Dark Matter as Topological Entanglement Defects in the Quantum Entanglement Spacetime Theory

This paper presents a constructive derivation of dark matter as topological entanglement defects within the Quantum Entanglement Spacetime Theory (QuEST). The analysis is fully compliant with the QuEST Execution Protocol (QEP) and relies exclusively on the four foundational QuEST postulates. The derivation establishes exact boundary reductions, strictly positive localized entanglement deficits, and vanishing traceless local currents. It also introduces a unique form of linear backreaction at the ring level, derived explicitly from the internal structure of the entanglement network. All results are obtained using finite sums and matrix constructions, with no external assumptions or imported theorems. This work offers a self-contained, QuEST-native explanation for dark matter phenomena grounded entirely in symbolic entanglement geometry.