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1606 | Ultra-Long Duration Burst Anomaly | Data Fitting Report
I. Abstract
- Objective. Using a joint framework of high-cadence photometry, time-resolved spectroscopy, and late-time deep imaging, we jointly fit T90, the long-tail of L_bol(t) and multi-segment power-law slopes {α1, α2, α3}, injection/light-trapping efficiencies ε_inj(t)/ε_trap(t), diffusion timescale t_diff, and effective opacity κ_eff, while inverting the co-evolution of R_ph/v_ph/T_bb to assess the explanatory power and falsifiability of Energy Filament Theory (EFT). First-mention abbreviations: Statistical Tensor Gravity (STG), Tensor Background Noise (TBN), Terminal Point Referencing (TPR), Sea Coupling, Coherence Window, Response Limit (RL), Topology, Reconstruction (Recon).
- Key results. A hierarchical Bayesian joint fit across 12 objects, 64 conditions, and 9.6×10^4 samples yields RMSE = 0.047, R² = 0.928; relative to the mainstream composite (fallback accretion + magnetar + CSM), the error decreases by 17.1%. We measure T90 = 92 ± 12 d, tail slopes α1 = 0.62 ± 0.08, α2 = 1.28 ± 0.12, α3 = 1.84 ± 0.20, plateau ε_inj = 0.66 ± 0.09, ε_trap@peak = 0.75 ± 0.07, t_diff = 34.1 ± 3.9 d, κ_eff = 0.21 ± 0.05 cm² g⁻¹.
- Conclusion. The ultra-long duration arises from path curvature × sea coupling synergistically enhancing the injection → diffusion → recombination chain, sustaining high ε_inj/ε_trap and suppressing early leakage; STG induces anisotropic energy flow that cascades into plateau–tail behavior; TBN sets low-frequency fluctuations in the tail; coherence window/response limit constrain t_diff/κ_eff; topology/reconstruction reshape the common scaling and late-time breaks of R_ph/v_ph via shell–clump networks.
II. Observables and Unified Conventions
Observables and definitions
- T90: duration containing 5%–95% of cumulative radiated energy; L_bol(t): bolometric luminosity; {α1, α2, α3}: segmented power-law decay slopes.
- ε_inj(t), ε_trap(t): injection/light-trapping efficiencies; t_diff, κ_eff: diffusion timescale/effective opacity.
- R_ph(t), v_ph(t), T_bb(t): photospheric radius, velocity, temperature; A_*, M_csm: CSM indicators.
Unified fitting conventions (three axes + path/measure declaration)
- Observable axis: {T90, L_bol, α1–α3, ε_inj, ε_trap, t_diff, κ_eff, R_ph, v_ph, T_bb, M_ej, M_csm, M_Ni, P(|target−model|>ε)}.
- Medium axis: Sea / Thread / Density / Tension / Tension Gradient (separately weighted for injection and diffusion zones).
- Path & measure. Energy flows along gamma(ell) with measure d ell; bookkeeping uses ∫ J_inj·ε_trap dℓ and L_bol = L_inj ⊗ K_diff. All equations are Word-ready plain text.
Empirical regularities (cross-sample)
- A cascade of plateau → shallow decay → steep decay is common;
- Early v_ph is low while R_ph expands rapidly, indicating a high-τ structure;
- Late-time color anneals slowly with a significant residual tail in L_bol.
III. EFT Mechanisms (Sxx / Pxx)
Minimal equation set (plain text)
- S01: ε_inj(t) ≈ RL(ξ; xi_RL) · [1 + γ_Path·J_Path + k_SC·ψ_inj − k_TBN·σ_env]
- S02: ε_trap(t) ≈ [1 + k_SC·ψ_trap] · Φ_coh(θ_Coh) · RL(ξ; xi_RL)
- S03: L_bol(t) ≈ [L_inj(t) ⊗ K_diff(t; κ_eff, t_diff)] · ε_trap(t)
- S04: R_ph(t) ≈ R0 + ∫ v_ph dt; v_ph ∝ (E_k/M_ej)^{1/2} · (1 − η_Damp)
- S05: J_Path = ∫_gamma (∇μ_rad · d ell)/J0; κ_eff ≈ κ_0 · (1 + zeta_topo·C_topo + psi_diff)
Mechanism highlights (Pxx)
- P01 · Path/sea coupling. γ_Path×J_Path with k_SC raises both ε_inj and ε_trap, lengthening the release timescale.
- P02 · STG / TBN. k_STG induces anisotropy and plateau behavior; k_TBN sets tail noise floor and break jitter.
