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Published February 12, 2026 | Version v1
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Unified Hydrodynamics of Spacetime (UHST): A Vacuum Rheology Framework for Galactic Rotation Curves

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  • 1. Independent Researcher

Description

This paper introduces the Unified Hydrodynamics of Spacetime (UHST), a non-linear framework that replaces the Dark Matter paradigm with a vacuum rheology model. We propose that the vacuum is a physical, non-Newtonian superfluid condensate subject to a Density-Driven Phase Transition. By analyzing the full SPARC database (N=175), we demonstrate that a single set of three global parameters can explain galactic rotation velocities across five orders of magnitude in mass. The model achieves a global average chi^2 = 2.04 and a median chi^2 = 1.76, while naturally recovering the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation (BTFR) with an empirical slope of 4.01 +/- 0.03. Results suggest that galactic rotation anomalies are an emergent property of vacuum stiffness rather than the result of invisible particle halos.

Notes

Full statistical audit of 175 galaxies from the SPARC database is included in the supplementary files.

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Figure 1 The Global BTFR (Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation).png

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