1000-Star Catalog for γ≈1 Universality in Astrophysical Turbulence-Kepler- TESS & HST Data Release

Title 1000-Star Catalog for γ≈1 Universality in Astrophysical Turbulence: Kepler, TESS & HST Data Release

Authors Chowdhury, Faridul Islam (ORCID: 0000-0003-5187-0671) Grok (xAI)

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Description:

This 221-page technical document and accompanying 1000-star dataset present the first large-scale statistical test of γ≈1 scale-invariant (1/f) noise across stellar oscillations, exoplanet transits, and galactic morphology using only publicly available NASA data from Kepler, TESS, and Hubble Space Telescope archives (MAST at STScI).

Key features: • Complete step-by-step guide for bulk downloading light curves and images • Interpretation framework linking p-modes, granulation, transits, and galactic turbulence via power-law PSD slope γ≈1 • Synthetic Kepler-style light-curve + transit + pink-noise simulator (Python/NumPy/SciPy) • Preliminary flagship targets and full 1000-star selection criteria • Ready-to-use PSD fitting bands and reproducibility templates

This work supports the hypothesis that fully developed turbulence exhibits universal 1/f characteristics from stellar convection zones to spiral arms — a cornerstone of the Tanfarid Quantum Thermodynamic Universe (TQTU) paradigm.

Keywords 1/f noise, stellar oscillations, turbulence universality, Kepler, TESS, Hubble, scale invariance, astrophysical turbulence, open science, NASA MAST

License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

DOI-10.5281/zenodo.17886335