The generation of mass within the Standard Model relies heavily on the spontaneous symmetry breaking of the scalar Higgs field, a necessity born from the dimensionful limitations of classical Yang-Mills theory. However, relying on a directionless scalar field to impart mechanical drag to dimensionless point-particles introduces unresolved ontological paradoxes regarding the physical nature of the quantum vacuum. This paper proposes an alternative, purely classical hydrodynamic framework: the Quantum Vector Time Field (QVTF). By replacing the geometric void of spacetime with a continuous, highly pressurised, and viscous fluid medium, we redefine subatomic particles not as discrete points, but as topological solitons (stable, self-reinforcing vortex knots). Under this framework, mass is not an intrinsic property mediated by gauge boson exchange, but an emergent, classical mechanical property. Mass is strictly defined as the localised hydrodynamic friction generated by a topological vortex spinning against the baseline dynamic viscosity of the continuous medium. We formalise this relationship as the Solitonic Identity (m = _) and demonstrate how classical fluid boundary conditions and localised critical stress limits naturally resolve the mass hierarchy problem. This offers a strictly mechanical explanation for the transient nature of high-energy collider resonances without requiring unobservable scalar fields.
Simeon Peter Marriott (Wed,) studied this question.