Relativistic Mass of the Proton as a Vortex of DQV

The proton is modelled as a stable four-dimensional vortex of the Dynamic Quantum Vacuum (DQV). Its mass arises from the depletion of vacuum energy density in the vortex core, while its energy corresponds to the vortex frequency. When accelerated in the LHC to near-light velocities, the proton vortex absorbs DQV energy, increasing its frequency and relativistic mass. This increase reflects absorbed vacuum energy, not internal constituents. High-energy collisions are therefore not interpreted as fragmentation into quarks and gluons, but as disintegration of the vortex, with observed products being transient excitations of DQV that rapidly return to the vacuum reservoir. This provides an observer-invariant, dynamic origin of relativistic effects. Variable DQV energy density carries both inertial and gravitational mass, particles are vortices and electromagnetic phenomena are excitations of DQV. The vortex model extends to galaxies, solving flat rotation curves without dark matter. Dark energy is identified as the intrinsic energy of DQV itself, representing a framework for Einstein's theory of everything.