We present a novel modification of Einstein’s field equations in which the cosmological constant is treated not as an immutable value, but as a dynamically varying scalar field dependent on local geometric tension. The distance and tension dependence of the expansion naturally separates the scales: on cosmic scales it generates dark energy causing the expansion of the universe, on galactic scales it eliminates dark matter, the cause of inflation after the big bang, and remains negligible in everyday astrophysical systems, while forming a gigantic antigravity barrier inside collapsing stars, eliminating physical singularities. At atomic scales, spacetime binds itself to the Standard Model in the role of the Higgs field. Finally, we show how the model can provide opportunities for the emergence of new universes.
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