Bridge 6: Particle Physics

Elimination of Exotic CDM Particles

ΛCDM: WIMP Particles Required

ΛCDM requires exotic dark matter particles: - WIMP (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) - Weak interactions with ordinary matter - Mass ~100 GeV (undetected despite decades of searching)

TMT: No Particle Need

TMT completely eliminates CDM particles: - Dark matter = quantum temporal reflection - Temporons = excitations of temporal field (no fixed mass) - No particles to discover at LHC or detectors

Drastic Simplification

• Parsimonious model: single temporal field vs dozens of particles
• Falsifiable predictions: rotation curves without free parameters
• Compatible with absence of WIMP detection (ϕ_T(p=1)=0)

Validation

• No CDM particles detected: prediction confirmed
• Rotation curves: explained without exotic particles
• CMB anisotropies: compatible without hot/cold CDM

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