Add ORCID and prepare PRD submission kit

.gitignore

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 output/papers/everpresent-adjudication/reproducibility-archive.tar.gz
 output/computations/inhomogeneous-cosmology-codex-verify/bao_official_recheck.json
 *.pdf
+!output/pdf/everpresent-lambda-prd-submission.pdf

CITATION.cff

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ type: software
 authors:
   - family-names: Simon
     given-names: Romain
+    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0357-8354"
 version: 1.0.0
 date-released: 2026-07-31
 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.21721755
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ preferred-citation:
   authors:
     - family-names: Simon
       given-names: Romain
+      orcid: "https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0357-8354"
   year: 2026
   publisher:
     name: Zenodo

output/papers/everpresent-adjudication/main.tex

@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 
 \author{Romain Simon}
 \affiliation{Independent Researcher}
+\email{contact@romainsimon.net}
+\homepage{https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0357-8354}
 
-\date{\today}
+\date{July 31, 2026}
 
 \begin{abstract}
 Everpresent $\Lambda$, motivated by causal set theory and unimodular gravity,
@@ -146,6 +148,20 @@ \section{Model and implementation}
 one-redshift convention is retained as a robustness test and selects the
 same six seeds.
 
+Automated assistance was used in the computational workflow. Anthropic
+Claude Code (logged model identifiers \texttt{claude-fable-5} and
+\texttt{claude-opus-5}) assisted with analysis-code drafting, numerical
+execution, literature search, and manuscript drafting.\ OpenAI Codex (logged
+model identifier \texttt{gpt-5.6-sol}) independently inspected and
+reimplemented load-bearing calculations, identified and corrected errors,
+and ran the final stress tests and consistency checks. The human author set
+the hypotheses, data scope, pre-registered falsification criteria, and
+evidentiary standards. No numerical statement was accepted from model output
+alone: load-bearing claims were regenerated by deterministic scripts, checked
+against machine-readable artifacts, and where practical reproduced by a
+second implementation. Intermediate mistakes and corrections remain in the
+public audit trail.
+
 We emphasize one negative control. Scoring realizations with the model
 distance modulus at the calibrator redshifts instead of the Cepheid
 distances, while anchoring the reference, produces a spurious
@@ -357,38 +373,33 @@ \section{Conclusions}
 mechanism must be priced against the standard ruler, not only against
 integrated distances.
 
-\section*{Reproducibility, data and code}
+\section*{Data availability and reproducibility}
 
-All numerical inputs are public: the Pantheon$+$SH0ES release, the Moresco
-chronometer compilation and covariance recipe (repository commit
+The data and code necessary to reproduce the results are publicly available
+at Zenodo under
+\href{https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21721755}{doi:10.5281/zenodo.21721755}.
+All external numerical inputs are public: the Pantheon$+$SH0ES release, the
+Moresco chronometer compilation and covariance recipe (repository commit
 \texttt{8814133}), and the DESI DR2 Gaussian likelihood files. The complete
 pipeline (both independent implementations, every likelihood construction,
 the per-realization sound horizons, the load-bearing machine-readable outputs,
 and the
 audit trail including failed attempts and their corrections) is packaged
 with SHA-256 checksums of every declared input and load-bearing output, a frozen environment
 specification, and the exact random-number convention that fixes every
-realization, in a reproducibility archive accompanying this paper
-(\texttt{REPRODUCIBILITY.md}), archived at Zenodo under
-\href{https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21721755}{doi:10.5281/zenodo.21721755}.
+realization. Pinned download locations and checksums for the external data are
+listed in \texttt{REPRODUCIBILITY.md} in the archive.
 
 \section*{Automated-assistance disclosure}
 
-This work was carried out in an AI-augmented workflow. Language-model
-assistants (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI Codex) wrote and cross-verified analysis
-code under pre-registered falsification criteria, performed literature
-searches, and drafted text. The supernova selection was independently
-rescanned over all 90{,}000 seeds. The sound horizon and DESI likelihood were
-also reimplemented independently; fixed-point ruler values agree within
-$0.20\,\mathrm{Mpc}$, while endpoint treatment can shift large tail
-$\chi^2$ values by up to about 10 without changing the verdict. Full
-chronometer covariance and multi-start joint optimizations were added in the
-independent audit. No Boltzmann, recombination, or perturbation solver for
-Everpresent $\Lambda$ was used. All scientific claims were gated on
-inspectable numerical artifacts; the human author directed the research,
-set the evidentiary standards, and is responsible for the content. A full
-audit trail, including documented corrections and retractions of
-intermediate claims, is preserved in the repository.
+The substantive use of language-model tools in the scientific workflow is
+described in Sec.~\ref{sec:model}, including the model identifiers, the tasks
+performed, and the verification procedure. The tools also assisted with
+language editing and document preparation. They are not authors. The human
+author reviewed the manuscript, directed the research, and accepts full
+responsibility for the code, analysis, citations, and conclusions. No
+Boltzmann, recombination, or perturbation solver for Everpresent $\Lambda$
+was used.
 
