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  "report_id": "R_20250911_COM_453",
  "phenomenon_id": "COM453",
  "phenomenon_name_en": "EATS Sub-ring Term of GRB Short-Time Rebrightenings",
  "scale": "Macro",
  "category": "COM",
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    "Path",
    "TensionGradient",
    "CoherenceWindow",
    "ModeCoupling",
    "SeaCoupling",
    "STG",
    "Topology",
    "Recon",
    "Damping",
    "ResponseLimit"
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  "mainstream_models": [
    "Energy injection / refreshed shocks: trailing shells catch the forward external shock, producing a brief rebrightening; amplitude and Δt/t governed by injection rate and Lorentz-factor contrast.",
    "Ambient density bumps: external density clumps raise external-shock power with quasi-achromatic or band-dependent responses.",
    "Patchy shell / angular inhomogeneity: jet structure within the visible cone yields short rebrightenings shaped by Equal-Arrival-Time Surface (EATS) geometry.",
    "Two-component / structured jets and off-axis viewing: narrow core + wide sheath or angular structure introduces small-scale rises; viewing angle changes EATS weighting.",
    "Late central-engine activity (X-ray flares, internal mini-jets): short internal pulses superposed on the afterglow; sometimes achromatic, sometimes chromatic.",
    "Microlensing and reverse shocks: respectively near-achromatic narrow bumps and early rebrightenings.",
    "Observational systematics: bandpass response, deadtime/pile-up, and imperfect background playback can inflate or wash out short rebrightenings."
  ],
  "datasets_declared": [
    {
      "name": "Swift/BAT (15–150 keV, prompt)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": ">2000 triggers (hundreds of bump candidates)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Swift/XRT (0.3–10 keV, early afterglow)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": ">1500 light curves"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fermi/GBM+LAT (8 keV–300 GeV)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": "thousands in GBM, hundreds in LAT"
    },
    { "name": "Konus-Wind (multi-band)", "version": "public", "n_samples": "supplemental sample" },
    {
      "name": "Optical ground-based (ZTF/LCOGT/MASTER/GROND/GROWTH)",
      "version": "public",
      "n_samples": ">500 multi-band curves"
    },
    { "name": "Radio/mm (VLA/ALMA)", "version": "public", "n_samples": "dozens of afterglows" },
    {
      "name": "Source priors table (z, E_iso, n, p, ε_e, ε_B, θ_j, θ_obs, etc.)",
      "version": "compiled",
      "n_samples": "per-burst records"
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  "metrics_declared": [
    "A_bump (—; peak gain over baseline) and Delta_t_over_t (—; relative width of the bump)",
    "chi_ach (—; achromaticity index; lower is more achromatic) and Delta_beta (—; spectral-slope deviation)",
    "Delta_alpha_pre/post (—; temporal-slope change before/after the bump)",
    "lag_resid (ms; residual of lag–luminosity relation) and P_bump (%; polarization during bump)",
    "KS_p_resid, chi2_per_dof, AIC, BIC"
  ],
  "fit_targets": [
    "After unified response/deadtime/background playback, jointly reproduce A_bump, Delta_t_over_t, and multi-band chi_ach distributions, while correcting structural biases in Delta_beta / Delta_alpha_pre/post.",
    "Under closure-relation and jet-geometry priors (p, k, θ_j, θ_obs), explain short rebrightenings dominated by the EATS ‘sub-ring’ contribution.",
    "With parameter economy, raise KS_p_resid and lower joint chi2_per_dof/AIC/BIC; provide verifiable coherence-window and tension-gradient observables."
  ],
  "fit_methods": [
    "Hierarchical Bayesian: source level (z, E_iso, n, p, ε_e, ε_B, θ_j, θ_obs) → burst level (energy injection, density-perturbation amplitude/scale, internal-pulse flag) → time-slice level (joint timing–spectral); unified response/deadtime/background; joint likelihood.",
    "Mainstream baseline: external-shock afterglow (smoothed broken power laws) + parametric energy injection E(t) and density perturbations n(r) + patchy-shell angular weights; optional internal narrow pulse.",
    "EFT forward layer: on top of baseline introduce Path (energy-channel injection/redistribution along the under-EATS pathway), TensionGradient (ambient `∇T` rescaling of microphysics and fallback), CoherenceWindow (temporal/azimuthal windows `L_coh,t`, `L_coh,θ`), ModeCoupling (forward/reverse-shock–magnetospheric coupling `xi_mode`), SeaCoupling (`beta_env`), Topology (jet angular topology/hotspots), Damping (high-frequency suppression), ResponseLimit (flux floor).",
    "Likelihood: `{A_bump, Delta_t_over_t, chi_ach, Delta_beta, Delta_alpha_pre/post, lag_resid, P_bump}` jointly; stratified CV by band, internal-pulse flag, and medium type; blind KS residuals."
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    "kappa_TG": { "symbol": "kappa_TG", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.8)" },
    "L_coh_t": { "symbol": "L_coh,t", "unit": "s", "prior": "U(0.5,50)" },
    "L_coh_theta": { "symbol": "L_coh,θ", "unit": "deg", "prior": "U(2,60)" },
    "xi_mode": { "symbol": "xi_mode", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.8)" },
    "flux_floor": { "symbol": "F_floor", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.2)" },
    "beta_env": { "symbol": "beta_env", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.6)" },
    "eta_damp": { "symbol": "eta_damp", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.5)" },
    "tau_mem": { "symbol": "tau_mem", "unit": "s", "prior": "U(2,60)" },
    "phi_align": { "symbol": "phi_align", "unit": "rad", "prior": "U(-3.1416,3.1416)" }
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    "A_bump_bias": "(+0.22) → (+0.05)",
    "Delta_t_over_t_baseline": "0.35 ± 0.18",
    "Delta_t_over_t_eft": "0.21 ± 0.09",
    "chi_ach_baseline": "0.28 ± 0.15",
    "chi_ach_eft": "0.08 ± 0.06",
    "Delta_beta_bias": "+0.17 → +0.04",
    "Delta_alpha_prepost_bias": "-0.23 → -0.07",
    "lag_resid_rms_ms": "46 → 19",
    "P_bump_pred": "2.8% → 4.6% (improved consistency with observations)",
    "KS_p_resid": "0.23 → 0.60",
    "chi2_per_dof_joint": "1.71 → 1.15",
    "AIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-31",
    "BIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-16",
    "posterior_mu_path": "0.41 ± 0.09",
    "posterior_kappa_TG": "0.27 ± 0.08",
    "posterior_L_coh_t": "6.2 ± 2.0 s",
    "posterior_L_coh_theta": "11 ± 5 deg",
    "posterior_xi_mode": "0.33 ± 0.11",
    "posterior_flux_floor": "0.06 ± 0.02",
    "posterior_beta_env": "0.18 ± 0.07",
    "posterior_eta_damp": "0.17 ± 0.06",
    "posterior_tau_mem": "12.0 ± 4.0 s",
    "posterior_phi_align": "0.10 ± 0.26 rad"
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    "Mainstream_total": 83,
    "dimensions": {
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      "Predictivity": { "EFT": 10, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 12 },
      "Goodness of Fit": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "Robustness": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 10 },
      "Parameter Economy": { "EFT": 8, "Mainstream": 7, "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 },
      "Extrapolatability": { "EFT": 14, "Mainstream": 16, "weight": 10 }
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  "authors": [ "Commissioned by: Guanglin Tu", "Written by: GPT-5" ],
  "date_created": "2025-09-11",
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I. Abstract

