Quantized vorticity and dark matter

Newtonian mechanics predicts that stars far from a galaxy's center should orbit more slowly (v ∝ r⁻¹ᐟ²). Observations show instead that their speeds stay flat at great distances. The standard response is Dark Matter, an invisible mass said to make up 85% of the galaxy.

RSI proposes a different cause. A galaxy is a macroscopic Topological Knot in the Eternal Consonance, acting as one giant, coherent vortex within the universal continuum. Like a superfluid, which flows without friction, this continuum keeps its vortices circulating strongly even at their edges. Stars are carried by this rotating current, a galactic-scale version of the Lense-Thirring Effect (frame dragging, where a spinning mass drags the space around it).

The theory sees a nested hierarchy of vortices. Particles are tiny Quantized Vortices. Ordinary space shows smooth Laminar Flow. Galaxies are vast vortices confined by the background field, which holds roughly 70% of the universe's energy. Space is not empty. It is a superfluid ocean that foams into matter at specific thresholds.