Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients as Chromatically Lensed Normal Events in the VEQF Framework

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Authors: Enver Torlakovic
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Abstract

Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients (LFBOTs), such as AT2018cow ("The Cow"), AT2022tsd ("Tasmanian Devil"), and AT2024wpp ("Whippet"), challenge standard astrophysics with their extreme luminosity, rapid evolution, blue/UV dominance, and X-ray emission. Mainstream interpretations invoke exotic mechanisms (e.g., intermediate-mass black hole engines or novel stellar explosions). This qualitative assessment proposes an alternative within the Vacuum Energy Quanta Field (VEQF) framework: LFBOTs are normal transient events (e.g., supernovae or tidal disruptions) whose short-wavelength emission (blue/UV/X-ray) is strongly amplified by chromatic lensing from the host galaxy's primordial dark matter torus. The VEQF deflection angle α(λ) = 2π C_class / λ preferentially boosts shorter wavelengths toward the observer during transient alignment, explaining all key features without exotic physics. This hypothesis aligns with the two-torus model of galactic rotation and offers testable predictions, including spectral evolution and lack of resolved arcs due to short projection distances.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Galaxies: Formation Evolution Phenomena

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
14 January 2026