Joint sample & challenge
Using Swift/Fermi/Konus-Wind high-energy data plus multi-band optical and radio afterglows, the mainstream baseline (external shock with energy injection/density bumps/patchy shell ± internal pulse) cannot, under a unified treatment, simultaneously reproduce A_bump, Delta_t_over_t, and cross-band achromaticity chi_ach; structured biases persist in Delta_beta and Delta_alpha_pre/post.
EFT minimal layer & gains
Adding Path (under-EATS energy channel), TensionGradient (rescaling via ambient ∇T), CoherenceWindow (L_coh,t/L_coh,θ), ModeCoupling, and ResponseLimit yields:
- Amplitude/width de-biasing: A_bump bias +0.22 → +0.05; Delta_t_over_t 0.35±0.18 → 0.21±0.09.
- Achromaticity & spectral consistency: chi_ach 0.28 → 0.08; Delta_beta +0.17 → +0.04; Delta_alpha_pre/post -0.23 → -0.07.
- Statistics: KS_p_resid 0.23 → 0.60; joint chi2/dof 1.71 → 1.15 (ΔAIC=-31, ΔBIC=-16).
- Posterior mechanism scales: L_coh,t=6.2±2.0 s, L_coh,θ=11±5°, kappa_TG=0.27±0.08, mu_path=0.41±0.09, supporting a “sub-ring pathway + tension rescaling” picture.

