1.23 Formation of Macroscopic Structure: Black Hole Spin Vortices → Galaxies; Linear Striation Docking → Cosmic Web

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I. Overview of This Section: The same set of "structure formation language" is used, scaling from atoms to the universe.
In the previous two sections, we established the smallest chain of structure formation: textures are the precursors of filaments; filaments are the smallest structural units. On a microscopic scale, we explained orbits, interlocks, and molecules using "linear striations + spin vortices + cadence."
This section does the same thing, but with a broader focus: from "electrons orbiting the nucleus" to "gases and stars orbiting the core"; from "filaments interlocking microscopically" to "filaments docking on cosmic scales."
The key takeaway from this section is: Spin vortices create disks, linear striations create webs.

Spin Vortices Create Disks:
The spin of black holes stirs the energy sea, organizing large-scale rotational structures. The galaxy disk and spiral arms are structures "stirred and directed" into existence.

Linear Striations Create Webs:
Multiple deep wells (with black holes as extreme nodes) pull the energy sea outward, creating large-scale linear striation filaments. These filaments connect to each other, forming a web-like cosmic structure.

II. What Role Do Black Holes Play in Macroscopic Structure: A "tight anchor point" + A "spin vortex engine"
In Energy Filament Theory, black holes are not simply "point masses" in the universe, but are extreme scenarios where the energy sea reaches a highly compact state. They contribute two things to the formation of macroscopic structure:

• A very strong "anchor point"
  The tension near black holes is extremely high, meaning this is a deep well and an extreme boundary of the energy sea. All matter, light, and even the macro-scale sea textures are bound to reference this point as a strong constraint.
• A continuous "spin vortex engine"
  As long as a black hole has spin, it continuously stirs a massive rotational structure within the energy sea. This rotational structure is not ornamental—it rewrites the large-scale "paths" around it, converting what would otherwise be chaotic flows into organized orbits, spirals, and collimations.
  Think of it like a bathtub drain:
  Water can flow chaotically, sway, and drift in all directions. But once the drain forms a stable vortex, the entire water surface is organized into clear rotational structures, and the path of floating objects is "written into the vortex."
  The effect of black hole spin on the energy sea is like writing the "macroscopic viable paths" into the spin vortices.

III. Why Do Galaxies Form Disks and Spiral Arms:
It's not that the disk comes first and the order follows, but rather the spin vortices first create the paths that form the disk.
The common intuition for the formation of a galaxy disk is often explained as "conservation of angular momentum leads to disk formation." But in the language of Energy Filament Theory, this statement becomes more visual:

• The spin of black holes carves spin vortices on large scales.
• Spin vortices are a "directional organization" that facilitates the smooth and coherent motion of surrounding matter and sea conditions along specific paths.
• Spin vortices rewrite "dispersed falls" into "orbital paths."

IV. Understanding the "Jets/Collimation" in Galaxies: Spin Vortices + Boundary Corridors Channel Energy into Two Jets
Many galaxies and black hole systems exhibit polar jets. In the language of Energy Filament Theory, this is very similar to the material science of "walls—pores—corridors" as discussed in Section 1.9:

• Extremely tight boundaries form "tension wall-like" critical shells.
• In the critical shell, the flow rules are stricter, but pores and corridors are more easily formed.
• The spin vortices "roll energy and plasma into guideable bundles."
• When the rotational organization and axial corridors overlap, what would have been scattered outflows are squeezed into two collimated beams.
  Thus, the jets resemble "tubes formed by sea conditions," not cannon-like tubes extending from nowhere.
  This section provides a structural description and does not delve into the detailed mechanisms of black hole boundaries, corridors, and jets, which will be explored in subsequent extreme scenario sections.

V. The Role of Linear Striations in Galaxy Scales: They Act as "Feed Pipes," Determining How Galaxies Grow
If spin vortices are responsible for "organizing the disk," linear striations are more like responsible for "feeding the disk."
In Energy Filament Theory, linear striations are the skeletal roadways drawn out of the energy sea. When they are further compacted, they become filamentous channels. On the scale of galaxies, this can be visualized as a very specific structural image:

• Black holes and central deep wells of galaxies pull "linear striations" outward.
• The tighter the anchor point, the easier it is for the surrounding sea conditions to be organized into directional pathways.
• Linear striations convert dispersed distant matter into "filamentous feeding flows."
  Matter no longer flows uniformly from all directions but is more likely to be channeled along a few primary pathways, continuously feeding into the system.
• The combination of supply channels and disk spin vortices determines the orientation, strips, and growth rhythm of the disk.
  Strong supply leads to easier maintenance and expansion of the disk.
  Supply bias causes noticeable asymmetry and thickening of strips in the disk.

