Exact Flat Rotation Curves and Asymptotic Lensing in an Axisymmetric Navier-Stokes Suction Vortex

We prove that a steady, axisymmetric Navier-Stokes fluid with kinematic viscosity $\nu_A > 0$ surrounding a central sink of radius $R_c$ and inward normal suction speed $v_s > 0$ admits an exact spatially constant azimuthal velocity solution $v_\theta(R) = V_0 = \text{const}$ if and only if the dimensionless suction Reynolds number satisfies $Re_s \equiv v_s R_c / \nu_A = R_c / \delta^* = 1$, where $\delta^* \equiv \nu_A / v_s$ is the Prandtl Asymptotic Suction Boundary Layer (ASBL) displacement thickness. At $Re_s = 1$, the radial viscous stress vanishes identically while the vortex sustains a logarithmic cyclostrophic pressure gradient $\rho^{-1} dP_{\text{vortex}}/dR = V_0^2 / R$ identical to the radial acceleration attributed to an isothermal dark matter halo. Matching this cyclostrophic pressure gradient to the baryonic gravitational acceleration at the core boundary $R_c$ across a background acceleration threshold $a_0$ uniquely locks both $(V_0, R_c)$ to the total baryonic mass via the Baryonic Tully-Fisher relation $V_0^4 = G M_{\text{baryon}} a_0$ and $R_c = \sqrt{G M_{\text{baryon}} / a_0}$. Furthermore, null-geodesic wave refraction across this logarithmic pressure well yields a strictly constant asymptotic bending angle $\Delta\theta_\infty = 2\pi V_0^2 / c_0^2$ independent of impact parameter $b$. Second-order central finite-difference verification matches the analytical flat-rotation solution to $3.21 \times 10^{-12}$, and regularized core integration reproduces observed rotation curves across dwarf and giant spiral galaxies in the SPARC database without dark matter.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-04
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23936236
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Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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Exact Flat Rotation Curves and Asymptotic Lensing in an Axisymmetric Navier-Stokes Suction Vortex

Colt Lien
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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Exact Flat Rotation Curves and Asymptotic Lensing in an Axisymmetric Navier-Stokes Suction Vortex

Colt Lien
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Abstract

We prove that a steady, axisymmetric Navier-Stokes fluid with kinematic viscosity $\nu_A > 0$ surrounding a central sink of radius $R_c$ and inward normal suction speed $v_s > 0$ admits an exact spatially constant azimuthal velocity solution $v_\theta(R) = V_0 = \text{const}$ if and only if the dimensionless suction Reynolds number satisfies $Re_s \equiv v_s R_c / \nu_A = R_c / \delta^* = 1$, where $\delta^* \equiv \nu_A / v_s$ is the Prandtl Asymptotic Suction Boundary Layer (ASBL) displacement thickness. At $Re_s = 1$, the radial viscous stress vanishes identically while the vortex sustains a logarithmic cyclostrophic pressure gradient $\rho^{-1} dP_{\text{vortex}}/dR = V_0^2 / R$ identical to the radial acceleration attributed to an isothermal dark matter halo. Matching this cyclostrophic pressure gradient to the baryonic gravitational acceleration at the core boundary $R_c$ across a background acceleration threshold $a_0$ uniquely locks both $(V_0, R_c)$ to the total baryonic mass via the Baryonic Tully-Fisher relation $V_0^4 = G M_{\text{baryon}} a_0$ and $R_c = \sqrt{G M_{\text{baryon}} / a_0}$. Furthermore, null-geodesic wave refraction across this logarithmic pressure well yields a strictly constant asymptotic bending angle $\Delta\theta_\infty = 2\pi V_0^2 / c_0^2$ independent of impact parameter $b$. Second-order central finite-difference verification matches the analytical flat-rotation solution to $3.21 \times 10^{-12}$, and regularized core integration reproduces observed rotation curves across dwarf and giant spiral galaxies in the SPARC database without dark matter.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
University of Arkansas at Monticello (US)
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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