This record contains the LaTeX source files, figures, and associated materials for the manuscript “Model-independent reconstruction of the low-redshift optical metric and its redshift-drift signature.” The paper presents an empirical reconstruction of the optical geometry underlying the low-redshift Type Ia supernova Hubble diagram within general relativity. Using publicly available Pantheon+ luminosity-distance data, the analysis reconstructs the null-cone mapping between redshift and angular-diameter distance without committing to a specific cosmological model. The resulting geometry reproduces the observed low-redshift distance–redshift relation and yields a corresponding redshift-drift prediction that serves as a kinematic null test accessible to forthcoming real-time cosmology experiments. All materials included here correspond to the manuscript version deposited on this date. No proprietary data are included; the analysis relies solely on publicly available observational datasets cited in the manuscript.
Eric Levin (Mon,) studied this question.