THE SCALE OF DARK-MATTER UNIFICATION
Given the fact that the theory of Samkhya describes accurately the nature of dark matter as characterized by the qualities of tamas—darkness (nonluminosity) and inertia (mass)—as well as the fact that the twenty-four categories of the theory can be used to predict the radius of the dark-matter halo, we cannot ignore the conclusions of the theory regarding the relation between dark matter and ordinary matter.
According to this theory, the particles of dark matter represent the particles of prime matter from which are produced all observable forms of matter through a process of combination and permutation. This means that on a certain microscopic scale of consideration, all observable particles of matter may be viewed as composite—that is, composed of even more elementary dark matter particles. The scale by which ordinary forms of matter are resolved into their dark matter constituents may be called the scale of dark-matter unification.
If the radius of the dark-matter field as a whole is determined by the scale of the twenty-fourth layer above, then in accordance with the principle “as above, so below,” the scale of dark-matter unification should be determined by the scale of the twenty-fourth layer below. The universal rule of thumb gives this as 10–24 centimeters. Unfortunately, this particular scale falls in a range of microscopic scales known in quantum theory as the Great Desert because virtually nothing is known about the quantum particles, if any, that exist in that range. At present, the most advanced particle accelerators are able to probe space-time-energy scales only to about 10–22 centimeters. As a result, our direct empirical knowledge regarding the microscopic parts of creation extends no farther than the scale of the twenty-second layer below the half measure. The scale of the twenty-fourth layer below the half measure lies beyond our empirical reach, and there is currently no way to verify empirically the prediction about the dark-matter unification scale.
Yet the real test of any scientific theory lies in its ability to make theoretical predictions in advance of their confirmation. On the basis of the ancient galactic wisdom, we can determine in advance that the scale of 10-24 centimeters represents the scale of dark-matter unification in which all observable matter particles become resolved into their prime constituents—dark-matter particles. Although it is unlikely that this prediction will be confirmed by any direct empirical observation, it could be confirmed, at least in principle, by an appropriate mathematical theory of dark matter rooted in inferences drawn from empirical observations. Such a confirmation would go a long way toward establishing the scientific validity of the ancient wisdom. Whether this will come to pass remains to be seen.