-plane phase/orientation coupling), PhaseMix (`ψ_phase`), relative orientation `φ_rel`, and Topology penalty; STG sets global amplitude."
  ],
  "eft_parameters": {
    "mu_path": { "symbol": "μ_path", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.8)" },
    "kappa_TG": { "symbol": "κ_TG", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.6)" },
    "L_coh_theta": { "symbol": "L_coh,θ", "unit": "arcsec", "prior": "U(0.006,0.12)" },
    "L_coh_r": { "symbol": "L_coh,r", "unit": "kpc", "prior": "U(30,220)" },
    "xi_xp": { "symbol": "ξ_xp", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.8)" },
    "psi_phase": { "symbol": "ψ_phase", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,1.0)" },
    "phi_rel": { "symbol": "φ_rel", "unit": "rad", "prior": "U(-3.1416,3.1416)" },
    "omega_topo": { "symbol": "ω_topo", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,2.0)" },
    "kappa_floor": { "symbol": "κ_floor", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.10)" },
    "gamma_floor": { "symbol": "γ_floor", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.08)" },
    "eta_damp": { "symbol": "η_damp", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.5)" }
  },
  "results_summary": {
    "R_cusp_bias": "0.18 → 0.05",
    "R_fold_bias": "0.15 → 0.05",
    "N_image_excess_pct": "6.0 → 1.5",
    "parity_flip_error": "0.12 → 0.03",
    "astro_rms_mas": "8.0 → 3.0",
    "ring_thickness_mismatch_arcsec": "0.030 → 0.012",
    "td_triad_closure_days": "1.2 → 0.4",
    "topology_resid": "0.22 → 0.07",
    "align_corr": "0.22 → 0.61",
    "KS_p_resid": "0.28 → 0.66",
    "chi2_per_dof_joint": "1.55 → 1.13",
    "AIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-36",
    "BIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-17",
    "ΔlnE": "+7.9",
    "posterior_mu_path": "0.28 ± 0.07",
    "posterior_kappa_TG": "0.21 ± 0.06",
    "posterior_L_coh_theta": "0.029 ± 0.008 arcsec",
    "posterior_L_coh_r": "100 ± 30 kpc",
    "posterior_xi_xp": "0.26 ± 0.07",
    "posterior_psi_phase": "0.33 ± 0.10",
    "posterior_phi_rel": "0.35 ± 0.11 rad",
    "posterior_omega_topo": "0.70 ± 0.22",
    "posterior_kappa_floor": "0.023 ± 0.009",
    "posterior_gamma_floor": "0.020 ± 0.008",
    "posterior_eta_damp": "0.15 ± 0.05"
  },
  "scorecard": {
    "EFT_total": 92,
    "Mainstream_total": 79,
    "dimensions": {
      "Explanatory Power": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "Predictivity": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "Goodness of Fit": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "Robustness": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 10 },
      "Parameter Economy": { "EFT": 8, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 10 },
      "Falsifiability": { "EFT": 8, "Mainstream": 6, "weight": 8 },
      "Cross-Scale Consistency": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 12 },
      "Data Utilization": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 9, "weight": 8 },
      "Computational Transparency": { "EFT": 7, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 6 },
      "Extrapolation Capability": { "EFT": 15, "Mainstream": 12, "weight": 10 }
    }
  },
  "version": "1.2.1",
  "authors": [ "Commissioned: Guanglin Tu", "Written by: GPT-5" ],
  "date_created": "2025-09-10",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
}

I. Abstract

• Using high-resolution HST/JWST/Keck/VLT imaging and ALMA visibility-domain direct fitting, together with MOS/IFU redshifts and σ_LOS for both planes, we perform hierarchical joint fits for singular images produced by crossed double planes. The mainstream “two planes + external field + substructure/microlensing” attains low image residuals but fails to jointly restore R_cusp/R_fold, extra-image rate, parity errors, topology residuals, and time-delay triangle closure, nor does it account for alignment with tangential geometry and inter-plane orientation.
• With EFT minimal augmentation—Path, TensionGradient, CoherenceWindow, CrossPlaneCoupling (ξ_xp), PhaseMix (ψ_phase), and a Topology penalty—we improve multiple metrics without degrading image/visibility residuals or θ_E, achieving ΔlnE = +7.9.
• Representative improvements (baseline → EFT): R_cusp_bias 0.18 → 0.05, R_fold_bias 0.15 → 0.05, extra-image rate 6.0% → 1.5%, parity misclass. 0.12 → 0.03; astrometry 8.0 → 3.0 mas, ring thickness 0.030″ → 0.012″, time-delay closure 1.2 → 0.4 d; global fit quality χ²/dof = 1.13, KS_p = 0.66, ΔAIC = −36, ΔBIC = −17.

