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Name: utac-metastable-clusters
Version: 1.0.0
Summary: Metastable star clusters and Sagittarius A* as UTAC entropy-return nodes -- realistic, non-exotic alternatives to white holes (GenesisAeon Package 56)
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# utac-metastable-clusters

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**Metastable star clusters and Sagittarius A\* as UTAC entropy-return nodes** —
a realistic, non-exotic alternative to the white-hole hypothesis, plus a
UTAC-framework application to star formation near the Galactic Center.
GenesisAeon Package 56.

> **SPECULATIVE MODULE** — see [DISCLAIMER.md](DISCLAIMER.md). Not peer-reviewed.

## What is this?

White holes are unobserved and face severe thermodynamic and stability
issues. This package models two real, documented astrophysical puzzles
through the UTAC (Universal Threshold Adaptive Criticality) framework
instead:

1. **Compact star clusters as distributed entropy-return nodes** — using
   known processes (stellar winds, supernovae, tidal ejection) rather than
   a hypothetical time-reversed black hole.
2. **Sagittarius A\* as a metastable entropy modulator** — explaining active
   star formation within a few light-years of the Galactic Center despite
   extreme tidal/radiative conditions (the "paradox of youth").

## Installation

```bash
pip install utac-metastable-clusters
```

## Usage

```python
from utac_metastable_clusters import UTACMetastableClusters

sys = UTACMetastableClusters()
result = sys.run_cycle()

print(result["cluster"])   # star-cluster entropy-node summary
print(result["sgr_a"])     # Sagittarius A* modulator summary
print(sys.get_crep_state())
print(sys.to_zenodo_record())
```

## Falsifiable predictions

| Prediction | Value | Testable against |
|-----------|-------|-------------------|
| UTAC steepness β in "active" clusters/regions | β > 7 | Gaia DR4 astrometry |
| Sgr A* entropy-modulation signature | model-comparison ΔAIC ≥ 10 vs. null | Future GRAVITY/JWST observations |

## Real reference data used (independently verified 2026-08-01)

- **Gaia DR3 tidal tails**: 19 of 21 nearby open clusters show tidal tails
  (2025 A&A study), 4 of those asymmetric/tilted away from the Galactic
  Centre — a real finding the standard tidal-disruption picture doesn't fully
  predict.
- **A2744-z7p9OD**: a real, JWST-NIRSpec-confirmed protocluster at z≈7.88.

See [DISCLAIMER.md](DISCLAIMER.md) for what this package does and does
**not** claim — notably, it deliberately does **not** repeat an unsupported
"13.5 MHz resonance in Sagittarius A\*" claim found in a related preprint.

## Role in the GenesisAeon Ecosystem

**Package ID:** P56 | **Domain:** astrophysics / entropy dynamics

Builds on the same UTAC/CREP/v_RIG/σ_Φ constants used across the ecosystem
(see `vrig-cosmological`, `beta-clustering-utac`, Feldtheorie).
v_RIG = c/(α⁻¹·Φ) ≈ 1352.07 km/s here uses the corrected value (see
FELDTHEORIE_EPISTEMIC_MAP.md, 2026-08-01).

## Development

```bash
git clone https://github.com/GenesisAeon/utac-metastable-clusters.git
cd utac-metastable-clusters
pip install -e ".[dev]"
ruff check src tests
mypy src
pytest
```

## License

Dual-licensed: source code under
[GPL-3.0-or-later](LICENSE-CODE), documentation under
[CC BY 4.0](LICENSE-DOCS).

## Citation

See [CITATION.cff](CITATION.cff) and [.zenodo.json](.zenodo.json).

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