Arguments are presented to show that the current standard model of the cosmos always violates the energy conservation law, even when it shouldn't for asymptotically flat space-time in a closed system, and that such a violation can be linked analytically to the use of a radially focused Robertson-Walker (RW) based distance metric. Results are also presented to show how certain standard-model assumptions strongly affect particle horizon attributes and how the analytical use of a θ -axis-focused

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... distance metric can serve as a vehicle to demonstrate the impact of matter-based gravitation on photon trajectory attributes that can be associated with energy conservation in flat space-time.