 \begin{thebibliography}{99}
 

output/papers/everpresent-adjudication/prd-submission/AI-USE-DISCLOSURE.md

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+# Automated-assistance record for APS disclosure
+
+This record supports, but does not replace, the disclosure printed in the
+manuscript.
+
+## Tools and recorded versions
+
+The archived local session logs associated with the research record the
+following model identifiers:
+
+- Anthropic Claude Code: `claude-fable-5` and `claude-opus-5`
+- OpenAI Codex: `gpt-5.6-sol`
+
+These strings are reported exactly as logged. No unrecorded commercial model
+name or version is inferred from them.
+
+## Substantive uses
+
+- drafting and revising analysis code;
+- executing numerical scans and optimization checks;
+- building an independent implementation of load-bearing calculations;
+- literature search and source comparison;
+- detecting errors, proposing corrections, and running stress tests;
+- drafting and editing manuscript text and submission materials.
+
+## Human direction and verification
+
+Romain Simon specified the research question, data scope, falsification
+criteria, stopping rules, and publication claims. Numerical claims were tied
+to machine-readable artifacts and deterministic commands. The complete
+90,000-seed selection was independently rescanned; the sound-horizon and DESI
+likelihood calculations were independently reimplemented; fixed-point ruler
+values were compared between implementations; full chronometer covariance
+and multistart optimization were checked; and the final PDF and archive were
+audited. Intermediate errors, failed routes, corrections, and retractions are
+preserved in the public research record.
+
+No language model is an author. The human author remains responsible for the
+code, data choices, citations, analysis, and conclusions.
+
+## Known limitations
+
+- Language models can hallucinate citations, code behavior, or physical
+  interpretations; source checks and executable artifacts reduce but do not
+  eliminate that risk.
+- The model identifiers above are service log identifiers, not claims about
+  undocumented provider internals.
+- No AI system supplies peer review, human endorsement, or proof of physical
+  correctness.
+- No Boltzmann, recombination, or perturbation solver for Everpresent Lambda
+  was used.
+
+## Policy reference
+
+Prepared against the APS guidance on the
+[appropriate use of AI tools](https://journals.aps.org/authors/appropriate-use-ai-tools).

output/papers/everpresent-adjudication/prd-submission/AUTHOR-ACTION-REQUIRED.md

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+# Human actions required before APS submission
+
+The scientific and reproducibility materials are prepared. The following
+items cannot be completed safely by an automated assistant.
+
+1. Sign in to the APS submission server and verify the ORCID link
+   `0009-0009-0357-8354` when APS sends the verification request.
+2. Read the frozen manuscript PDF and explicitly approve it as the human
+   author. Automated review cannot replace this gate.
+3. Confirm the exact logged AI identifiers and the description of their roles
+   in `AI-USE-DISCLOSURE.md` and in the manuscript.
+4. Confirm the portal declarations for competing interests, funding, and the
+   absence of concurrent journal review.
+5. Decide whether to name suggested or excluded referees. None are proposed in
+   the current cover letter.
+6. Choose the publication-access option and review any resulting charges in
+   the APS portal.
+7. Upload the frozen PDF and `prd-submission-source.tar.gz`, paste the Data
+   Availability Statement, attach the cover letter, preview APS's generated
+   PDF, and submit only after checking every field.
+
+No arXiv identifier is required. The public Zenodo DOI can be supplied as the
+preprint and reproducibility record.

output/papers/everpresent-adjudication/prd-submission/README.md

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+# Physical Review D submission kit
+
+Prepared on 2026-07-31 for an initial submission to *Physical Review D*.
+Nothing in this directory records or implies that a submission has occurred.
+
+## Intended submission
+
+- Journal: *Physical Review D*
+- Article type: Research Article
+- Subject area: D15 — Cosmology
+- Manuscript source: `../main.tex`
+- Reproducibility record: <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21721755>
+- Public repository: <https://github.com/romainsimon/everpresent-lambda-adjudication>
+
+## Files
+
+- `cover-letter.md`: copy-ready cover letter.
+- `submission-metadata.md`: portal fields and copy-ready statements.
+- `AI-USE-DISCLOSURE.md`: detailed record supporting the manuscript disclosure.
+- `AUTHOR-ACTION-REQUIRED.md`: the remaining human confirmations and portal actions.
+- `prd-submission-source.tar.gz`: uploadable LaTeX source archive.
+- `SHA256SUMS`: checksums for the frozen manuscript PDF and source archive.
+
+The frozen manuscript PDF is at
+`../../../pdf/everpresent-lambda-prd-submission.pdf`.
+
+## Build
+
+The PDF was built with Tectonic from `../main.tex`. The manuscript is a
+self-contained REVTeX file with an embedded bibliography and no external
+figures. The remaining portal and human-review steps are listed in
+`AUTHOR-ACTION-REQUIRED.md`.

