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Resolving Subatomic Anomalies and Calibrating Vacuum Critical Velocity via Topological Viscosity

Authors: Üstel, Yağmur;

Resolving Subatomic Anomalies and Calibrating Vacuum Critical Velocity via Topological Viscosity

Abstract

The Standard Model of particle physics faces persistent kinematic discrepancies, most notably the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon (g−2) and the discrepancy in the free neutron lifetime between beam and bottle experiments. This paper proposes that these anomalies are not indicative of undiscovered fundamental particles, but rather the local- ized hydrodynamic drag of a discrete, viscoelastic vacuum substrate. Utilizing the Discrete Topological Superfluid (DTS) framework, we apply a previously established, empirically derived topological viscosity constant (µtopo ≈1.5 ×10−5 Pa·s). First, we demonstrate that modeling the heavy muon as a rotating topological defect provides an empirical cali- bration of a subatomic kinematic wake, perfectly accounting for the non-Hermitian viscous torque observed at Fermilab. Second, by applying macroscopic fluid dynamics to translat- ing cold neutrons, we demonstrate that the 9-second beam-lifetime discrepancy acts as a direct empirical measurement of the vacuum’s Landau Critical Velocity (vc ≈85.0 m/s). By substituting classical Newtonian drag with quantized superfluid phase-slip, we resolve the anomaly without dark matter decay channels. By reframing subatomic kinematics as quan- tum hydrodynamics, this framework resolves two major Standard Model anomalies using a single material property.

Keywords

Quantum Hydrodynamics, Discrete Superfluid Vacuum, Landau Critical Velocity, Quantum physics, Dark matter, Particle physics, Kinematic Time Dilation, Topological Defects, Theoretical physics, Muon g-2 Anomaly, Neutron Lifetime Discrepancy, Topological Viscosity

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