The book explores whether cosmic expansion, acceleration, structure formation and the cosmic web can emerge from substrate dynamics without requiring the conventional explanatory package of dark-matter particles, dark-energy fields and inflation.
The core idea
Within DST, large-scale cosmic behaviour is treated as an emergent consequence of substrate activation, relational density and their evolution over time.
What the reader will discover
The book examines where current cosmological theory is successful, where major tensions remain, and how DST approaches problems including the horizon, flatness and coincidence problems.
It also considers observations from JWST and large-scale surveys in relation to the model, distinguishing between observations that may be compatible with DST and those capable of testing it more decisively.
Why it matters
A cosmological theory ultimately stands or falls on observation. The Hidden Architecture of the Cosmos therefore presents DST not merely as an alternative description, but as a model intended to generate testable consequences.
The book sets out observational expectations for the coming decade, including areas in which data from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may provide particularly important tests.