Dark Matter -- Unified Framework in VEQF Theory

This study presents a comprehensive synthesis of observational evidence supporting the existence of dark matter (DM) as a dominant, non-baryonic, gravitationally active component of the universe. Drawing on empirical data — including rotation curves, gravitational lensing, cluster dynamics, and early structure formation — the Vacuum Energy Quanta Field (VEQF) framework is introduced as a novel ontological basis for space, mass, and gravity. Within the VEQF framework, dark matter is modeled as exotic quark solitons (3 < TCI < 14) that fail to form hadrons due to prohibitively high binding energy, scaling as Ebind~>(TCI1*TCI2*TCI3)^3. These inert solitons are proposed to have formed primordial halos through entropic repulsion and energy density gradients during a non-singular Big Bang, initiated by the collision of two supermassive black holes. The resulting cored halo profiles align with observed galactic rotation curves without invoking cusps or baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). This framework affirms the reality of dark matter while providing a testable, non-quantum mechanism for its origin, distribution, and role in cosmic structure formation.