Alternative to Dark Matter by Jim Redgewell

 

Rotation-Based Gravity: An Alternative to Dark Matter

Rethinking the Missing Mass Problem

In standard cosmology, the motions of stars in galaxies and the bending of light around galactic clusters cannot be fully explained by the visible mass alone. To resolve this, physicists introduced the concept of dark matter—an invisible, undetectable form of mass that interacts through gravity but not electromagnetism.

But what if there's another explanation? What if gravity is not just a static curvature caused by mass, but a dynamic interaction between rotating matter and the fabric of space itself? This idea emerges naturally from a resonance-based model of gravity, in which matter alters the energy structure of space over time.

Motion as a Source of Gravitational Enhancement

In this new model, all matter resonates with space, drawing in energy and creating localized contractions in spacetime. Rotation enhances this interaction. When a galaxy rotates, its vast mass isn't just sitting in space—it's dynamically twisting, stirring, and resonating with the surrounding field.

This rotational motion could amplify the energy gradient around the galaxy, strengthening the gravitational influence without the need for additional unseen mass. In effect, rotation modifies the surrounding spacetime structure more than mass alone would suggest.

Explaining Flat Rotation Curves

One of the major observational motivations for dark matter is the flat rotation curves of spiral galaxies. Stars far from the galactic center orbit at nearly the same speed as those closer in, which contradicts Newtonian expectations based on visible mass.

In this rotational resonance model, the enhanced field effect caused by galactic rotation could naturally produce these flat curves. The rotating mass resonates with the field in a way that extends its influence outward, maintaining orbital velocities that would otherwise require hidden mass.

Gravitational Lensing Without Invisible Matter

Similarly, gravitational lensing effects—where light from distant objects is bent more strongly than visible matter accounts for—could be explained without invoking dark matter. The rotating structure of a galaxy might cause a dynamic warp in the field, enhancing lensing effects through resonance-induced spacetime curvature.

Beyond Static Gravity

This model shifts the perspective from static mass-based gravity to a dynamic, motion-enhanced gravity. It views the universe not as a set of objects embedded in empty space, but as an interconnected system of waves and resonances, where motion—especially rotation—plays a critical role in shaping gravitational influence.

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Toward a New Gravitational Paradigm

If correct, this idea would eliminate the need for dark matter in explaining large-scale gravitational phenomena. Instead, it suggests that the energetic behavior of rotating matter—its resonance with space—is sufficient to account for the extra gravitational pull we observe.

This opens new doors for thinking about galactic formation, cosmic structure, and even interstellar propulsion, since it implies that spacetime itself can be shaped not just by mass, but by how that mass moves.

Gravity, in this view, is not only about what is present—but how it dances.