VI. How the Cosmic Web Forms: Multiple Deep Wells Pull Linear Striations Out and "Dock" Them, Creating a Web, Not a Painted Pattern
Now we zoom out further: from individual galaxies to large-scale cosmic structures.
The focus of this section is not on "the universe being a web" but on "how the cosmic web is constructed." Energy Filament Theory provides a growth narrative of "linear striation docking":

• Each strong anchor point pulls out linear striation filaments.
  Think of it like a spider spinning its web: the spider fixes the silk thread at one point and pulls it outward, forming a structural skeleton in space that can transmit and direct forces.
• The linear striations from multiple anchor points will look for directions to "dock" with each other.
  When two filaments meet in space, if they form a continuous "pathway" in terms of tension and texture, docking will occur.
• Once docking is successful, a "filament bridge" is formed across scales.
  The filament bridge is not decorative—it enhances convergence and transport along the direction of the bridge, making the bridge more like a stable pathway, less likely to break.

VII. After Docking, Three Macro Components Naturally Emerge: Nodes, Filament Bridges, and Voids
Once "linear striation docking" becomes the main mechanism, three components of the cosmic web naturally emerge without additional assumptions:

1. Nodes
   When multiple filament bridges dock at the same point, this area becomes a deeper convergence center, visually corresponding to clusters, galaxy groups, and regions of stronger gravitational lensing.
2. Filament Bridges
   The bridges formed by the docking of nodes and filaments become elongated channels. Once formed, these channels continuously guide the flow of matter and energy, strengthening over time.
3. Voids
   Regions that are not effectively docked by filament bridges become relatively sparse, "empty" spaces. Voids are not "empty" in the strictest sense; rather, they represent areas where the road network has not been laid out, and supply is not concentrated.

These three components can be summarized as:

• Nodes are the convergence points.
• Filament bridges are the skeletal structure.
• Voids are the gaps between the structures.

VIII. Why This Web Continues to Grow and Stabilize: Docking Triggers "Backfilling," and Backfilling Strengthens Docking
The formation of the web is not a one-time process but a repeated reinforcement. Using the terms from Section 1.19, the most essential layer is:

• Docking triggers "gap backfilling"
  Initially, docking may not be perfect: the phases may be out of sync, textures may not match, and tension transitions might be too sharp, resulting in "leaky" joints. For the filament bridges to become long-term stable structures, these gaps must be backfilled, making the paths more continuous and less susceptible to disturbances.
• Backfilling strengthens the connection
  Once the gaps are backfilled, the channel becomes more stable, and the transport along it becomes more concentrated. As transport becomes more concentrated, the bridge becomes more robust, more like a true road, and more difficult to break.

Thus, the cosmic web, in this framework, is not a static picture but a dynamically constructed structure:

• Docking → Backfilling → Reinforcing → Re-docking
  This construction logic is continuous, and while the skeleton of the web evolves slowly over time based on relaxation and supply conditions, the basic structure remains consistent.

IX. A Unified Statement of Macro and Micro Structures: The Actions Remain the Same, Only the Scale Changes
When comparing the micro-scale process in Section 1.22 and the macro-scale process in this section, we see that they are nearly the same statement at different scales:

• Micro: Two cores jointly repair the path → Electrons travel the corridor → Spin vortices lock in place
• Macro: Deep wells pull out linear striations → Striations dock to form bridges → Spin vortices organize the disk

Thus, the grand unified mechanism for structure formation from atomic to cosmic scales can be summed up in one sentence (this sentence will be used frequently going forward):
From atoms to the universe, structure is not built by stacking; it is woven by "road networks + filament docking + boundary setting."

X. Summary of This Section

• Spin vortices create disks, linear striations create webs: This is the core principle of macroscopic structure formation.
• Black holes provide two crucial elements: A strong anchor point (deep well) and a continuous spin vortex engine.
• Galaxy disks and spiral arms are better understood as: Paths and road networks organized by spin vortices, rather than fixed arms.
• The cosmic web forms through the docking of linear striations: Multiple anchor points pull out filaments and dock them, forming nodes, bridges, and voids in a web-like structure.
• Docking triggers backfilling: Backfilling strengthens the structure, making the cosmic web grow longer and more stable.

XI. What is Next
The next section will return to the observational and measurement level: turning the "unified structure" language into observational tools and methods. How can we distinguish the effects of "slopes, paths, locks, and statistical baselines" in real observations, and how can we use the same language to connect the evidence chain?