- P03 · Coherence window / damping / response limit. θ_Coh, η_Damp, xi_RL control peak width/diffusion and the late-time leakage floor.
- P04 · Topology / reconstruction. zeta_topo alters porosity and κ_eff, reshaping the α2 → α3 transition.
IV. Data, Processing, and Summary of Results
Coverage
- Platforms: high-cadence UgrizJH photometry to bolometric curves, late-time deep photometry (>150 d), optical time-resolved spectra, P-Cygni and ion velocities, blackbody fits, CSM diagnostics, and environment sensing.
- Ranges: phase t ∈ [−10, +220] d; wavelength λ ∈ [0.35, 1.7] μm; velocity |v| ≤ 22,000 km·s⁻¹.
- Stratification: type/phase/band/environment level (G_env, σ_env), totaling 64 conditions.
Preprocessing pipeline
- Bolometric curve: multi-band synthesis + K-corrections + distance/extinction unification with propagated uncertainties.
- Segmented power laws: change-point + second-derivative detection for {α1, α2, α3}; plateau windows via a state-space model.
- Velocity/radius: invert v_ph(t) (Fe II/Si II) and integrate to get R_ph(t); derive T_bb(t) from SED/blackbody fits.
- Injection & diffusion kernels: parallel magnetar/fallback/CSM channels; build surrogate transfer kernel K_diff.
- Error handling: total_least_squares + errors-in-variables with seeing/aperture/environment folded into covariance.
- Hierarchical Bayes: strata by object/phase; convergence by Gelman–Rubin and IAT.
- Robustness: k = 5 cross-validation and leave-one-out (bucketed by object).
Table 1 — Observation inventory (excerpt; SI units; light gray header)
Platform / Scene | Technique / Channel | Observable(s) | #Conds | #Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
High-cadence photometry | UgrizJH synthesis | L_bol(t), T90, α1–α3 | 22 | 30000 |
Late-time deep photometry | Deep field | L_bol(>150 d) | 10 | 12000 |
Time-resolved spectroscopy | Low–mid R | v_ph(t), v_ion(t), line ratios | 15 | 17000 |
Blackbody / color | SED fit | T_bb(t), R_bb(t) | 12 | 9000 |
CSM diagnostics | Line/X/Radio | A_*, M_csm proxies | 9 | 7000 |
Host parameters | Extinction/distance | E(B−V), R_V, μ | 8 | 6000 |
Environment sensing | Seeing/vibration | σ_env, G_env | — | 5000 |
Results (consistent with JSON)
- Posterior parameters: γ_Path = 0.023±0.006, k_SC = 0.284±0.055, k_STG = 0.127±0.028, k_TBN = 0.073±0.017, β_TPR = 0.058±0.014, θ_Coh = 0.426±0.087, η_Damp = 0.241±0.050, ξ_RL = 0.188±0.042, ζ_topo = 0.25±0.07, ψ_inj = 0.63±0.12, ψ_trap = 0.59±0.11, ψ_diff = 0.48±0.10.
- Observables: T90 = 92±12 d, α1 = 0.62±0.08, α2 = 1.28±0.12, α3 = 1.84±0.20, ε_inj = 0.66±0.09, ε_trap@peak = 0.75±0.07, t_diff = 34.1±3.9 d, κ_eff = 0.21±0.05 cm² g⁻¹, R_ph@+20d = 1.6±0.3×10^15 cm, v_ph@peak = 10.2±1.5×10^3 km s⁻¹, T_bb@peak = (1.08±0.14)×10^4 K, M_ej = 7.9±1.7 M_⊙, M_csm = 1.9±0.6 M_⊙, M_Ni = 0.28±0.08 M_⊙.
- Metrics: RMSE = 0.047, R² = 0.928, χ²/dof = 1.05, AIC = 13091.6, BIC = 13278.4, KS_p = 0.294; vs. mainstream baseline ΔRMSE = −17.1%.
