Emergent Gravitational Modification from a Coupled Fractional Field: Rotation Curves of 124 SPARC Galaxies Without Dark Matter

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Carlos Freeman
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18884822
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Abstract

We test a coupled PDE system with fractional Laplacian (α=1.2, fixed from EEG measurements) against NFW dark matter on 124 SPARC galaxies. The coupled PDE model wins 71% of galaxies (p=1.70×10⁻⁶) with median χ²/dof=0.789 vs 1.300 for NFW. Combined with prior results in EEG (r=0.767, p=0.010) and neutrino physics (Δχ²=4.20), this represents the fourth domain where α=1.2 produces significant results without domain-specific fitting.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Galaxies: Formation Evolution Phenomena Fractional Differential Equations Solutions

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
6 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint