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  "abstract": "This paper presents a new hypothesis for the origin of gravity and the identity of dark matter.\n\nIt proposes that gravity is not a fundamental force, but an effect caused by a localized field excitation, termed a Pin, which is connected to a fourth spatial dimension (w). The Pin inserts into the 3D spacetime fabric from the w-dimension, stretches the fabric, and this stretching is perceived as gravity in 3D.\n\nIn this model, the same Pin is identified as dark matter. The paper provides a clear definition of the Pin, a mathematical framework starting from $(\\nabla_3^2 + \\partial^2/\\partial w^2 - \\mu^2) \\xi = -\\lambda \\rho_{pin}$, and outlines a research program to derive the effective potential $\\Phi_{eff}$ and test the $1/r^2$ law.\n\nThis is presented strictly as a hypothesis, not a proven theory. It is proposed for further mathematical derivation and observational testing by the scientific community.\n\nKeywords: Gravity origin, Dark Matter, Fourth Dimension, Extra Dimension, Hypothesis, Spacetime Fabric",
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      "name": "Nilamjit Saikia"
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  "published": "2026-10-20",
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  "title": "DARK MATTER PINS IN SPACE-TIME FABRIC A Conceptual Higher-Dimensional Field Hypothesis for the Origin of Observable Gravity",
  "title_text": "DARK MATTER PINS IN SPACE-TIME FABRIC A Conceptual Higher-Dimensional Field Hypothesis for the Origin of Observable Gravity",
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