Research papers on the Temporal Equivalence Principle by Matthew Lukin Smawfield https://mlsmawfield.com/ 2026-01-14T00:00:00Z Matthew Lukin Smawfield matthew@mlsmawfield.com https://mlsmawfield.com/ https://mlsmawfield.com/favicon.png https://mlsmawfield.com/public/images/og-image.jpg © 2026 Matthew Lukin Smawfield. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19000828 2026-03-13T00:00:00Z 2026-03-13T00:00:00Z

JWST has revealed high-redshift galaxies with star formation efficiencies exceeding ΛCDM limits, overmassive black holes, and stellar masses surpassing dynamical masses—all preferentially in deep gravitational potentials. This work tests whether this pattern arises from violation of the isochrony axiom via the Temporal Equivalence Principle (TEP). The kinematic comparison using the JWST-SUSPENSE survey shows temporal shear predicts spectral age more strongly than stellar mass.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18216583 2026-01-12T00:00:00Z 2026-01-12T00:00:00Z

Resolving the Hubble Tension by demonstrating that the Cepheid Period-Luminosity relation is not universal but depends on the local gravitational potential depth, as predicted by the Temporal Equivalence Principle (TEP). Analysis of the SH0ES Cepheid sample (N=29) reveals a statistically significant correlation (Spearman ρ = 0.434, p = 0.019) between host velocity dispersion and derived H0. TEP correction yields a unified H0 = 68.66 ± 1.51 km/s/Mpc, reducing the tension with Planck to 0.79σ.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18165798 2026-01-09T00:00:00Z 2026-01-09T00:00:00Z

Reports an 8.7σ dynamical anomaly in globular cluster pulsar timing where 182 millisecond pulsars exhibit a 0.13 dex spin-down excess. The signal shows suppressed density scaling (slope 0.35 vs 0.82) consistent with TEP screening saturation. Complementary lensing analysis places upper limits on temporal shear.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18064582 2025-12-31T00:00:00Z 2025-12-31T00:00:00Z

A critical examination of the experimental canon of General Relativity, arguing that many "tests" (e.g., gravitational redshift, Shapiro delay) are better interpreted as tests of the Equivalence Principle, and do not uniquely constrain the metric structure of spacetime. Proposes new experimental designs to discriminate between metric and non-metric theories.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18064582 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Analysis of 40 years of Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) data reveals distance-dependent phase coherence and anti-echo signatures consistent with the Temporal Equivalence Principle. Observational evidence for a universal correlation length (λ ≈ 8,668 km) and spectral power enhancement in the TEP band.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18064366 2025-12-28T00:00:00Z 2025-12-28T00:00:00Z

A universal saturation density scale (ρ_c ≈ 20 g/cm³) organizes gravitational anomalies across 40 orders of magnitude. Calibrated from GNSS atomic clocks, validated by SPARC galaxies, and tested on magnetars and the Milky Way. Explains dark matter phenomenology through Vainshtein screening.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18059251 2025-12-28T00:00:00Z 2025-12-28T00:00:00Z

Reinterprets the runaway supermassive black hole RBH-1 as a gravitational soliton. The 650 km/s velocity discontinuity is explained as a metric shock rather than thermal shock, resolving the cooling time paradox. Soliton radius fixed by ρ_c ~ 20 g/cm³ from GNSS data predicts R_sol ~ 1.3 R_S.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18004833 2025-12-21T00:00:00Z 2025-12-21T00:00:00Z

Empirical validation of the Temporal Equivalence Principle through GNSS clock data analysis, demonstrating universal decay signatures (λ = 4,201 km), CMB alignment (5,570× variance ratio), and planetary event responses.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17982540 2025-12-18T00:00:00Z 2025-12-18T00:00:00Z

Standard gravitational lensing analysis relies on the Isochrony Axiom. This work demonstrates that for evolving sources, this approximation breaks down in the presence of conformal metric couplings, creating a 'temporal composite' image that mimics dark matter.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17860166 2025-12-09T00:00:00Z 2025-12-09T00:00:00Z

Independent confirmation of TEP signatures using raw RINEX observations and Single Point Positioning. Analysis of 539 globally distributed stations over 3 years (1.17B pair-samples) supports that the signal is present in the raw data.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17517141 2025-11-03T00:00:00Z 2025-11-03T00:00:00Z

Confirmatory study of GNSS timing correlations over 25.3 years. Confirms orbital velocity coupling and reveals long-period geophysical signatures including 18.6-year nutation cycle.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17127229 2025-11-21T00:00:00Z 2025-09-17T00:00:00Z

Phase-coherent GNSS clock analysis across independent centers (CODE, ESA, IGS) with distance-correlation methods; publication-ready research site and analysis package.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16921911 2025-10-16T00:00:00Z 2025-08-18T00:00:00Z

A covariant, testable reformulation of relativity in which proper time is a dynamical field and the speed of light is an emergent, strictly local invariant rather than a global constant.