This paper presents a geometric resolution to the dark matter problem. The central claim is: Newton was right, the calculation was right, and the geometry was wrong. Applying spherical Gaussian surfaces (Aₑff = 4πr²) to disk-shaped galaxies understates the effective flux area by a factor of r/H ≈ 20–100. Dark matter is the mathematical residual of this geometric error, not a physical substance. We develop the Gravitational Flux Transport Network framework, in which the gravitational acceleration is g = GMₑnc/Aₑff, where Aₑff depends on the geometry of the mass distribution. Two foundational principles determine Aₑff: (1) A feedback principle: gravitational flux concentrates matter, which further concentrates flux, driving disk and filament formation (Aₑff = 4πHr for spirals, g ∝ 1/r, flat rotation curves). (2) A lazy propagation principle: the universe invests in efficient flux channels only when the lifetime cost of construction is less than the lifetime cost of inefficient propagation (d > dₘax = √ (2GMH/σ²) ). Together these principles reproduce, without free parameters: - Flat galactic rotation curves- The Tully–Fisher relation (vc⁴ ∝ M, derived) - The Faber–Jackson relation (L ∝ σ⁴, derived from lazy propagation ceiling) - The NFW profile (geometric artifact) - The MBH–σ relation (rₛ = dₘax condition) - The universal MBH/Mbulge ≈ 10⁻³ ratio- The cosmic web topology (Steiner network optimisation) - The galaxy morphology–density relation (8-strategy taxonomy S1–S8) - The dark matter distribution as a flux efficiency map (fDM ∝ ε·d/dₘax·n) - The Hubble tension (KBC void outflow 8–11%) - Apparent dark energy as void pressure Λₑff (t) - DESI's evolving w (z) ≠ −1 Thirty-eight new observational predictions are listed, testable with JWST, DESI, Euclid, and SKA.
JongJin Ma (Wed,) studied this question.