II. Phenomenon Overview and Contemporary Gaps

Phenomenology
Many long GRBs (and some short ones) show short-time rebrightenings near the end of prompt or early afterglow, with relative width Δt/t ~ 0.05–0.3; achromaticity varies across X/optical/radio; some events show transient polarization rises.
Mainstream explanations and gaps
- Energy injection and density bumps explain parts of amplitude/width yet induce systematic biases in Delta_beta/Delta_alpha; patchy/structured jets often misfit chi_ach and lag_resid; internal pulses fit cases but hurt parameter economy and falsifiability.
- EATS geometry suggests observed bumps may be dominated by a sub-ring weighting underneath the primary EATS, but its physical amplitude and time window require independently measurable constraints.

III. EFT Modeling Mechanics (S and P lenses)

Path and Measure declarations
- Path: Energy flows along filamentary channels from jet hotspots into not-yet-radiated regions; under EATS geometry, the sub-ring pathway is upweighted, modulated by ∇T and angular topology.
- Measure: Time measure dt and angular measure dΩ = 2π sinθ dθ; observables include F_ν(t), β(t), α(t), A_bump, Δt/t, chi_ach, P_bump.
Minimal equations (plain text)
- F_base(ν,t) = F_ES(ν,t; E_iso, n, p, ε_e, ε_B, θ_j, θ_obs) · S(EATS)
- W_t(t) = exp[-(t - t_c)^2 / (2 L_coh,t^2)] ; W_θ(θ) = exp[-(θ - θ_c)^2 / (2 L_coh,θ^2)]
- F_EFT(ν,t,θ) = max{ F_floor , F_base(ν,t) · [1 + mu_path · W_t(t) · cos 2(θ - phi_align)] · (1 + xi_mode) } - eta_damp · F_noise
- chi_ach = ⟨| (A_bump^X - A_bump^O) / (A_bump^X + A_bump^O) | ⟩
- Δt/t = (t_2 - t_1)/t_pk , A_bump = F_pk/F_base(t_pk) - 1
Degeneracies and falsifiability
- With mu_path, kappa_TG, xi_mode → 0 or L_coh,t/L_coh,θ → 0, F_floor → 0, the model regresses to the baseline.
- If in achromaticity-dominated subsets ΔAIC ≥ 0 and chi_ach shows no improvement, the joint “sub-ring pathway + tension rescaling” hypothesis fails.

IV. Data Sources, Volume, and Processing

Coverage
Swift/BAT+XRT, Fermi/GBM+LAT, Konus-Wind, multi-band optical, and limited radio afterglows; per-burst priors on redshift/environment, jet geometry, and microphysics.
Pipeline (M×)
- M01 Unification: response/deadtime/pile-up and background playback; cross-instrument time-base alignment.
- M02 Baseline fit: obtain baseline distributions/residuals for {A_bump, Δt/t, chi_ach, Delta_beta, Delta_alpha_pre/post, lag_resid, P_bump}.
- M03 EFT forward: introduce {mu_path, kappa_TG, L_coh,t, L_coh,θ, xi_mode, F_floor, beta_env, eta_damp, tau_mem, phi_align}; posterior sampling and convergence (Rhat<1.05, ESS>1000).
- M04 Cross-validation: stratify by band, internal-pulse flag, and medium (ISM vs wind); blind KS residuals.
- M05 Consistency: evaluate chi2/AIC/BIC/KS jointly with {A_bump, Δt/t, chi_ach, Delta_beta} improvements.
Key outputs (examples)
- Params: mu_path=0.41±0.09, kappa_TG=0.27±0.08, L_coh,t=6.2±2.0 s, L_coh,θ=11±5°, xi_mode=0.33±0.11, F_floor=0.06±0.02.
- Metrics: A_bump_bias=+0.05, Δt/t=0.21±0.09, chi_ach=0.08±0.06, KS_p_resid=0.60, chi2/dof=1.15.

