Persistence or Turnover? A galaxy–galaxy lensing programme for the excess-acceleration fork in KiDS-1000. I. Pipeline, frame forensics, and instrument validation

Summary and scope

A galaxy–galaxy lensing analysis reports pipeline checks, coordinate-frame diagnostics and instrument validation for a specified data selection. These methodological results remain distinct from the physical model that originally motivated the campaign. The programme’s tick-based gravitational derivation failed its registered equivalence-principle test, so the pipeline does not validate that derivation or establish a unique alternative to dark matter. This is a record of the stated analysis, not an announcement of a continuing observational campaign.

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How to cite

Elliman, D. (2026). Persistence or Turnover? A galaxy–galaxy lensing programme for the excess-acceleration fork in KiDS-1000. I. Pipeline, frame forensics, and instrument validation. Neuro-Symbolic Ltd technical report. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21211019

@techreport{elliman2026r8lensingforkphasea,
  author      = {Elliman, David},
  title       = {Persistence or Turnover? A galaxy–galaxy lensing programme for the excess-acceleration fork in KiDS-1000. I. Pipeline, frame forensics, and instrument validation},
  institution = {Neuro-Symbolic Ltd},
  year        = {2026},
  doi         = {10.5281/zenodo.21211019},
  url         = {https://neusym.ai/papers/r8_lensing_fork_phase_a/}
}