An astrometric audit identifies a mechanical explanation for Hubble Tension, suggesting new insights into cosmic expansion.
This paper presents a kinematic challenge to the standard assumption of a perfectly elastic vacuum. By performing an astrometric audit of 955 extragalactic sources in the Boötes North sector (RA ≈ 205.25) using Gaia DR3 data, I identify a non-Newtonian Plug Flow velocity profile.A core Anisotropy Ratio of 2.47, indicating a coherent "Metric River" rather than random gravitational motion. Observation of a suppressed core jitter (σ = 6.55 mas/yr) relative to a shearing periphery (σ = 8.45 mas/yr), a classic signature of Bingham Plastic flow. I propose that the Hubble Tension is a result of local metric slip (Vₛₗᵢₚ) within high-stress vacuum conduits, triggered by a vacuum yield threshold of 39 MeV. Unlike dark energy models which rely on unseen scalars, this model provides an auditable, mechanical explanation for the 2,792 km/s velocity overshoot and the late-universe expansion discrepancy.
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