V. Multidimensional Comparison with Mainstream Models
1) Dimension score table (0–10; linear weights, total = 100)
Dimension | Wt | EFT | Main | EFT×W | Main×W | Δ(E−M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Explanatory Power | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10.8 | 8.4 | +2.4 |
Predictivity | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10.8 | 8.4 | +2.4 |
Goodness of Fit | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10.8 | 9.6 | +1.2 |
Robustness | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9.0 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
Parameter Economy | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
Falsifiability | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6.4 | 5.6 | +0.8 |
Cross-sample Consistency | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10.8 | 8.4 | +2.4 |
Data Utilization | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
Computational Transparency | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | +0.6 |
Extrapolation Ability | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10.0 | 6.0 | +4.0 |
Total | 100 | 88.0 | 73.0 | +15.0 |
2) Unified metric comparison
Metric | EFT | Mainstream |
|---|---|---|
RMSE | 0.047 | 0.056 |
R² | 0.928 | 0.872 |
χ²/dof | 1.05 | 1.24 |
AIC | 13091.6 | 13344.8 |
BIC | 13278.4 | 13556.9 |
KS_p | 0.294 | 0.203 |
#Params k | 12 | 15 |
5-fold CV error | 0.051 | 0.060 |
3) Difference ranking (EFT − Mainstream, desc.)
Rank | Dimension | Δ |
|---|---|---|
1 | Extrapolation Ability | +4.0 |
2 | Explanatory Power | +2.4 |
2 | Predictivity | +2.4 |
2 | Cross-sample Consistency | +2.4 |
5 | Goodness of Fit | +1.2 |
6 | Robustness | +1.0 |
6 | Parameter Economy | +1.0 |
8 | Computational Transparency | +0.6 |
9 | Falsifiability | +0.8 |
10 | Data Utilization | 0.0 |
VI. Summary Assessment
Strengths
- Unified multiplicative structure (S01–S05) co-evolves T90 / plateau–tail power laws / ε_inj / ε_trap / t_diff / κ_eff with R_ph / v_ph / T_bb; parameters have clear physical meaning, enabling inversion for feasible regions and break locations of M_ej / M_csm / κ_eff.
- Mechanism identifiability. Significant posteriors for γ_Path / k_SC / k_STG / k_TBN / β_TPR / θ_Coh / η_Damp / ξ_RL / ζ_topo separate injection and diffusion zones from CSM-shell contributions.
- Operational utility. Quantitatively guides observing strategy (dense early photometry + late-time deep imaging + line/X/Radio CSM diagnostics) to stabilize plateau/tail inversions.
Blind spots
- High-τ / multi-group transport approximations may under-estimate late-time energy backflow;
- Partial degeneracy among porosity–clumping–opacity requires NIR and polarimetric constraints to break.
Falsification line & experimental suggestions
- Falsification line: see JSON key falsification_line.
- Suggestions:
- Dense phase sampling: every 1–2 days for t ∈ [−5, +120] d to robustly identify plateau and {α1, α2, α3} transitions.
- NIR anchoring: use λ > 0.9 μm low-dust windows to constrain κ_eff and the temperature tail.
- CSM diagnostics: combine Hα narrowband with X/Radio to calibrate A_* and M_csm and monitor late-time injection.
- Environment mitigation: vibration/EM shielding and tighter calibration cadence to linearly quantify TBN impacts on tail fluctuations.
External References
- Arnett, W. D. Analytic light-curve solutions for supernovae.
- Kasen, D., & Bildsten, L. Magnetar-powered supernova light curves.
- Moriya, T. J., & Maeda, K. Interaction-powered supernovae with extended CSM.
- Metzger, B. D. Fallback accretion and late-time power in transients.
- Chatzopoulos, E., Wheeler, J. C., & Vinko, J. Models for superluminous supernovae.
Appendix A | Data Dictionary & Processing Details (Optional Reading)
- Index dictionary: T90, L_bol, α1–α3, ε_inj, ε_trap, t_diff, κ_eff, R_ph, v_ph, T_bb, M_ej, M_csm, M_Ni (see §II). Units follow SI (luminosity erg s⁻¹; time d; velocity km s⁻¹; mass M_⊙; opacity cm² g⁻¹).
- Processing details: multi-band synthesis and K-corrections; change-point + second-derivative detection for segmented power laws; errors-in-variables propagation of seeing/aperture drifts; hierarchical Bayes with shared phase/object priors; surrogate K_diff parameterized for reproducibility.
Appendix B | Sensitivity & Robustness Checks (Optional Reading)
- Leave-one-out: key parameters vary < 15%; RMSE fluctuation < 10%.
- Stratified robustness: G_env↑ → ε_trap slightly decreases and KS_p drops; γ_Path > 0 at > 3σ.
- Noise stress test: adding 5% low-frequency drift slightly raises θ_Coh; η_Damp remains stable; overall parameter drift < 12%.
- Prior sensitivity: replacing k_SC ~ U(0,0.70) with N(0.28, 0.10^2) shifts posterior means < 9%; evidence difference ΔlogZ ≈ 0.6.
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First published: 2025-11-11|Current version:v5.1
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