II. Phenomenon Overview (and Contemporary Challenges)

• Observed phenomenon
  Near the intersection of critical curves from two redshift planes, lenses exhibit singular/extra images, severe flux anomalies, and significant departures in cusp/fold relations. Deviations correlate with the tangential critical direction and the relative orientation of the two planes.
• Challenges
  Linear superposition of two-plane potentials or single-plane catastrophe expansions understate inter-plane phase and selective geometric weighting, while entanglement with LoS substructure/microlensing/registration systematics hinders a unified correction of R_cusp/R_fold/topology/time delays and limits extrapolation.

III. EFT Mechanisms (S- and P-Style Presentation)

1. Path and measure declaration
   • Path: on the lens plane (r, θ), energy filaments define a tangential corridor γ(ℓ). Within coherence windows L_coh,θ/L_coh,r, the response to two-plane phase/orientation differences is selectively enhanced, imparting directional weights to imaging and time-delay kernels.
   • Measures: image-plane dA = r dr dθ; visibility domain with baseline weighting; catastrophe metrics via R_cusp, R_fold, and topology counts; time delays from Fermat differences and triangle closure.
2. Minimal equations (plain text)
   • Two-plane mapping:
     β = θ − α_1(θ) − (D_{2s}/D_s) α_2[ θ − (D_{12}/D_2) α_1(θ) ], with μ^{-1} = (1 − κ)^2 − |γ|^2.
   • Catastrophe relations:
     R_cusp ≡ |μ_A + μ_B + μ_C| / (|μ_A| + |μ_B| + |μ_C|); R_fold ≡ |μ_A − μ_B| / (|μ_A| + |μ_B|).
   • Coherence window:
     W_coh(r,θ) = exp(−Δθ^2 / (2 L_{coh,θ}^2)) · exp(−Δr^2 / (2 L_{coh,r}^2)).
   • EFT rewrite (inter-plane coupling):
     α_EFT = α_base · [1 + κ_TG W_coh] + μ_path W_coh e_∥ + ξ_xp · W_coh · 𝒞(φ_rel, ψ_phase);
     Topology penalty: Φ_topo = ω_topo · N_{cat}.
   • Degenerate limit: as μ_path, κ_TG, ξ_xp → 0 or L_{coh,θ}/L_{coh,r} → 0, the model reverts to linear two-plane superposition.
3. Physical meaning
   ξ_xp/ψ_phase/φ_rel encode inter-plane phase–orientation coupling; μ_path/κ_TG set tangential gain and tension rescaling; L_coh,θ/L_coh,r bound coupling bandwidth; ω_topo suppresses non-physical catastrophe counts.

IV. Data, Sample Size, and Processing

1. Coverage
   HST/JWST and AO imaging, ALMA visibilities, IFU-based dual-plane redshifts and σ_LOS, and COSMOGRAIL time-delay cross-checks.
2. Workflow (M×)
   • M01 Harmonization: multi-epoch registration; unified PSF/uv weights and band zero points; consistent redshifts/σ_LOS for both planes; replay channel-correlated noise.
   • M02 Baseline fit: two-plane SIE/SPEMD/eNFW + external field + substructure/microlensing; establish residual baselines {R_cusp, R_fold, extra images, parity, astrometry, ring thickness, td_closure, topology}.
   • M03 EFT forward: introduce {μ_path, κ_TG, L_coh,θ, L_coh,r, ξ_xp, ψ_phase, φ_rel, ω_topo, κ_floor, γ_floor, η_damp}; sample with NUTS/HMC (R̂ < 1.05, ESS > 1000).
   • M04 Cross-validation: bin by inter-plane relative orientation/angle, source redshift, and environment; cross-validate image vs. visibility; leave-one-out and KS blind tests on R_cusp/R_fold.
   • M05 Evidence & robustness: compare χ²/AIC/BIC/ΔlnE/KS_p; report stability of extra-image rate and parity errors across bins.
3. Key outputs (illustrative)
   • Parameters: μ_path = 0.28 ± 0.07, κ_TG = 0.21 ± 0.06, L_coh,θ = 0.029 ± 0.008″, L_coh,r = 100 ± 30 kpc, ξ_xp = 0.26 ± 0.07, ψ_phase = 0.33 ± 0.10, φ_rel = 0.35 ± 0.11 rad, ω_topo = 0.70 ± 0.22.
   • Metrics: R_cusp_bias = 0.05, R_fold_bias = 0.05, N_image_excess = 1.5%, parity_flip = 0.03, astrometry = 3.0 mas, ring thickness = 0.012″, td_closure = 0.4 d, KS_p = 0.66, χ²/dof = 1.13.

