This paper presents a mechanistic extension of Superfluid Vacuum Theory (SVT) in which all matter and forces arise from quantised vortex structures in a superfluid ether medium. The vacuum is modelled as a lattice of vortices at the smallest stable scale, with protons, neutrons, and electrons corresponding to toroidal vortices at two additional stable scales. Light is a propagating lattice disturbance, not a particle. Building on the established SVT framework (Sinha, Sivaram Volovik, 2003; Zloshchastiev, 2011; Sbitnev, 2016), the model introduces several novel contributions: (1) a bearing model for atomic structure in which electrons occupy mechanically stable equilibrium positions on the proton's toroidal drag field; (2) a unified force hierarchy where nuclear binding, chemical bonding, and gravitation emerge from a single vortex pressure field at different distance scales; (3) a reinterpretation of the atom as a unified vortex structure; (4) a geometric threshold reinterpretation of the weak nuclear force; and (5) specific experimental proposals for detecting ether–matter coupling. The framework reproduces key results of established physics — including the 1/r² force laws, charge quantisation, the fine-structure constant, and the event horizon condition — while offering concrete physical mechanisms. Testable predictions include modified Michelson–Morley experiments in unshielded environments, GPS signal asymmetry measurements, flyby anomaly correlations with planetary surface velocity, and a neutron star maximum mass prediction dependent on local gravitational potential rather than dark matter density. Known limitations and open problems are discussed explicitly. This is a preprint uploaded to establish priority. Focused follow-up papers targeting peer-reviewed journals are in preparation.
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