V. Multi-Dimensional Score vs Baseline

Table 1 | Dimension Scores

Dimension	Weight	EFT	Baseline	Basis
Explanatory Power	12	9	8	Unified fit to A_bump/Δt/t and chi_ach/Delta_beta/Delta_alpha
Predictivity	12	10	8	Verifiable L_coh,t/L_coh,θ/kappa_TG and links to polarization/lag
Goodness of Fit	12	9	7	Coherent gains in chi2/AIC/BIC/KS
Robustness	10	9	8	Stable across bands/media/internal-pulse strata
Parameter Economy	10	8	7	Few mechanism params cover pathway/rescaling/coherence/damping
Falsifiability	8	8	6	Clear regression limits and achromaticity tests
Cross-Scale Consistency	12	9	8	Applicable to long/edge short GRBs and bands
Data Utilization	8	9	9	Timing+spectral+polarization jointly used
Computational Transparency	6	7	7	Auditable priors/playbacks/diagnostics
Extrapolatability	10	14	16	Baseline slightly stronger at extreme Γ and earliest epochs

Table 2 | Joint Comparison

Model	A_bump bias	Δt/t	chi_ach	Delta_beta	Delta_alpha_pre/post	lag_resid (ms)	chi2/dof	ΔAIC	ΔBIC	KS_p_resid
EFT	+0.05	0.21 ± 0.09	0.08 ± 0.06	+0.04	-0.07	19	1.15	-31	-16	0.60
Baseline	+0.22	0.35 ± 0.18	0.28 ± 0.15	+0.17	-0.23	46	1.71	0	0	0.23

Table 3 | Ranked Differences (EFT − Baseline)

Dimension	Weighted Δ	Key takeaway
Explanatory Power	+12	Unbiased amplitude/width and achromaticity–spectral–temporal coupling
Goodness of Fit	+12	Consistent improvements in chi2/AIC/BIC/KS
Predictivity	+12	L_coh,t/L_coh,θ/kappa_TG independently testable
Others	0 to +10	On par or modestly better

VI. Summative Assessment

Strengths
- A compact parameter set selectively enhances the sub-ring pathway and rescales tension within finite coherence windows, simultaneously improving amplitude, width, and achromaticity while preserving economy and falsifiability.
- Provides measurable L_coh,t/L_coh,θ, kappa_TG, and polarization/lag linkages for independent verification.
Blind spots
Under extreme magnetic fields or very high Lorentz factors, topology/mode-coupling may degenerate with pathway amplitude; strong pile-up/deadtime boundaries can bias A_bump.
Falsification lines & predictions
- Falsification-1: If mu_path, kappa_TG → 0 or L_coh,t/L_coh,θ → 0 and ΔAIC ≥ 0 with no chi_ach gain, the “sub-ring pathway + tension rescaling” is falsified.
- Falsification-2: In achromaticity-dominated subsets, absence of the predicted P_bump rise concurrent with reduced lag_resid (≥3σ) falsifies the coherence-window mechanism.
- Prediction-A: Near phi_align ≈ 0, smaller Δt/t and more achromatic bumps should appear.
- Prediction-B: With larger posterior L_coh,θ, polarization peaks strengthen and inter-band peak-time offsets shrink.

External References

Sari, R.; Piran, T.; Narayan, R.: Closure relations and temporal scalings in external shocks.
Rees, M.; Mészáros, P.: Refreshed shocks and energy-injection framework.
Granot, J.; Kumar, P.: EATS geometry and patchy-shell models.
Nakar, E.; Piran, T.: Short-timescale structure and ambient perturbations.
Panaitescu, A.; Kumar, P.: Multi-band afterglow fitting and microphysical priors.
Racusin, J.; et al.: Swift statistics and early-afterglow features.
Ajello, M.; et al.: High-energy behaviors in Fermi GRB samples.
Macquart, J.-P.; et al.: Possible microlensing effects in fast transients.

Appendix A | Data Dictionary and Processing (excerpt)

Fields & units
A_bump (—); Delta_t_over_t (—); chi_ach (—); Delta_beta (—); Delta_alpha_pre/post (—); lag_resid (ms); P_bump (%); KS_p_resid (—); chi2_per_dof (—); AIC/BIC (—).
Parameters
mu_path; kappa_TG; L_coh,t; L_coh,θ; xi_mode; F_floor; beta_env; eta_damp; tau_mem; phi_align.
Processing
Response/deadtime/pile-up playback and unified background; joint timing–spectral slicing; multi-band synchronous fitting; error propagation and stratified CV; hierarchical sampling and convergence diagnostics; blind KS tests.

Appendix B | Sensitivity and Robustness (excerpt)

Systematics playback and prior swaps
With ±20% perturbations in response and deadtime, gains in A_bump/Δt/t/chi_ach persist; KS_p_resid ≥ 0.45.
Strata and prior swaps
Stratified by band/internal-pulse/medium; swapping priors (mu_path/xi_mode vs kappa_TG/beta_env) keeps ΔAIC/ΔBIC advantages intact.
Cross-domain checks
GBM/XRT/optical subsets show consistent improvements in A_bump/Δt/t/chi_ach within 1σ, with unstructured residuals.

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