
The Trit master tensor X_{μν} [1] has three invariants: I₁ = Tr(X), I₂ = ½[I₁² − Tr(X²)], and I₃ = det(X). General Relativity is the I₁-only truncation of the full Trit field equation [2]. This paper derives the cosmological consequences of including I₂. The I₂ vacuum contribution — W_A^{vacuum}/Λ_c = ⟨Tr[A_{μν}A^{μν}]⟩_vacuum/Λ_c — is identified as the physical origin of the cosmological constant Λ_GR, which GR cannot derive. The T³ reflection symmetry of the Trit — the same symmetry that forces θ_QCD = 0 [5] — cancels the bulk QCD vacuum energy, leaving a residual that evolves with the cosmological B field. Because this residual is not constant, the Trit predicts dynamical dark energy with w(z) ≠ −1. Four structural predictions follow: w₀ > −1, wₐ < 0, dynamical dark energy preferred over Λ, and negligible dark energy at z ≳ 1. All four are confirmed by DESI BAO 2024 [3] at 2.6–3.9σ significance. The S₈ tension and the H₀ tension are identified as the same I₂ signal seen through different observational windows: one common cause produces three apparently separate cosmological anomalies. The Trit predicts these three tensions are correlated — a new falsifiable prediction directly testable by Euclid. The cosmological constant problem and the strong CP problem are the same problem, resolved by the same T³ symmetry. The absolute value of ρ_Λ and the redshift exponent n in w(z) are explicitly marked as open problems requiring the full 0Σ Cavalieri calculation [7].
cosmological constant, primordial magnetic field, strong CP problem, H0 tension, w0wa cosmology, cosmological tensions, QCD phase transition, DESI BAO, dynamical dark energy, Euclid forecast, S8 tension, Trit framework, dark energy, equation of state
cosmological constant, primordial magnetic field, strong CP problem, H0 tension, w0wa cosmology, cosmological tensions, QCD phase transition, DESI BAO, dynamical dark energy, Euclid forecast, S8 tension, Trit framework, dark energy, equation of state
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