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Can a blue-tilted universe explain JWST's surprise galaxies?

Mikage U. Kobayashi, Gen Chiaki, Kazutaka Kimura, Kazuyuki Akitsu, Kazunori Kohri, Tomo Takahashi, Kazuyuki Omukai

May 21, 2026

JWST observed far more massive galaxies at redshift 6.5–9 than standard cosmology predicts. A blue-tilted spectrum of density perturbations (with positive running) can reconcile these observations with CMB data at 1σ confidence, requiring the spectrum to be steeper at smaller scales. This same modification naturally produces primordial black holes in the early universe, suggesting a single mechanism may underlie both the early galaxy problem and dark matter.
Published as Blue-tilted Runnings and the JWST Early Galaxy Tension arXiv:2605.22161
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