Gravity Originates from Variable Energy Density of Quantum Vacuum

Abstract

The physical understanding of the real mechanism of gravity is one of the most important questions in Physics. As we have already shown in a previous paper, the rest and relativistic mass of an elementary particle or body can be considered as having their origin in the diminished energy density of a Quantum Vacuum, characterized by a granular structure quantized through a Planck metric. The presence of massive bodies, from the scale of elementary particles to that of stellar objects and black holes, then determines Quantum Vacuum energy density gradients. In this paper we have proposed a novel physical model in which gravity is generated by the pressure of Quantum Vacuum in the direction of its own higher to lower density due to the presence of material objects or particles. In this picture gravity is an immediate and not-propagating action-at-a-distance interaction, resulting from the Quantum Vacuum dynamics, in turn related to fundamental properties of space itself only, not requiring the existence of the hypothetical graviton. Furthermore, the possibility to consider this Quantum Vacuum as a Bose-Einstein like condensate allows us to recover the large-scale description of the Universe consistent with General Relativity, viewed as the long-wavelength geometro-hydrodynamic limit of the Quantum Vacuum dynamics. The proposed model is also able to give a very simple explanation of: the equivalence between inertial and gravitational mass, the origin and dynamical behavior of dark matter and dark energy, the physical meaning of singularity in black hole, as well as to overcome some of the main difficulties of the Higgs model. Finally this model of gravity can be used as a starting point for a novel interpretation of the recently published data of BICEP2 radio telescope about the presumed indirect observation of gravitational waves.

On the Origin of the Observer

“…Research of our research group shows universal space which originates from quantum vacuum is a medium of immediate information transfer between quanta in EPR experiment [7]. Further on variable energy density of quantum vacuum gives origin to the inertial mass and to the gravitational mass [8]. In our model quantum vacuum is a dynamic medium of energy in its original state which plays essential role in universal dynamics, functioning of living organism and evolution of life as well.…”

The Concept of the General Force Vector Field

“…This interaction is described by the product s J µ µ in the action function (1), while J µ denotes the mass 4-current. In [16], gravitation is seen as a consequence of the pressure gradient of the quantum vacuum, which occupies the entire space within and between the bodies. In this static picture for the emergence of gravitation gravitons are not required.…”

“…This means that the fields tend to interact with each other, introducing additional cross terms into the energy and momentum of the general field. This does not apply to the force action of the fields on the matter, since there are no cross terms in the equation of motion, according to (16) and (A6).…”

Quantum Vacuum Energy and the Emergence of Gravity An Essay

“…Many researchers have conducted work and written extensively on the subject (Milonni, 1994;Santos, 2012;Margan, nd (a&b); Marshall & Santos, 1997;Sakharov, 1967;Caligiuri & Musha, 2014;Caligiuri & Sorli, 2014). It is a vast field and growing.…”

“…The work of Caligiuri (2014), Caligiuri and Sorli (2014) and Caligiuri and Musha (2014) are of vital importance. It is this vital foundation as well as the work of Margan (nd (a&b)) that we recognize as playing an influential and beneficial role in the development of the ideas put forward in this paper.…”