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Published March 9, 2026 | Version v2
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A Complex-Valued Spacetime Metric: Derivations of Quantum Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Entropy, and Predictions for the Hubble Tension

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This deposit contains the preprint (v1), the numerical cosmological tension test figure, and two supplementary derivation figures. The tension test uses Planck 2018, SH0ES 2022, DES Y3, and KiDS-1000 public data. Code available on request.

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v1 (March 8, 2026): Initial deposit.

v2 (March 9, 2026): Adds three new sections — the complex S-matrix formalism replacing five QM postulates with derived results; dark energy identified as residual quantum interactions with equation of state w₀ = −1.057 (parameter-free prediction from ε₀ alone); and constrained decoherence as the mechanism for galaxy rotation curves, predicting v_flat ≈ 191 km/s from ε₀ without free parameters or dark matter halos. Two new verification figures added: Fig_Q_verification.png and Fig_OmegaLambda_check.png.

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2026-03-08