Gravity, Electromagnetism, and Light as Emergent Properties of a Superfluid Ether Vortex Lattice by Ors Marton

Classical physics describes gravity, electromagnetism, and light with extraordinary mathematical precision but does not answer what they physically are. This paper proposes concrete mechanical answers within a single framework. The vacuum is modelled as a superfluid organised into a lattice of quantised vortices. Gravity is a static lattice stretch: every toroidal vortex draws ether inward through its ring, reducing lattice density in a 1/r field whose gradient is the gravitational force. Light is an impulse propagating along a chain of lattice vortex elements at the impulse speed of the medium. Electromagnetism is electrons pushing electrons through the lattice via a Newton's Cradle impulse chain; the proton's through-flow disrupts this chain, creating an electromagnetic shadow perceived as positive charge. The neutron is a proton with an electron plugging its centre, restoring the impulse chain and rendering it electromagnetically invisible. The strong nuclear force is the contact binding of counter-rotating vortex surfaces at nuclear distances. The weak nuclear force is the geometric threshold for electron ejection from the neutron's interior. Nuclear structure — from the deuteron to heavier nuclei — arises from geometric constraints on toroidal vortex arrangements, with the alpha particle as the fundamental building block. The observable universe boundary is reinterpreted as a phase transition where the vortex lattice can no longer form, supported by BEC vortex saturation experiments (Abo-Shaeer et al., 2001; Schweikhard et al., 2004). Building on Superfluid Vacuum Theory (Sinha, Sivaram Volovik, 2003; Zloshchastiev, 2011), the model extends SVT in a geometrically explicit direction. All four fundamental forces emerge from a single vortex mechanism at different distance scales. Charge quantisation is explained by the existence of only one charge carrier. The speed of light is a medium property dependent on local lattice pressure. Testable predictions include modified Michelson–Morley experiments in unshielded environments and flyby anomaly mapping. Known limitations and open problems are discussed explicitly. This is a preprint upload