In the case of intergalactic space with its '3 + 1' spacetime of Minkowski as its earlier world, the maximum contribution to gravity finds its source in the (mathematically) negligible curvature of this spacetime. This, in fact, cannot be very large. If, however, this dark matter, which compirises a calculated 26.8% of the universe, is to be spread out over intergalactic space, as might be assumed on the basis of emergence, this space not only covers 95.1% (68.3 + 26.8) of the universe, but also automatically increases its contribution to gravity considerably. Thus one could imagine the outer stars of the galaxies  being pulled into intergalactic space. (The halos which to this day have been attributed to the galaxies, now must be attributed to intergalactic space.) If this is indeed the case, their orbits cannot possibly be calculated correctly with the Einstein equation. The existence of gravity in intergalactic space is therefore what has to be proved.

'The first detection of the imprint of filaments on CMB lensing'

Siyu He, Shadab Alam, Simone Ferraro, Yen-Chi Chen, Shirley Ho (Submitted on 8 Sep 2017)

'Galaxy redshift surveys, such as 2dF, SDSS, 6df, GAMA, and VIPERS, have shown that the spatial distribution of matter forms a hierarchical structure consisting of clusters, filaments, sheets and voids. This hierarchical structure is known as the cosmic web. The majority of galaxy survey analyses measure the 2-point correlation, but ignoring the information beyond a small number of summary statistics. Since the matter density field becomes highly non-Gaussian as structures evolve, we expect other statistical descriptions of the field to provide us with additional information. One way to study the non-Gaussianity is to study filaments, which evolve non-linearly from the initial density fluctuation. Several previous works have studied the gravitational lensing of filaments to detect filaments and learn their mass profile. In our study, we provide the first detection of CMB (Cosmic Microwave Background) lensed by filaments and we measure how filaments trace the matter distribution on large scales. More specifically, we assume that, on large scales, filaments trace matter with a constant filament bias, defined as the ratio between the filament overdensity and the mass overdensity. We propose a phenomenological model for the cross power spectrum between filaments and the CMB lensing convergence field. By fitting the model to the data, we measure filament bias.' 

Since the almost infinitely long invisible filaments generate gravity, I think I can conclude that they belong to the earlier world. Therefore, I can not resist emphasizing that the above quotation seems to be well in keeping with cosmogony of the theory of the Elements which originates in the earlier world (!), and is described in Part III of my book. There I clarify how the skin of the universe must be made up of an infinitely large amount of infinitely large and (relatively) thin spacetime shells, which overlap each other like the skirts of an onion: They are, in other words, the qubits of the Sphere Observer. This implies indeed that the skin of the universe is different from what was depicted in section 6.2, while still respecting the holographic principle of 't Hooft. The invisible, infinitely long, stringy structures mentioned in the article above, which generate gravity and therefore have to be (very slightly) curved, therefore point to the existence of such a skin of the universe. This is all the more true, since the spacetime shells of the universe's skin originated, according to the ancient cosmogony, from the development (in earlier world) of solar systems: Each solar system provides a single spacetime shell to the universe's skin. In this way could imagine how these spacetime shells form the abstract foundation layer of a cosmic web in which galaxies form the nodes. It is therefore obvious to assume that the universe's skin is as thick as the radius of the universe, and hence the earlier world can very well be described as an abstract underlying foundation of the universe as seen by us humans.

This earlier worldly view probably also provides an answer to the question asked in section 5.4.2: "How is it possible, that in the most accepted model of the universe, the Λ-CDM model, dark energy (read: the accelerated expansion of the universe) is associated with the generation of Cold Dark Matter CDM in intergalactic space (see the repeated image below.)

The answer cannot be other than that the expansion of the universe must be attributed to the universe' skin. A centrifugal action of this skin explains on the one hand the Big Bang, and on the other hand the development of CDM in local response to it, due to the attractive or gravity-like effect. The countless and (relatively) infinitely thin 2D surfaces that make up the skin of the universe not only contribute significantly to gravity around the galaxies, but probably also form an important means of communication as a cosmic web. From earlier data on this website (see §4.3.2 and §5.2.1) it can be concluded that such a structure must also apply to the skins of all celestial bodies within the universe. Therefore, I suppose that the holographic principle of Gerart 't Hooft must be interpreted as being an important part of an (abstract) recursive control system as you see in e.g. fractals, and which is responsible for how the universe operates (see §6.3).

However, an intergalactic space with the aforementioned (abstract) filaments also implies that Minkowski spacetime should be interspersed with a lot of dark matter, which officially is not permitted. Success of Verlinde's research will therefore raise a lot of resistance within current physics. In my opinion, however, his research is of great importance for the understanding of the universe and the possible recognition of the ancient Eastern theory.

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