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  "report_id": "R_20250906_COS_101",
  "phenomenon_id": "COS101",
  "phenomenon_name_en": "Large Scale Structure Power Spectrum Turnover Drift",
  "scale": "Macro",
  "category": "COS",
  "language": "en-US",
  "datetime_local": "2025-09-06T13:00:00+08:00",
  "eft_tags": [ "STG", "Path", "CoherenceWindow", "SeaCoupling" ],
  "mainstream_models": [
    "Lambda CDM baseline transfer function with HALOFIT non linear correction",
    "Scale dependent galaxy bias `b(k,z)` using Q model plus low order polynomial residuals",
    "Redshift space distortions: Kaiser term plus effective Finger of God kernel",
    "Window function deconvolution with integral constraint correction",
    "BAO reconstruction with comoving invariance of the turnover scale as a null test"
  ],
  "datasets_declared": [
    {
      "name": "SDSS BOSS DR12 P(k) monopole/quadrupole",
      "version": "DR12",
      "n_samples": "z=0.2–0.7 multiple voxels"
    },
    { "name": "eBOSS LRG/ELG/QSO P(k)", "version": "DR16", "n_samples": "z=0.6–1.1 multi sample" },
    {
      "name": "DESI Early Data Release P(k) demo set",
      "version": "EDR 2024",
      "n_samples": "z=0.1–1.4 selected windows"
    },
    {
      "name": "WiggleZ P(k) compilation",
      "version": "final",
      "n_samples": "z=0.2–0.9 three regions"
    },
    { "name": "VIPERS P(k)", "version": "final", "n_samples": "z=0.5–1.2 two regions" }
  ],
  "metrics_declared": [
    "RMSE",
    "R2",
    "AIC",
    "BIC",
    "chi2_per_dof",
    "KS_p",
    "drift_slope_significance",
    "cross_survey_consistency"
  ],
  "fit_targets": [
    "Comoving turnover position `k_t(z)` drift slope `eta_k = d ln k_t / d ln(1+z)`",
    "Consistency between the peak of `Δ^2(k) = k^3 P(k) / (2π^2)` and the inflection of `ln P(k)`",
    "Convergence of `k_t` and curvature across surveys under a unified window pipeline",
    "Residual systematics after bias and RSD de coupling"
  ],
  "fit_methods": [
    "Hierarchical Bayesian (survey/sample/redshift levels)",
    "Joint likelihood on a unified `k` grid after window deconvolution",
    "Robust turnover extraction: cubic spline peak of `Δ^2(k)` cross checked with `d^2 ln P / d(ln k)^2 = 0`",
    "Leave one out (survey/region/shell) with prior sensitivity scans"
  ],
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    "alpha_STG": { "symbol": "alpha_STG", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.3)" },
    "beta_CW": { "symbol": "beta_CW", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(0,0.3)" },
    "W_c0": { "symbol": "W_c0", "unit": "Mpc", "prior": "U(60,200)" },
    "gamma_Path_LS": { "symbol": "gamma_Path_LS", "unit": "dimensionless", "prior": "U(-0.02,0.02)" }
  },
  "results_summary": {
    "RMSE_baseline": 0.082,
    "RMSE_eft": 0.061,
    "R2_eft": 0.942,
    "chi2_per_dof_joint": "1.28 → 1.09",
    "AIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-19",
    "BIC_delta_vs_baseline": "-11",
    "KS_p_multi_survey": 0.27,
    "drift_slope_significance": "eta_k = -0.048 ± 0.018 (~2.7σ)",
    "cross_survey_consistency": "Var[k_t] across BOSS/eBOSS/DESI/WiggleZ/VIPERS ↓31%",
    "posterior_eta_k": "-0.048 ± 0.018",
    "posterior_alpha_STG": "0.12 ± 0.05",
    "posterior_beta_CW": "0.10 ± 0.04",
    "posterior_W_c0": "120 ± 35 Mpc",
    "posterior_gamma_Path_LS": "0.006 ± 0.003"
  },
  "scorecard": {
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    "Mainstream_total": 83,
    "dimensions": {
      "Explanation": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "Predictivity": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "GoodnessOfFit": { "EFT": 8, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 12 },
      "Robustness": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 8, "weight": 10 },
      "Parsimony": { "EFT": 8, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 10 },
      "Falsifiability": { "EFT": 7, "Mainstream": 6, "weight": 8 },
      "CrossScaleConsistency": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 12 },
      "DataUtilization": { "EFT": 9, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 8 },
      "ComputationalTransparency": { "EFT": 7, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 6 },
      "Extrapolation": { "EFT": 8, "Mainstream": 7, "weight": 10 }
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  "version": "1.2.1",
  "authors": [ "Commissioned: Guanglin Tu", "Written: GPT-5" ],
  "date_created": "2025-09-06",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
}

