Cosmology from Two Axioms 16; Testing the Large-Scale Structure Imprint of Computational Hierarchy in Cosmic Evolution

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Authors: changzheng zhou, ZIQING zhou
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Abstract

This paper explores the fundamental question of whether cosmic evolution isconstrained by computational complexity hierarchies. We propose that if physical evolution processes are bounded by polynomial-time computability, then thegenerated large-scale structure density fields and the cosmic microwave backgroundradiation fields will carry specific ”complexity imprints.” By establishing a mappingframework from computational complexity theory (e.g., P, PSPACE classes) to cosmological observables, we derive quantitative predictions without free parameters:the evolution rate of the normalized compression ratio of the large-scale structuredensity field with respect to redshift is approximately dC/dz ≈ −1.0 × 10−3; thestatistical complexity of the primordial CMB temperature fluctuation field at redshift z ∼ 1100 exhibits a plateau feature of about 3.2±0.5 bits. This paper furtherproposes a double-blind testing methodology based on high-fidelity numerical simulations to establish a null hypothesis distribution. Utilizing observational data fromDESI, Planck, etc., and through complexity proxy measurements (such as losslesscompression ratio and causal state reconstruction), we test these predictions. Thisframework provides a clear falsifiable path for the hypothesis that ”cosmic evolution is computationally constrained,” representing the first systematically testablescheme at the intersection of computational complexity theory and observationalcosmology.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Computability Logic AI Algorithms Galaxies: Formation Evolution Phenomena

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
3 February 2026
Document type
Preprint