Computational Physics + Generative AI
Imagined Cosmos
Einstein left us with a universe that accelerates, a cosmological constant that makes no sense, and equations that almost work. We take it from there.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
The Journey
From Einstein to a Solution
Four chapters. 106 years of physics. One unresolved problem — and one proposed answer.
The Friedmann Equations
The master equations of cosmic expansion — derived from general relativity, simulated in code. Toggle dark energy on and off to watch 200 galaxies accelerate or decelerate in real time.
The Cosmological Constant Problem
Quantum field theory predicts a vacuum energy 10¹²¹ times larger than what we observe. No prediction in the history of science has ever been this wrong.
What the Universe Has Told Us Since Einstein
Hubble 1929, supernovae 1998, Planck 2018, DESI 2024 — a century of observation that transforms dark energy from theory into measured fact. And why DESI's latest finding changes everything.
The Solution
Continuing where Einstein left us — a theory of dark energy accounting for the 10¹²¹ discrepancy, the DESI equation of state, and the 5σ Hubble tension.
The Scale of the Problem
10¹²¹
QFT prediction vs observed vacuum energy
The worst prediction in physics
68.5%
of the universe is dark energy
We don't know what it is
5σ
Hubble tension
CMB vs local distance ladder
New — DESI 2024 DR1
Dark energy may not be a constant
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument measured 6 million galaxy spectra and found the dark energy equation of state deviates from w = −1 at 2.5–3.9σ. If confirmed, this rules out the simple cosmological constant and demands a dynamical explanation.
Explore the evidence →Closed-Loop Solver
Watch the theory iterate in real time
The CVC theory has one free parameter: ν. The solver runs gradient descent against DESI DR1, finds the best-fit ν, and reports whether the theory converges, needs revision, or is falsified. If CVC-1.0 falls short, CVC-2.0 (H⁴ correction) is automatically proposed.
ν*
single free parameter
χ²
DESI goodness-of-fit
DR2
next falsification test