John Wsol
John Wsol is an Independent Cosmologist, a Member of the American Physical Society (APS), and an active member of the Orange County Astrophysics Special Interest Group within the Orange County Astronomers.
Based in San Clemente, California, John is known for developing the Holographic Cosmic Onion paradigm, a cosmological framework that models the universe as a four-dimensional hyperspherical standing wave and proposes to unify Quantum Field Theory with Special, General, and Cosmological Relativity. He publishes his research through ResearchGate and his platform TrueCosmology.info.
John’s scientific quest began in his youth when he built a homemade binary digital computer that earned top honors at the California Science Fair. Even as a high school student, he was reprogramming educational software at the University of California, Irvine, deepening his understanding of mathematics and physics. Graduating high school early, his academic path led through mathematics and sciences at Cypress College and computer science at UCI.
His professional career spans decades in software engineering, database design, and computer graphics, consistently applying technical expertise to independent scientific research.
John’s central contribution is the Cosmic Onion Model, which challenges flat-spacetime assumptions by proposing that the universe exists within an ever-expanding hyperspherical space-time domain. His framework draws a critical distinction between absolute quantum metrics and emergent metrics defined by the International System of Units.
Through this lens, John proposes that the length of a meter and the duration of a second grow in lockstep with the number of Planck lengths and Planck times, providing a covariant framework for cosmic expansion that resolves the Dark Energy enigma without requiring exotic new physics. Read Foundations of Cosmological Relativity: Redefining Space~Time and Physical Constants.
John’s research milestones span over a decade of independent discovery. In 2013, he presented his paper Our Cosmos = 4D Spherical Standing Wave at the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) proceedings in College Park, Maryland. In 2015, he followed with Is Physics = 4D Space~Time Geometry + Mathematics? at the NPA. In 2018, he announced his discovery of expanding space-time.
In August 2022, he derived an exact formula for the Fine-Structure Constant from the prime constant, reporting agreement with CODATA 2018 values to 12 digits of precision and revealing a connection between prime numbers and Quantum Wave Mechanics. Ten days later, he achieved a neutron mass calculation matching the precision of electron mass measurements, extending unification principles to baryonic matter.
In 2023, he formulated equations predicting the mass and energy of the Higgs boson. In January 2024, he identified quantum wave numbers for electrons, protons, and neutrons, bridging quantum and cosmological scales. In late 2024, he derived a novel expression for the gravitational constant integrating time, charge, and permeability. In 2025, he unified electromagnetism with gravity through expressions bridged by the natural logarithm of 2.
In May 2023, John entered the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) essay contest with his entry What if we knew 123 years ago what we know now?. exploring how early awareness of quantum mechanics might have reshaped the trajectory of modern physics. In March 2026, he submitted a paper to APS Open Science titled Fine-Structure Constant Derived from Primes and G/(μ₀ α²) from ln 2 – A Unification of Electromagnetism with Gravity, also available on ResearchGate.
He is also an applicant to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) Thorium-229 Nuclear Clocks Workshop, exploring precision metrology implications for testing covariant scaling and fine-structure constant stability.
Between 2020 and 2024, John was a Member of Robert Edward Grant’s Mathemagician’s Think Tank, a research group led by the polymath, entrepreneur, and mathematician exploring connections between number theory, geometry, and the foundations of physics. During this period, John dedicated full-time effort to his cosmological research.
Between 2024 and 2025, John sponsored the Ogba Educational Clinic through the Lifeboat Foundation, promoting STEM and AI education in Nigeria and across Africa. His support included providing laptops, cellphones, a solar power system with Starlink connectivity, and a sustaining internet subscription, bringing technology education resources to underserved communities in the Niger Delta region.
John studied mathematics and sciences at Cypress College and computer science at the University of California, Irvine. His professional career in technology included working alongside Tim Taylor, founding president of Tycom and later CEO of Telogis, and Sebastian Igreti, founding president of TechMD. His technical background in software engineering, database design, and computer graphics provided the computational tools he now applies to visualizing quantum-scale geometries and generating animated models of his cosmological framework.
As of 2026, John has published 11 papers on ResearchGate, accumulating over 2,800 reads. He actively participates in the Orange County Astrophysics SIG, where he fosters scientific dialogue and presents his Holographic Cosmic Onion model. His research interests encompass the mathematical and geometric foundations of physics, number theory’s role in quantum mechanics, and the development of computer-generated visualizations to illustrate cosmological concepts.
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