MST Dark Matter v3: The Gravitational Memory Experiment

We propose a community-runnable experiment to test whether dark-matter structure encodes gravitational memory of past stellar energy throughput. The central prediction is a measurable correlation between dark-matter surface density (from weak-lensing) and reconstructed star-formation histories that decays exponentially with look-back time, corr(z) ∝ exp[−t(z)/τ_mem]. We specify a harmonized pipeline (datasets, regression kernel, null-model comparisons, decision thresholds, and mock-catalog validation). A finite τ_mem that improves model likelihood over a no-decay null (ΔAIC ≥ 10) constitutes positive evidence; τ_mem → ∞ or unphysical values falsify the claim. This package converts the Residual-Coherence Hypothesis from a conceptual model into an open, falsifiable program any qualified group can replicate.