The Drain Vortex Principle: Indeterminacy Collapse as Universal Generator of Structure

We propose a universal dynamical principle: indeterminacy collapse generates structure across all scales. When systems approach fundamental limits---defined by gradient-based indeterminacy relations---configurational possibilities narrow progressively until a sudden transition crystallizes a new regime. Pre-existing asymmetries, negligible far from the limit, become determinant at collapse, selecting the direction of transition. This process is paradigmatically visible in a draining vortex: water transitions from disordered flow to coherent spiral, with rotation direction determined by previously insignificant asymmetries. We present observational evidence from primordial nucleosynthesis supporting this framework. The Spite Plateau (lithium-7 abundance) is universal across galaxies formed in different cosmic regions, consistent with a primordial crystallization event. However, lithium-beryllium production slopes differ significantly between Gaia-Enceladus and the Milky Way (3. 17), suggesting regional variation in primordial conditions---precisely what the framework predicts. Intrinsic scatter in elemental abundances persists after exhaustive calibration, indicating inherited spatial texture rather than measurement error. The framework unifies phenomena from quantum measurement to ecosystem collapse under one organizing principle, extending the Gradient Indeterminacy (I-G), Underlying Properties Hypothesis (UPH), and Multilevel Recursive Coherence (MRC) frameworks. Falsifiable predictions are specified.