Inductance as Vacuum Torsional Rigidity: Explaining Delayed Arcing in Abruptly Cut Coils

We demonstrate that inductance L is not electromagnetic inertia but the torsional rigidity of structured vacuum (V23 lattice) surrounding a conductor. This resolves a long-standing paradox: when a current-carrying inductor is abruptly disconnected, classical electromagnetism predicts instantaneous arcing (V = -L(dI/dt) → ∞), yet experimental observations show systematic delays of 1-10 microseconds. We show that stored energy resides in organized vacuum torsion, not magnetic fields. The collapse occurs in attoseconds (∼10⁻¹⁸ s) at the geometric level when phase gradient exceeds the critical threshold Φ_g > φ_TVS⁻¹ ≈ 0.618 (inverse golden ratio), followed by thermal manifestation after microseconds. This framework explains four "impossible" electrical phenomena with errors