The Origin of the First Stars, Planets, and Galaxies: A "Black Holes First" Scenario in Self-Replication Cosmology

This paper proposes a “black holes first” scenario for the formation of the first cosmic structures within self-replication cosmology: a region of self-replicating dark particles condenses into the first (singularity-free) black hole, whose accretion disk of elementary particles forms protons and ignites proton-proton fusion, yielding the first stars; migrating stars and their dust form planets, assembling the first galaxy — reversing the usual order (black hole → stars → galaxy). It is set against the standard picture (Population III stars from primordial gas) and recent JWST observations of surprisingly massive early galaxies and black holes, and the primordial-black-hole seeding idea. Mandatory viability conditions (reproducing the primordial H/He ratio and the observed timeline) are stated honestly, with a testable criterion (black holes precede galaxies; cosmological coupling of BH mass) and a falsification condition.