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output/papers/everpresent-adjudication/prd-submission/cover-letter.md

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+Dear Editors of Physical Review D,
+
+Please consider the manuscript “Supernova success and sound-horizon failure
+of Everpresent Lambda: an independent test of stochastic dark energy” as a
+Research Article in cosmology (D15).
+
+The manuscript presents an independent, distribution-level reproduction of
+the rare-tail supernova result reported for Everpresent Lambda Model 1. Two
+independently written implementations scan all 90,000 published seed labels
+and recover the same six realizations that outperform a like-for-like flat
+Lambda-CDM reference under both tested Pantheon+ redshift conventions. The
+paper then subjects those selected realizations to cosmic-chronometer and DESI
+DR2 baryon-acoustic-oscillation background tests using a sound horizon
+computed per realization. All six are disfavored, with joint penalties from
++128 to +1974 under the stated drag calibration.
+
+The intended contribution is deliberately bounded. This is not presented as
+a universal no-go theorem for Model 1, nor as a substitute for a
+self-consistent recombination and perturbation calculation. The unresolved
+six-versus-16 selection-rate difference and the source paper's unreproduced
+reference chi-square are stated explicitly. The manuscript instead provides
+a reproducible independent test of the six recovered supernova winners and
+identifies their sound-horizon deficit.
+
+The code, pinned data references, frozen environment, checksums,
+machine-readable outputs, negative results, and audit trail are openly
+archived at <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21721755>. The manuscript includes
+a Data Availability Statement and a substantive automated-assistance
+disclosure identifying the logged models, their roles, and the human and
+computational verification procedures.
+
+This manuscript has not been submitted to another journal and is not under
+review elsewhere. Its public Zenodo record is a preprint and reproducibility
+deposit, not a prior journal publication.
+
+No recommended or excluded referees are proposed at this stage.
+
+Sincerely,
+
+Romain Simon
+
+Independent Researcher
+
+ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0357-8354>
+
+Contact email: contact@romainsimon.net

output/papers/everpresent-adjudication/prd-submission/submission-metadata.md

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+# PRD submission metadata
+
+## Destination
+
+- Journal: Physical Review D
+- Article type: Research Article
+- Subject area: D15 — Cosmology
+- Suggested handling: standard Research Article, not Letter treatment
+
+## Title
+
+Supernova success and sound-horizon failure of Everpresent Lambda: an
+independent test of stochastic dark energy
+
+## Author
+
+- Name: Romain Simon
+- Affiliation: Independent Researcher
+- ORCID: 0009-0009-0357-8354
+- Corresponding author: Romain Simon
+- Contact email: contact@romainsimon.net
+
+## Abstract
+
+Use the abstract from `../main.tex` verbatim. It is also embedded in the
+frozen PDF; maintaining a single source avoids portal/manuscript drift.
+
+## Public records
+
+- Reproducibility DOI: <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21721755>
+- Repository: <https://github.com/romainsimon/everpresent-lambda-adjudication>
+- arXiv identifier: none
+
+An arXiv identifier is not required for an APS submission. The Zenodo record
+is the public preprint and reproducibility record.
+
+## Data Availability Statement
+
+The data and code necessary to reproduce the results are publicly available
+at Zenodo under <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21721755>. The external
+Pantheon+SH0ES, Moresco cosmic-chronometer, and DESI DR2 inputs are publicly
+available from the repositories cited in the manuscript; pinned download
+locations and SHA-256 checksums are provided in `REPRODUCIBILITY.md` in the
+archive.
+
+## Automated-assistance disclosure
+
+Automated assistance was used substantively. Anthropic Claude Code (logged
+model identifiers `claude-fable-5` and `claude-opus-5`) assisted with
+analysis-code drafting, numerical execution, literature search, and manuscript
+drafting. OpenAI Codex (logged model identifier `gpt-5.6-sol`) independently
+inspected and reimplemented load-bearing calculations, identified and
+corrected errors, and ran final stress tests and consistency checks. The human
+author set the hypotheses, data scope, preregistered falsification criteria,
+and evidentiary standards. Load-bearing claims were regenerated by
+deterministic scripts, checked against machine-readable artifacts, and where
+practical reproduced by a second implementation. The tools are not authors;
+the human author reviewed the manuscript and accepts responsibility for the
+code, analysis, citations, and conclusions.
+
+## Declarations to confirm in the portal
+
+- Competing interests: **AUTHOR ACTION REQUIRED**
+- Funding sources and grant identifiers: **AUTHOR ACTION REQUIRED**
+- Concurrent or previous journal submission: none known; author must confirm
+- Suggested referees: none proposed
+- Excluded referees: none proposed
+- Open-access option: author decision in the APS portal