Physics & Spacepreprint2026-10-16

Chameleon-Graviton-Condensate Cosmology:A Cosmic Energy Rain (English Version)

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Abstract

We present Chameleon-Graviton-Condensate Cosmology (CGCC), a novel theoretical framework explaining late-time cosmic acceleration through a void-driven Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC) of scalar graviton modes. The condensation process is dynamically triggered by a tachyonic instability ($m_{\text{eff}}^2 < 0$) arising from the trace evaluation of the modified Fierz-Pauli term. This instability drives an initial exponential growth of low-momentum modes in low-density cosmic voids. Runaway expansion is naturally bounded by a renormalizable quartic self-interaction ($\frac{\lambda}{4}\phi^4$), which stabilizes the field at a global vacuum expectation value $\phi_0 = \sqrt{\mu^2/\lambda}$ with a positive effective mass $m_{\text{eff}}^2(\phi_0) = 2\mu^2 > 0$, yielding a stable asymptotic dark energy density $V(\phi_0) = -\mu^4 / (4\lambda)$.CGCC naturally satisfies strict empirical bounds across all scales. In high-density environments, the environmental mass dependence $m_{\text{eff}}(\rho)$ and the thin-shell effect suppress fifth-force couplings, fully complying with Solar System tests (Cassini bound $\vert{}\gamma - 1\vert{} < 2.1 \times 10^{-5}$ and Eöt-Wash torsion experiments). In the early universe, the high ambient density forces thermal decoupling, ensuring BBN compatibility with $\Delta N_{\text{eff}} \ll 10^{-4}$. Furthermore, CGCC reinterprets the Hubble ($H_0$) tension as a local measurement artifact driven by void-dominated expansion dynamics rather than a breakdown of general relativity.Finally, the model yields a distinct, falsifiable signature: a sharp gradient in the tangential weak-lensing shear profile $\Delta \gamma_t(\theta)$ across void-to-filament boundaries, directly testable with upcoming data from the Euclid space telescope and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST).

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-10-16

Authors: Alexander Wankerl