Same data. Two physical explanations. Top plot is brightness vs time. Bottom plot is spectrum. Gray = nearby template. Red = observed high-z SN. Blue = model.
How distant Type Ia supernovae are traditionally explained.
Toggle QFD effects on the left. When all active, the blue reconstruction should match the red observed SN without cosmic expansion.
| Quantity | ΛCDM | QFD |
|---|---|---|
| Cause of faintness | Accelerated expansion ("dark energy") | Radiative drag + plasma veil along path |
| Cause of stretch | Cosmic time dilation (1+z) | Early blue suppressed → apparent slower rise |
| Cause of redshift | Metric expansion | Energy loss to medium (kJ) |
| Distance to SN | DFRW(z) | Dtrue (larger, static universe) |
| Standard candle? | Assumed, then standardized | Solved per SN (intrinsic fit) |