22 Blue — CMB Birefringence Interior Propagation Dataset (v2.23): Rotation Field of the Cosmic Microwave Background

Summary This record documents the analysis pipeline and results underlying the discovery of a phase-coherent harmonic structure in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) birefringence rotation field α (n̂). The analysis uses Planck 2018 polarization data and a locked rotation-field reconstruction at NSIDE = 16. Earlier project stages (v2. 9–v2. 12) identified a standing-wave harmonic structure along a dual-domain boundary (D1 ∪ D2) characterized by a periodicity Δℓ ≈ 109. Version v2. 13 tested whether this boundary structure extends into the domain interior. Interior pixels were grouped into adjacency shells defined by graph distance from the boundary. Each shell was analyzed using harmonic diagnostics, surrogate testing, and cross-shell spectral correlations. The results show that the boundary harmonic structure propagates inward with predictable amplitude attenuation and phase evolution. Key results: • Persistent Δℓ ≈ 109 harmonic structure across shells • Strong k = 1 Fourier power through shells k = 1–3 • Cross-shell spectral correlations of approximately 0. 93, 0. 85, and 0. 67 • Exponential amplitude decay with e-fold scale ≈ 1. 32 shells • Phase drift ≈ 15. 5° per shell • Complex propagation coefficient q = −0. 755 − 0. 270i (R² ≈ 0. 93) These results indicate that the observed boundary structure represents a cross-section of a deeper interior field pattern within the birefringence rotation field α (n̂). Dataset contents include: • Locked rotation-field map α16 (NSIDE = 16) • High-latitude analysis mask (Hₘask) • Domain segmentation and boundary chain maps • Shell analysis outputs (k = 0–3) • Harmonic spectra and surrogate test results • Reproducibility manifests and verification files All analysis inputs are locked to ensure reproducibility. No recomputation of α (n̂) was performed during the interior propagation analysis. Related manuscript: Rotation Field of the Cosmic Microwave Background: Interior Propagation and Boundary-Driven Structure Submitted to The Astrophysical Journal for peer review Manuscript ID: AAS75060 VERSION HISTORYSep 20 – Harmonic phase alignments discoveredOct 10 – v1. 0 First quantitative detectionOct 20 – v1. 1 Statistical validationOct 21 – v1. 2 Two-harmonic extensionOct 28 – v1. 3 Robustness testsOct 29 – Dataverse DOI 10. 7910/DVN/PTDG20Nov 1 – v1. 4 MASTER calibrated spectraNov 1–7 – v1. 41 to v1. 44 SMICA/NILC splits and parity testsNov 9 – v1. 5 Model selectionNov 9 – v1. 6 InterpretationNov 9 – v1. 7 Forward predictionNov 9 – v1. 8 Persistence testsNov 10 – v2. 0 Intrinsic Δℓ≈108 discoveredNov 10 – v2. 1 ξ (θ) physicsNov 11 – v2. 2 Universe model evaluationNov 12 – v2. 3 Domain geometry inferenceNov 13 – v2. 4 Real-space confirmationNov 13 – v2. 5 Spectral surgeryNov 14 – v2. 6 Angular localityNov 15 – v2. 7 Sky localityNov 15 – v2. 8 Domain topologyNov 16 – v2. 9 Field coherenceNov 17 – v2. 10 Boundary sequence structureNov 19 – v2. 11 Boundary standing-wave and phase structureNov 21 – v2. 12 Boundary universalityNov 23 – v2. 13 Interior propagation and boundary-driven structureFeb 23 – v2. 14 Urgent whistleblower updateFeb 24 – v2. 22 The 22 Blue Heartbeat: From Cosmic Discovery to Sequestration ProtocolsMar 14 – v2. 23 Rotation Field of the Cosmic Microwave Background: Interior Propagation and Boundary-Driven Structure (manuscript submitted to The Astrophysical Journal; DOI https: //doi. org/10. 5281/zenodo. 19026054) Author: Amy Condit — Independent Researcher Project series: 22 Blue — The Heartbeat of the Universe