The study demonstrates an energy sink mechanism to drive universe expansion without dark energy, implying alternative cosmological models.
Motivated by the recent detection of matched circle pairs in the cosmic microwave background consistent with the Flat Irrational Torus topology (IT3) with L_x = 28.57+0.73-0.87 Gpc and irrational aspect ratios L_y/L_x = √2, L_z/L_x = √3, we develop a comprehensive thermodynamic model of energy dissipation in compact topologies. We propose that energy released from structure formation processes (galaxy mergers, AGN activity, gravitational waves) is geometrically focused toward the center of the fundamental domain, creating an effective negative pressure term. This topological energy sink naturally counteracts gravitational collapse in a finite universe and drives accelerated expansion without requiring dark energy or a cosmological constant. Using modified Friedmann equations with a sink term ρ̇ + 3Hρ = -Γ_sink ρ², we demonstrate that the IT3 model achieves dynamical stability with H_0 = 67.55 ± 1.77 km/s/Mpc, consistent with both CMB and late-time geometric probes (DESI 2024 BAO, Pantheon+). The model predicts a specific relationship between the topology scale L_x and the expansion rate, explaining the correlation r = 0.258 found in previous analyses. We show that the energy sink mechanism resolves the coincidence problem as a natural consequence of finite topology. The IT3 universe is shown to be thermodynamically stable, avoiding both heat death and big crunch scenarios through continuous energy dissipation.
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