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Cohesion Dynamics (CD)

Motivating Tensions

Early Massive Galaxies: JADES-GS-z14-0

Unexpected structure formation at redshift z ≈ 14

⚠️ No Explanatory Claim

This page describes an observational tension. No claim is made that Cohesion Dynamics explains or predicts this observation. The purpose is to document why such observations motivate structural approaches to physical theory.

Observation

Source: JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) — JADES (JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey)

Object: JADES-GS-z14-0

Key observational facts:

  • Redshift: z ≈ 14.32 (spectroscopically confirmed)
  • Lookback time: ~290 million years after the Big Bang
  • Cosmic age at observation: Universe was only ~2% of its current age
  • Properties: High luminosity in both visible and infrared wavelengths; Significant stellar mass (~10⁸–10⁹ M☉); Detected oxygen abundance, indicating prior star formation and enrichment cycles; Extended structure suggesting organized morphology

Literature:

  • Curtis-Lake et al. (2024), "Spectroscopic confirmation of JADES-GS-z14-0 at z=14.32"
  • Robertson et al. (2024), JADES survey results