Quantitative analysis shows star formation rate enhancement in galaxy J0107a, suggesting new cosmic mechanisms.
We present a quantitative analysis of star-formation rate enhancement in the Pixel Theory (PT) framework, a static cosmological model in which c(z) = c0*(1+z)^0.277 under the constraint hbar*c = const. Four independent physical mechanisms compound to produce dramatically elevated star-formation rates at high redshift: enhanced gas cooling (c^3), elevated nuclear burning rates (c^6), accelerated gas recycling through shortened stellar lifetimes (c^4), and a shifted initial mass function (c^3.75). Together these yield a compound SFR enhancement scaling as c^16.75. Applied to the galaxy J0107a at z = 2.467, PT predicts a 320x enhancement, consistent with the observed ~300x anomalous star-formation rate. The isolated nature, compactness, bar structure, and gas reservoir of J0107a are each explained as natural consequences of the PT framework. Falsifiable predictions are presented for future JWST and ALMA observations.
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