Quantum Gravity Theory Across Eight Galaxies: Precision Validation in NGC ‎‎925 and NGC 1569

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    https://doi.org/10.14419/z6vd0789

    Received date: September 28, 2025

    Accepted date: December 15, 2025

    Published date: December 19, 2025

  • Galaxies: Kinematics and Dynamics; Gravitation: Theory; Dark Matter Alternatives; ‎Quantum Gravity; Rotation Curves; NGC 6503; NGC 925; NGC 1569‎.

  • Abstract

    We present a comprehensive validation of Quantum Gravity Theory (QGT), a dark ‎matter-free framework grounded in graviton-antigraviton interactions, across a sample ‎of eight galaxies spanning five orders of magnitude in stellar mass (8.5×10⁷ to 4.5×10¹⁰ ‎Using high-resolution HI data from the THINGS survey and consistent ‎methodology via the SPARC database, we demonstrate that QGT accurately reproduces ‎rotation curves with residuals of <5.2%, deriving its sole scale parameter directly ‎from baryonic mass distributions without free parameters. The universal scaling relation ‎ = (π/2) ×  ‎ Holds across all galaxies with a mean absolute deviation of 3.9%, ‎validating QGT's predictive power. In direct comparison with Modified Newtonian ‎Dynamics (MOND), QGT achieves statistically superior performance with Bayesian ‎Information Criterion differences ΔBIC > 19. Building on quantum field theory and ‎special relativity, QGT models gravity via graviton-antigraviton condensates, providing ‎a first-principles explanation for flat rotation curves that outperforms both empirical ‎modifications and particle dark matter at galactic scales. These results position QGT as a ‎unified, parameter-free alternative to conventional gravitational paradigms, with ‎implications for cluster dynamics, gravitational lensing, and the quantum foundations of ‎gravity‎.

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    WONG, W. T., & WONG, W.-K. (2025). Quantum Gravity Theory Across Eight Galaxies: Precision Validation in NGC ‎‎925 and NGC 1569. International Journal of Physical Research, 13(2), 25-36. https://doi.org/10.14419/z6vd0789