New Subquantum Informational Mechanics (NMSI) V.2 - Cyclic Universe: Foundations and Cosmological Implications

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We present New Subquantum Informational Mechanics (NMSI), a theoretical framework that reconceptualizes the quantum vacuum as an information-storing substrate of finite capacity, in which the information density ρ_info acts as a source term in modified Einstein equations and generates observable cosmological and astrophysical phenomena without dark matter particles or fundamental cosmological constants. NMSI addresses three contemporary crises through: (1) a cyclic cosmology with baryon recycling, parametrized by Z ∈ [-20,+20], which accounts for the mature high-redshift galaxies observed by JWST; (2) a proof that absolute constants would require infinite information storage and are therefore incompatible with a finite universe; and (3) emergent dark matter arising from vacuum information gradients, reproducing galactic rotation curves and gravitational lensing. Three coupling parameters are calibrated from independent observations: α = 1.24 × 10⁻⁴² J·m³ from the CMB, β = 9.0 × 10⁴¹ m² from rotation curves, and γ = 0.148 from solar-system tests. These yield parameter-free predictions: a time-dependent dark energy term Ω_Λ,eff(z) testable with DESI BAO at above 5σ by 2029, a scalar gravitational-wave breathing mode h_s/h_+ ≈ 0.022 observable with the Einstein Telescope, equivalence-principle violations Δa/a ≈ 8 × 10⁻¹⁷ accessible to STE-QUEST, and a metallicity floor [Fe/H] > -3.0 at all redshifts. The framework yields a superior χ²/d of for JWST z > 10 galaxy abundances relative to ΛCDM and naturally relaxes the H₀ tension. Comprehensive falsification protocols give a cumulative testing probability above 99.5% by 2035, satisfying the Popperian demarcation criterion.