Updated Project Description: RIEM v1.6 (Status: March 30, 2026) Executive Summary of the Latest Expansion: This version of the Recursive Information-Entropy Model (RIEM) has been expanded with the inclusion of the new technical note (2026-03-C). This document addresses critical questions regarding the internal structure of black holes and aligns the framework with the most recent astronomical observations from early 2026. Key Conceptual Advancements: The Inversion Core vs. The Singularity: Departing from the classical assumption that matter vanishes into an infinite point (singularity), RIEM postulates an active "Processing Node" at the center of black holes. At the absolute core, maximum gravitational pressure triggers a phase transition where information is not lost but transformed and recycled back into the cosmic manifold. Resolution for High-Mass Mergers (GW250114): The model now provides a precise explanation for why the predicted 4.45-millisecond resonance remains stable even in high-mass events, such as the 142-solar-mass merger GW250114. By locating the inversion process in the central core rather than the event horizon, the timing remains a fundamental constant of space-time resonance, unaffected by the increasing external diameter of the black hole. The Geometric Growth Limit: The theory establishes a physical basis for why black holes in early dwarf galaxies (observed by the JWST) appear to stop growing once they reach approximately 58.4% of their host galaxy's mass. This "Saturation Equilibrium" is a direct consequence of the internal Inversion Core's physical scale and its feedback pressure on surrounding matter. Addressing the Hubble Tension: The update integrates these local processes into a global cosmological context. It demonstrates how the continuous regeneration of space-time within inversion nodes influences the expansion rate of the universe, offering a natural solution to the discrepancy between early-universe and local-universe measurements of the Hubble constant. Conclusion: With this update, RIEM transitions from a phenomenological model to a comprehensive structural framework that resolves classical astrophysical paradoxes without relying on mathematical infinities.
Michel P. Hellward (Fri,) studied this question.