The Convergence Framework: A Computational Account of Cosmic Structure, Expansion, and Fate

An independent cosmological framework proposing the universe as a computation resolving toward convergence, with gravity as a native tendency rather than a mediated force. Cosmic expansion is reinterpreted as a computational substrate drawn through resolved regions (voids), predicting anisotropic expansion, early efficient structure formation, and coherent large-scale flows. Twenty-two empirical touchpoints from the published literature are assessed (16 supported, 0 contradicted), ten anticipated objections are answered, a falsifier is named in advance, and forward predictions are given for upcoming surveys.