MST Dark Matter v6 - Mass-Energy Transformation as the Physical Source of Residual Coherence: Grounding the Scale-Bridging Kernel, Statistical Retention, and New Prediction Classes

We propose a non-particle interpretation of dark matter as a residual gravitational imprint of past mass-energy transformations. In this framework, energetic processes governed by E = mc² including stellar evolution, supernovae, and early-universe phase transitions, leave persistent, history-dependent contributions to spacetime curvature. These contributions are not associated with additional matter fields, but instead emerge as an effective extension of the stress-energy sector, representing accumulated transformation memory. The resulting “residual coherence field” provides a structurally distinct explanation for dark matter phenomena, predicting that dark matter distributions correlate not only with present baryonic mass, but with the integrated history of high-energy astrophysical events. This leads to testable deviations from standard () CDM expectations, including stratified halo structures, post-starburst lensing excess, and temporal offsets between baryonic formation and gravitational convergence. The framework preserves the geometric structure of General Relativity while introducing an effective memory term constrained by conservation laws and observational consistency. Rather than modifying gravity or introducing new particle species, this approach reinterprets dark matter as the cumulative imprint of irreversible mass-energy transformations across cosmic time, providing a falsifiable alternative grounded in known physical processes.