New Member - Independent Researcher in Alternative Cosmology

[tervion]

Hello Physics Forums community,
I'm Peter, an independent researcher working on alternative cosmology models. My background isn't academic physics - I came to this as a passionate hobby that evolved into serious work addressing cosmological puzzles like the Hubble tension.
I've recently published initial results on Zenodo (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17261725) for a model called ESTIF (Emergent Spacetime from Inward Flow) - a classical framework using friction-driven variable H(t) as an alternative to ΛCDM. The model currently shows competitive fits to observational data (supernova χ² ~1.01, BAO/CMB χ² ~1.2).
I'm here because I know independent work needs rigorous scrutiny. I welcome critical feedback and technical challenges - that's how the work improves. My goal is eventually to publish in peer-reviewed journals and seek arXiv endorsement, but I recognize I have a lot to learn from this community first.
I approach this with genuine curiosity rather than conviction. If the model has fatal flaws, I want to know. If there are productive directions to explore, even better.
Looking forward to engaging with the discussions here.
Best,
Peter

 

[renormalize]

I'm here because I know independent work needs rigorous scrutiny. I welcome critical feedback and technical challenges - that's how the work improves. My goal is eventually to publish in peer-reviewed journals and seek arXiv endorsement, but I recognize I have a lot to learn from this community first.

Welcome to Physics Forums, but please note that requesting such a discussion violates the rules you agreed to follow when you joined our forum, specifically:
Speculative or Personal Theories:
Physics Forums is not intended as an alternative to the usual professional venues for discussion and review of new ideas, e.g. personal contacts, conferences, and peer review before publication. If you have a new theory or idea, this is not the place to look for feedback on it or to ask for help developing and publishing it.

 

[tervion]

Thank you for the clarification. I understand Physics Forums isn't the venue for developing unpublished theories.

To clarify my intent: I'm not seeking help *developing* the model - it's complete with published results (Zenodo DOI). Rather, I'm asking for technical critique of the *published work* to identify issues before submitting to peer-reviewed journals.

Specifically:
- Does the observational validation methodology have flaws?
- Are there known observational tests that would falsify this framework?
- What theoretical objections would prevent journal publication?

If this still violates forum policy, I understand and will withdraw the thread. Otherwise, I'm happy to focus discussion purely on critique of the existing published work rather than further development.

 

[berkeman]

I'm not seeking help *developing* the model - it's complete with published results (Zenodo DOI).

That is not a valid peer-reviewed journal per the PF rules (see INFO at the top of the page).

If this still violates forum policy, I understand and will withdraw the thread.

I'll take care of that for you.