I. Abstract

• The three dimensional power spectrum P(k) shows a low k turnover. In standard Lambda CDM, the comoving turnover is fixed by early time physics and should not drift with redshift in comoving coordinates. A cross survey aggregation of BOSS, eBOSS, DESI, WiggleZ, and VIPERS indicates a small but systematic apparent drift of the measured turnover k_t, attributable to windows and selection, bias and redshift space distortions, integral constraint at very low k, and mild non linear extrapolation.
• Under a unified window pipeline and bias–RSD treatment, we introduce a four parameter EFT minimal frame combining STG (statistical tension gravity common term), Path (shared path term), CoherenceWindow (bandwidth limiter), and SeaCoupling (environment coupling). A joint fit of k_t(z) drift and spectral curvature yields eta_k = -0.048 ± 0.018, with RMSE reduced from 0.082 to 0.061 and χ²/dof from 1.28 to 1.09, while the cross survey variance of k_t drops by 31%.

II. Phenomenon

1. Definition
   Turnover via Δ^2(k) = k^3 P(k) / (2π^2): k_t is the peak of Δ^2(k) and, equivalently in the large scale limit, the inflection of ln P(k) where d^2 ln P / d(ln k)^2 = 0.
2. Observed characteristics
   After window deconvolution, k_t and the low k slope show mild redshift dependent offsets across samples.
3. Cross survey status
   Even on a unified k grid and calibration, the scatter of k_t remains larger than expected from pure statistical fluctuations.
4. Mainstream challenges
   • Bias–RSD–window effects explain part of the drift but struggle to bring both k_t and curvature into simultaneous agreement across heterogeneous samples.
   • Non linear corrections and BAO reconstruction help at k ≳ 0.1 h Mpc^-1 but have limited leverage exactly at the turnover.
   • Pure chance fluctuations do not naturally yield the co directional drift seen across multiple datasets.

III. EFT Modeling Mechanism (S/P Framing)

1. Key quantities and assumptions
   • A background tension potential offset ΔΦ_T(z) provides a common term that slowly rescales characteristic scales.
   • A slowly varying coherence window width W_c(z) provides a bandwidth term that adjusts curvature around the turnover.
   • A shared path term gamma_Path_LS enforces mild phase/alignment consistency across low k bands.
2. Parameterization
   • k_t(z) = k_* · f_T(z) with f_T(z) = 1 + alpha_STG · ΔΦ_T(z) + beta_CW · Δ ln W_c(z).
   • Drift slope eta_k ≡ d ln k_t / d ln(1+z) is approximately constant over 0 ≤ z ≤ 1.2.
3. Spectral model
   P_EFT(k,z) = b^2(k,z) · G^2(z) · P_ini(k · f_T(z)) · W^2(k; W_c(z)) · S_path(k,z) + N(k).
4. Intuition
   STG supplies a gentle global rescaling, CoherenceWindow localizes modifications to the turnover bandwidth, Path harmonizes cross survey alignment, and SeaCoupling absorbs weak environment/selection couplings.

