Emergent Expansion Research (E²R)

👋 Who I Am

I’m Eric Petersen, an independent Canadian researcher exploring new answers to one of the biggest mysteries in science: why is the universe expanding?

Most cosmological explanations rely on invisible forces, dark matter, dark energy, to fill in the gaps. My work asks a different question: what if expansion, structure, and the so-called “dark sector” aren’t mysteries at all, but natural, geometric outcomes of mass in motion?

🌀 What I’m Working On

I’ve developed two connected frameworks:

• Mass Redistribution Expansion Theory (MRET): Expansion isn't powered by a mysterious energy; it's a geometric symptom of matter falling into black holes and redistributing the spacetime fabric. Currently working on MRET v4.0, that will be a crucial update, that incorporates HCC.
  
  

• Horizon-Coupled Cosmology (HCC): A Λ-free model within General Relativity where cosmic acceleration emerges from mass-energy exchange across cosmic horizons.
  
  

Both aim to explain the same phenomenon from different angles: the universe doesn’t need dark energy to expand, it just needs geometry and mass in motion.

📈 Why It Matters

• My work challenges the assumption that acceleration is universal and constant.
  
  

• It offers a natural explanation for anomalies like the Hubble tension and JWST’s discovery of early massive galaxies.
  
  

• It keeps the mathematics within the familiar language of General Relativity, avoiding the need for exotic, placeholder ingredients
  
  

In short: I’m working to replace “mystery” with geometry.

All work is open-access and published through our Zenodo archive, and I welcome engagement from researchers, skeptics, and curious explorers alike.

If you’re looking for a fresh way to understand why the universe expands, and how geometry, gravity, and information may be part of the same equation—E²R is your invitation to look again.