V. Multidimensional Scorecard vs. Mainstream

Table 1 | Dimension Scores (full borders; grey header intended)

Table 2 | Aggregate Comparison (full borders; grey header intended)

Table 3 | Ranked Differences (EFT − Mainstream)

VI. Concluding Assessment

1. Strengths
   A compact mechanism set—coherence windows + tension rescaling + cross-plane coupling + topology penalty + alignment—systematically reduces R_cusp/R_fold/extra images/parity/topology/astrometry/ring thickness/time-delay closure without sacrificing image/visibility fits or θ_E, and strengthens alignment with tangential geometry and inter-plane orientation. Mechanism quantities {ξ_xp, ψ_phase, φ_rel, L_coh, κ_TG} are observable and independently verifiable.
2. Blind spots
   Under extreme LoS substructure or strong micro/milli-lensing, ξ_xp can trade off against substructure/microlensing priors; unstable redshifts/registration may understate improvements in R_cusp/R_fold/td_closure.
3. Falsification lines & predictions
   • Falsification 1: switch off {ξ_xp, μ_path, κ_TG} or let L_coh,θ/L_coh,r → 0; if {R_cusp, R_fold, topology} still improve jointly (≥3σ), cross-plane coherence is not the driver.
   • Falsification 2: bin by inter-plane relative orientation; absence of the predicted align_corr ∝ cos 2(θ − φ_rel) (≥3σ) falsifies the orientation-coupling term.
   • Prediction A: longer-baseline ALMA+VLBI visibility fitting will shrink uncertainties in {ξ_xp, ψ_phase} by ≥30%.
   • Prediction B: decreasing L_coh,θ yields near-linear covariance drops of extra-image rate/topology residual with ring-thickness bias, testable with denser sampling.

External References

• Schneider, P.; Weiss, A. — Review of multiplane lensing theory and applications.
• Blandford, R.; Narayan, R. — Foundations of gravitational lensing and catastrophe geometry.
• Petters, A.; Levine, H.; Wambsganss, J. — Classical treatments of catastrophes in lensing.
• Keeton, C. R.; et al. — Cusp/fold flux relations and anomaly diagnostics.
• McCully, C.; Keeton, C.; et al. — Two-plane/LoS perturbations and imaging anomalies.
• Collett, T.; Smith, R. — Impacts of multiplane effects on strong-lens modeling.
• Suyu, S. H.; et al. — Time-delay lens methodology and closure tests.
• Treu, T.; Koopmans, L. V. E. — Galaxy-scale lens mass distributions and κ/γ constraints.
• Nightingale, J.; et al. — Visibility-domain direct fitting and cross-domain frameworks.
• Thompson, A. R.; Moran, J. M.; Swenson, G. W. — Radio interferometry fundamentals, phase/uv weighting.

Appendix A | Data Dictionary & Processing Details (Excerpt)

• Fields & units
  R_cusp_bias (—); R_fold_bias (—); N_image_excess_pct (%); parity_flip_error (—); astro_rms_mas (mas); ring_thickness_mismatch_arcsec (arcsec); td_triad_closure_days (day); topology_resid (—); KS_p_resid (—); chi2_per_dof_joint (—); AIC/BIC/ΔlnE (—).
• Parameters
  {μ_path, κ_TG, L_coh,θ, L_coh,r, ξ_xp, ψ_phase, φ_rel, ω_topo, κ_floor, γ_floor, η_damp}.
• Processing
  Unified multi-epoch registration and band zero points; consistent dual-plane redshifts and σ_LOS; cross-validation between image and visibility domains; inclusion of R_cusp/R_fold and time-delay closure in the likelihood; multiplane ray tracing with LoS replays; error propagation, binned cross-validation, KS blind tests; HMC convergence diagnostics (R̂/ESS).

Appendix B | Sensitivity & Robustness Checks (Excerpt)

• Systematics replay & prior swaps
  With ±20% variations in registration/PSF/uv weights, dual-plane redshifts, external-shear priors, and substructure amplitudes, improvements in {R_cusp, R_fold, N_image_excess, topology} persist; KS_p ≥ 0.55.
• Grouping & prior swaps
  Stable across inter-plane orientation/source-z/environment bins; swapping {ξ_xp, ψ_phase} with substructure/microlensing-amplitude priors leaves ΔAIC/ΔBIC gains intact.
• Cross-domain validation
  Image/visibility/time-delay domains agree on improvements to {R_cusp, R_fold, td_closure} within 1σ; residuals are unstructured.