Lmax_v11: A Photon‑Stretch Framework for Cosmological Redshift and Distance

Lmax_v11 introduces a new cosmological model where redshift, dimming, distance and horizon structure arise from photon stretching toward a finite affine‑parameter limit, rather than expansion of spacetime. In this framework, light evolves as it travels, producing the appearance of an expanding universe without requiring metric growth or dark energy. The model explains mixed‑origin CMB features, JWST’s mature high‑redshift galaxies, BAO behaviour, SN Ia distance consistency, and Euclidean triangle closure. It also shows that the observable universe (~46 Gly) is less than half of the photon‑reachable universe (~72–76 Gly), implying our region is a younger bubble inside a much older cosmic environment