IndisputableMonolith.Physics.BAO
The Physics.BAO module defines the baryon loading ratio R(z) and related plasma quantities for baryon acoustic oscillations inside the Recognition Science framework. Cosmologists adapting standard BAO calculations to RS units with phi-based constants would cite these objects when deriving the sound horizon or spectral index. The module consists of a core definition of R(z) decreasing with redshift, followed by sound-speed functions and elementary positivity lemmas verified algebraically from the J-cost core.
claim$R(z) = 3ρ_b/(4ρ_γ) = R_0/(1+z)$, where $R_0 = 3Ω_b/(4Ω_γ)$ at redshift zero.
background
Recognition Science builds cosmological quantities from the J-cost function supplied by the imported JcostCore module. The baryon loading ratio quantifies baryon inertia relative to the photon fluid and thereby controls acoustic-wave propagation before recombination. This module introduces R(z) as inversely proportional to (1+z) together with the sound speed in the baryon-photon plasma and its radiation-era limits.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs. It introduces the baryon loading ratio from density ratios, defines sound speed as a function of R(z), and records basic properties such as positivity and monotonic decrease through direct algebraic verification.
why it matters in Recognition Science
These BAO definitions supply the plasma inputs needed for spectral-index and matter-density calculations in Recognition Science cosmology. They extend the J-cost framework to photon-baryon dynamics and support later derivations of the BAO scale, the alpha band, and the phi-ladder mass spectrum.
scope and limits
- Does not compute the integrated sound horizon distance.
- Does not include late-time dark energy contributions.
- Does not model nonlinear structure formation.
- Does not provide numerical fits to observational data.
depends on (1)
declarations in this module (21)
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def
baryon_loading -
theorem
baryon_loading_decreasing -
def
sound_speed -
theorem
sound_speed_positive -
theorem
sound_speed_radiation_limit -
theorem
sound_speed_decreasing -
def
rs_omega_b_h2 -
def
rs_omega_m_h2 -
theorem
matter_exceeds_baryons -
def
rs_spectral_index -
theorem
spectral_index_60efolds -
theorem
spectral_index_red_tilt -
def
rs_drag_redshift -
abbrev
sound_horizon_approx -
theorem
sound_horizon_positive -
theorem
rs_sound_horizon_consistent -
def
bao_peak_wavenumber -
theorem
first_peak_wavenumber -
theorem
bao_peaks_evenly_spaced -
def
bao_correlation_peak -
theorem
bao_peak_approximately_150