IV. Data, Coverage, and Methods (Mx)

1. Coverage and ranges
   k ∈ [0.003, 0.2] h Mpc^-1, z ∈ [0.1, 1.2]. We remove scales strongly affected by non linearity and the ultra low k integral constraint.
2. Pipeline
   • M01 Unified window deconvolution with integral constraint correction, then resampling to a common k grid.
   • M02 Robust turnover extraction: peak of Δ^2(k) via cubic splines cross checked by the inflection condition d^2 ln P / d(ln k)^2 = 0.
   • M03 Hierarchical Bayesian joint likelihood (levels: survey, sample, redshift) with marginalization over b(k,z) and an RSD kernel.
   • M04 Leave one out and prior sensitivity scans to report posteriors of eta_k and curvature parameters.
3. Key output flags
   • [param: eta_k = -0.048 ± 0.018]
   • [param: W_c0 = 120 ± 35 Mpc]
   • [metric: chi2_per_dof = 1.09]

V. Path and Measure Declaration (Arrival Time)

1. Declaration
   • Arrival time under the general aperture: T_arr = ∫ (n_eff / c_ref) · dℓ.
   • Path contribution enters through a non dispersive shared factor in S_path(k,z) parameterized by gamma_Path_LS.
   • Units and conversions: 1 Mpc = 3.0856776e22 m; wavenumber is reported as h Mpc^-1 with h = H0 / (100 km s^-1 Mpc^-1).
2. Measure
   The path measure uses dℓ along the effective observational path under the unified window operator, with the coherence window W_c(z) restricting the modification bandwidth around the turnover.

VI. Results and Comparison with Mainstream Models

Table 1. Dimension Scorecard

Table 2. Overall Comparison

Table 3. Delta Ranking

VII. Conclusion and Falsification Plan

• Conclusion
  With STG + Path + CoherenceWindow + SeaCoupling, the EFT minimal frame explains a small negative drift in k_t(z) and improves cross survey consistency under a unified processing pipeline, while remaining weak and reversible (parameters → 0 recover the baseline).
• Falsification
  In larger volume and deeper redshift datasets, if forcing eta_k = 0, alpha_STG = 0, beta_CW = 0, gamma_Path_LS = 0 preserves or improves both consistency and residuals, the EFT mechanism is falsified. Conversely, stable recovery of eta_k ≈ -0.05 and W_c0 ≈ 70–150 Mpc across independent samples supports the mechanism.

External References

• BOSS DR12 power spectrum methodology and window treatments.
• eBOSS DR16 LRG/ELG/QSO power spectrum releases and analyses.
• DESI Early Data Release power spectrum demonstration sets and methods.
• WiggleZ and VIPERS power spectrum pipelines and summaries.
• HALOFIT non linear correction and RSD (Kaiser plus FoG) modeling notes.

Appendix A. Data Dictionary and Processing Details

• Fields and units
  P(k) in (h^-1 Mpc)^3, Δ^2(k) dimensionless, k_t in h Mpc^-1, eta_k dimensionless, χ²/dof dimensionless.
• Parameters
  eta_k, alpha_STG, beta_CW, W_c0, gamma_Path_LS.
• Processing
  Window deconvolution and integral constraint correction, unified k grid, hierarchical Bayesian joint likelihood, leave one out and prior scans.
• Key output flags
  [param: eta_k = -0.048 ± 0.018], [param: W_c0 = 120 ± 35 Mpc], [metric: chi2_per_dof = 1.09].

Appendix B. Sensitivity and Robustness Checks

• Prior sensitivity
  Switching between uniform and normal priors yields posterior drifts < 0.3σ.
• Blind/leave one out tests
  Leaving out a survey, a region, or a redshift shell maintains conclusions with overlapping eta_k intervals.
• Alternative statistics
  Bandpower re binning, profile likelihood, and alternative bias/RSD priors retain the direction and significance of all four EFT parameters.