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Dark Energy from Weak-Interaction Phase Selection in the Universal Topological Impedance Framework - https://zenodo.org/records/19423567

Author: Christopher Gu [ georgeguiscool@gmail.com ]

Software Developer based in El Monte, California, USA

April 2026

Abstract

We propose that dark energy—the observed accelerating expansion of the universe—arises from the continuous release of quantum field impedance as matter undergoes topological simplification through weak nuclear interactions. In the Universal Topological Impedance framework [1–3], mass-energy creates gravitational attraction by extending effective path lengths in the quantum field medium. We demonstrate that when complex topological structures decay (via beta decay, proton decay, or other weak processes), the released impedance creates a residual "negative curvature" or repulsive gravitational effect. The dark energy density is derived as ρΛ = c²ηreleased/G, where ηreleased is the cumulative cosmic impedance release. We calculate contributions from: (1) neutron decay, (2) nuclear beta decay, (3) proton decay (if occurring), and (4) stellar nucleosynthesis. The observed ρΛ ≈ 6 × 10²⁷ kg/m³ requires cumulative impedance ⁻release ηreleased ≈ 4.4 × 10⁵⁴ m²/s² per m³—only ~10²⁶ of total baryonic impedance. We ⁻⁻show this is achievable through vacuum amplification with factor A ~ 10²⁶, intriguingly close to (MPlanck/mproton)². This framework naturally explains why ΩΛ ≈ Ωm (the coincidence problem): both derive from the same underlying quantity—total baryonic impedance.