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The research aims to extend the understanding of gravity through a geometric and entropic framework in higher dimensions.

April 22, 2026Open Access

Artemis II and the Emergent Cosmos: Gravity as a Geometric Projection from a Non-Linear Compactified 5D Manifold — A Synthesis and Lunar Test Proposal with ROCKY

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The research aims to extend the understanding of gravity through a geometric and entropic framework in higher dimensions.
Analyzed the Artemis II acceleration dataset to derive a non-linear screening mechanism.
Developed a compactified 5D manifold framework integrating Kaluza–Klein and entropic approaches.
Proposed a lunar experiment utilizing a dual-species atom-interferometer payload for high-precision measurements.
Introduced a frequency-dependent non-linear screening mechanism satisfying terrestrial constraints.
Predicted a measurable lunar deviation consistent with a new theory of gravity.
Demonstrated the potential for improved experimental parameters based on Artemis II data.

Abstract

NASA’s Artemis II mission (1–10 April 2026) has delivered the cleanest macroscopic free-fall acceleration dataset since Apollo. This paper presents a synthesis and modest extension of Kaluza–Klein geometry, Verlinde entropic gravity, and recent holographic approaches. Gravity emerges as the 4D projection of neutral-particle geodesics in a non-linear compactified 5D manifold, while charged-particle extra-dimensional momentum yields electromagnetism. The central advance is a frequency-dependent non-linear + entropic screening mechanism α (ω) = α₀ / (1 − iωτₑnt) with β = 2 power-law suppression arising from quadratic non-linearities in the 5D Einstein equations. This mechanism satisfies all terrestrial bounds yet predicts a measurable lunar deviation δg/g ≈ 2 × 10^-15 (R₅ = 10^-4 m, τₑnt ≈ 10^-2 s) with SNR > 5 in the Artemis-accessible low-frequency window (ω ≪ 2π/Tₒrbit). The 150 kg modular dual-species ^87Rb/^39K atom-interferometer payload Rocky is fully compatible with Starship HLS and CLPS and is targeted for the lunar South Pole near Shackleton Crater. Phase 0 re-analysis of public Artemis II data already tightens the (R₅ – τₑnt) exclusion contour by 40 %. Full repository: https: //github. com/andrewdeece/rocky-kk-yield

Artemis II and the Emergent Cosmos: Gravity as a Geometric Projection from a Non-Linear Compactified 5D Manifold — A Synthesis and Lunar Test Proposal with ROCKY

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