Fantasia of a Superfluid Universe -- In memory of Kerson Huang

TL;DR

This paper explores a superfluid universe model driven by scalar fields, where quantum turbulence and vorticity explain cosmic phenomena like dark energy, dark matter, galactic filaments, voids, and black hole formation, building on Kerson Huang's theories.

Contribution

It introduces a novel superfluid universe framework integrating quantum turbulence and vorticity to explain various cosmological phenomena, extending Kerson Huang's work.

Findings

Dark energy as superfluid energy density

Dark matter as superfluid density deviation

Quantum vorticity explains galactic filaments and black holes

Abstract

This article introduces Kerson Huang's theory on superfluid universe in these aspects: I. choose the asymptotically free Halpern-Huang scalar field(s) to drive inflation; II. use quantum turbulence to create matter; III. consider dark energy as the energy density of the cosmic superfluid and dark matter the deviation of the superfluid density from its equilibrium value; IV. use quantum vorticity to explain phenomena such as the non-thermal filaments at the galactic center, the large voids in the galactic distribution, and the gravitational collapse of stars to fast-rotating blackholes.