Exceptional-point stability boundaries from quantum dissipation to cosmological acceleration

Nate Christensen · 2026

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Nate Christensen sets out a 2026 physics paper linking stability boundaries across fields, from quantum systems to the expanding universe. His organising idea is a damping ratio, a unit-free number that marks where a system's behaviour changes class. At a value of one, the system reaches a special boundary called an exceptional point.

Christensen shows an exact algebraic link between the start of cosmic acceleration and a critical damping point for the growth of structure. He is clear that the link restates known equations rather than adding a new law. Its value, he argues, lies in a testable forecast: models beyond the standard flat cosmology should show a small offset that the standard model lacks. Particle lifetimes are also sorted into stability bands under his scheme.

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CREATORNate Christensen
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE33463
LICENSEhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/PMC13575106

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