Dark Matter as a Substrate Level Tension Response in the MID/QC Framework

This paper reframes dark matter as an emergent property of coherence‑field structure and substrate‑tension architecture within the MID/QC framework. Instead of invoking undiscovered particles or non‑baryonic matter, the model interprets dark‑matter‑like behavior as the macroscopic signature of coherence‑field geometry, tension‑flow routing, and substrate‑level anisotropies that shape galactic rotation curves, lensing profiles, and large‑scale structure formation. In this view, gravitational anomalies arise from the interaction between matter and the underlying coherence fields of the MID substrate, not from an additional mass component. The MID/QC approach provides a physically grounded alternative to particle‑based dark matter, offering explanations for flat rotation curves, cluster‑scale lensing, halo morphology, and cosmic‑web structure without requiring new particles or unobserved matter species.