Top 5 Decisive Tests

Most Discriminating

Of the 24 defined experiments, these five have the highest distinguishing power — they can discriminate between Synchronism, ΛCDM (Lambda Cold Dark Matter), MOND, and standard frameworks. Ranked by decisiveness.

1

BAO (Baryon Acoustic Oscillation) Coherence Modulation

Tier 1$0

Standard cosmology predicts zero density dependence of BAO peak position. Synchronism predicts ~10⁻⁴ shift. This is a clean discriminator with no ambiguity.

Kill: BAO identical everywhere to 10⁻⁵ precision

2

Wide Binary Density Dependence

Tier 1$0

MOND (Modified Newtonian Dynamics) predicts density-independent anomaly. Synchronism predicts density-dependent. Uses existing Gaia DR3 data. The cleanest test of environment dependence.

Kill: Anomaly independent of local stellar density

3

EEG (Electroencephalography) Anesthesia Phase Transition

Tier 2$150K

Tests the most striking consciousness prediction: consciousness loss is a phase transition, not gradual decline. If the threshold is universal, the entire consciousness framework has empirical support.

Kill: Consciousness loss is gradual with no threshold clustering

4

Gravitational Wave Speed–Dark Matter Column Correlation

Tier 3$1M–$5M

GW170817 already constrains Synchronism to GR-equivalent at |α| < 3.0 × 10⁻¹⁵ (Baker et al. 2017). Synchronism is consistent with GR's exact-zero prediction — meaning this constraint was passed vacuously. This test discriminates only if Synchronism predicts a positive signal above zero, which it does not currently. Listed to track if a positive-signal prediction is added.

Kill: No correlation at 10⁻¹⁶ level after 20+ events

5

Cosmic Interference Patterns

Tier 1*$0

Candidate only — derivation pending. The ~500 Mpc scale has not been derived from the framework's parameters. The /cosmic-interference page explicitly states "this is not a prediction in the scientific sense." Listed here to track progress; if the scale is derived from first principles, it would be unique to Synchronism. Until then, not yet a decisive test.

Kill: No oscillations above 3σ out to 2000 Mpc

The Strategy

Two decisive tests are Tier 1 (TEST-04, TEST-02 — zero cost, existing data). Start there. If both fail, Synchronism's cosmological predictions are dead and no further investment is warranted. If any succeed, they fund the case for TEST-11 (EEG, $150K).

This is how science should work: cheapest tests first, escalate only on success.

* TEST-15 (GW correlation, #4) was already constrained by GW170817 (Baker+ 2017); it moves from “future test” to “monitoring” until a positive-signal prediction is added. TEST-07 (Cosmic Interference, #5) has no derivation yet — it is a candidate, not a current prediction.See derivation status →

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Prerequisites

Understanding these concepts first will help:

Test Catalog24 specific experiments by tier

Related Concepts

Tier 1: Existing Data10 tests using available datasetsTier 2: Pilot Experiments4 tests, $50K–$200K eachCosmic Interference Patterns (TEST-07)Galaxy cluster oscillations at λ ~ 500 Mpc — derivation pending