Cocooned Accretion + Anisotropic Feedback (CAAF): A JWST-Motivated Framework for Compact IR Sources, Rapid Quenching, and Early Chemical Maturity

AbstractRecent JWST observations have uncovered:1. A population of compact infrared sources at high redshift, potentially accreting black holeswithin dense ionized gas.2. Galaxies experiencing rapid quenching through episodic feedback.3. Accelerated chemical enrichment in early galaxies.We propose the Cocooned Accretion + Anisotropic Feedback (CAAF) framework. This modelelucidates how early supermassive black hole (SMBH) growth occurs within an optically thickcocoon, explaining energy conversion into infrared spectra, suppression of typical AGN signa-tures in X-ray and radio, and directional outflows guided by geometry. We derive conditionsbased on conservation laws and radiative transfer. Our predictions include line ratios, contin-uum slopes, variability, polarization, and potential scaling relations between compact infraredluminosity and quenching indicators.