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Journal: Vedic Science
Volume: 27 | Issue: 4 | Year: 2025
Pages: 22–33
DOI: https://doi.org/10.xxxx/vedic.2025.xxx
Received: 1 July 2025
Accepted: 25 July  2025
Published:  15 October 2025

Gravity and Inertia in the Celestial Plenum: A Re-evaluation of Solar System Mechanics via Quantum Foam and Planetary Gearing

Satinder S. Malik, Independent Researcher, Hyderabad

Abstract

The prevailing cosmological paradigm, anchored in the Newtonian vacuum, increasingly relies on theoretical placeholders such as Dark Matter to resolve observational anomalies. This paper proposes a return to the Cartesian Plenum, re-contextualized through modern Superfluid Vacuum Theory (SVT) and Quantum Foam dynamics. By analysing the Solar System as a vortex embedded within a galactic superfluid rather than an isolated clockwork in a void, kinematic paradoxes including the retrograde rotation of Venus and the angular momentum distribution of Jupiter can be resolved. Furthermore, this study integrates the historical ontology of aether physics—from the Vaiśeṣika Sūtras of Ṛṣi Kaṇāda to the etymological roots of ‘massa’ and ‘gravitas’—to propose that Gravity and Inertia are not fundamental forces, but manifestations of fluid Adhesion and Cohesion within a quantum mediu

Keywords

Gravity, Solar System, Inertia, Planet

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How to cite this article

Malik, S. S.  (2025). Gravity and Inertia in the Celestial Plenum: A Re-evaluation of Solar System Mechanics via Quantum Foam and Planetary Gearing. Vedic Science, 27(4), 22–33. https://doi.org/10.66376/vedicscience.v27.n4.1