Date: January 6, 2026
Investigator: NanoCERN Lab / twistpool.com
Status: PRE-REGISTRATION (Before Data Analysis)
The Hypothesis
The Digital Gravity pattern is driven by the Euler Characteristic (
) of the system’s boundary.
The Prediction
During cluster mergers (e.g., Abell 520, Bullet Cluster), the geometry of the system transitions from two spheres () to a single interconnected manifold.
In the Bridge or Neck region between the two merging cores, the topology is locally equivalent to a cylinder or a torus handle, where the Euler Characteristic drops to 0.
We predict a discrete spike in detected gravitational anomaly () in these bridge regions.
Quantitative Bound:
(Assuming constant bit-depth during the merger phase).
Why This Matters
* A “Dark matter” particle would expect mass to follow galaxies or gas (unless it is self-interacting).
* Digital Gravity expects mass to follow the Topology.
Falsification Criteria
The hypothesis is FALSIFIED if:
1. The bridge region shows lower than or equal to the cores.
2. The values vary smoothly rather than in discrete integer-steps matching
.
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This note serves as a formal temporal anchor. Analysis of Abell 520 spatial maps to follow.