Inertia as reaction of the vacuum to accelerated motion

Rueda, Alfonso; Haisch, B. M.

doi:10.1016/s0375-9601(98)00153-4

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“…According to the quantum vacuum inertia hypothesis (Haisch et al, 1994;Rueda and Haisch, 1998a;1998b;2005), as well as the connectivity approach of Nickisch and Mollere (2002), at least some component of inertial mass derives from charge interactions with the ZPF. It is possible to investigate the electromagnetic basis of inertial mass experimentally by using Casimir plates immersed in a plasma.…”

Section: Electron Inertial Mass Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Experimental Concepts for Studying the Quantum Vacuum Field

Davis¹,

Teofilo

Haisch³

et al. 2006

AIP Conference Proceedings

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Abstract. We review concepts that provide an experimental framework for exploring the possibility and limitations of accessing energy from the space vacuum environment. Quantum electrodynamics (QED) and stochastic electrodynamics (SED) are the theoretical approaches guiding this experimental investigation. This investigation explores the question of whether the quantum vacuum field contains useful energy that can be exploited for applications under the action of a catalyst, or cavity structure, so that energy conservation is not violated. This is similar to the same technical problem at about the same level of technology as that faced by early nuclear energy pioneers who searched for, and successfully discovered, the unique material structure that caused the release of nuclear energy via the neutron chain reaction.

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Section: Electron Inertial Mass Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Experimental Concepts for Studying the Quantum Vacuum Field

Davis¹,

Teofilo

Haisch³

et al. 2006

AIP Conference Proceedings

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“…A second quantum theory of inertia was developed first in the Soviet Union in 1968 then from 1993 in the U.S. with a reaction force in the polarized vacuum [4]. This one has a smaller number of backers, but they do relate it to gravity, at least as far as time dilation, from which only weak field agreement has been be obtained [5][6].…”

Section: Freely Falling Particles Move On Geodesics [Or] the Field Eqmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gravity-Independent and Gravity-Related Inertia Fields

Shuler¹

2017

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Abstract. This paper first assesses under what conditions the Higgs field has "no deep connection" to gravity, i.e. it is gravity-independent, and also whether it has a connection with or conflicts with other proposed inertia-causing fields such as the vacuum-reaction force. Then it develops a classical consistent field strength (CFS) framework to support analysis of inertia fields that are gravity-related, which seems likely in the case of vacuum-reaction inertia. The framework can produce important exact solutions to Einstein's field equation. When used with alternative formulations it guarantees equivalence and conservative fields over a wide range of field choices from traditional metric spacetime to background-embedded to emergent space-time. A short worked-out gravity-related inertia field example is given. New perspectives on spin and self-gravitation issues are discussed.Keywords: Inertia, gravity, space-time, general relativity, Higgs field, vacuum energy IntroductionSince the 1960s physicists have been engaged in developing theories of rest mass, or inertia, at the quantum level. The most widely followed such theory is the Higgs mechanism [1], boosted by the recent discovery of its boson [2]. By interactions with the non-zero Higgs field, particles which would otherwise be traveling at the speed of light appear to manifest some of their energy as rest mass. There are at least superficially differing perspectives on the relation -or not -between particle physics and gravity. For example, the chief U.S. theoretician for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) says there is "no deep connection" between Higgs and gravity. 1 By contrast Weinberg, Nobel laureate particle physicist, expressed frustration in the preface to his textbook on gravity that the "deep connection" between gravitational and particle physics was obscured, and voiced that inertia and equivalence are a legitimate starting point for the discussion of gravity [3]:[In] textbooks geometric ideas were given a starring role, so that a student who asked why the gravitational field is represented by a metric tensor [or] . This one has a smaller number of backers, but they do relate it to gravity, at least as far as time dilation, from which only weak field agreement has been be obtained [5][6]. Meanwhile notions of the scope of the Higgs theory were gradually broadening beyond just the W and Z bosons. With data coming in, the Higgs field is confirmed and even if its properties are not fully known they are the subject of one of the best organized and well financed experimental programs in history. So, we expect further data.

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“…The theories are controversial and face many unresolved issues. In essence this approach asserts that inertia is related to an electromagnetic drag force against the vacuum when matter is accelerated, and that gravity is the result of asymmetric distributions of vacuum energy caused by the presence of matter [Puthoff 1993, Haisch 1994, Rueda 1998, and Puthoff 2005. The space propulsion implications of these theories have been raised [Puthoff 2002], but experimental approaches to test these assertions have not yet entered the literature.…”

Section: Inertia and Gravity Interpreted As Quantum Vacuum Effectsmentioning

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Assessing Potential Propulsion Breakthroughs

Millis

2005

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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: The term, propulsion breakthrough, refers to concepts like propellantless space drives and faster‐than‐light travel, the kind of breakthroughs that would make interstellar exploration practical. Although no such breakthroughs appear imminent, a variety of investigations have begun. During 1996–2002 NASA supported the breakthrough propulsion physics project to examine physics in the context of breakthrough spaceflight. Three facets of these assessments are now reported: (1) predicting benefits, (2) selecting research, and (3) recent technical progress. Predicting benefits is challenging, since the breakthroughs are still only notional concepts, but energy can serve as a basis for comparison. A hypothetical space drive would require many orders of magnitude less energy than a rocket for journeys to our nearest neighboring star. Assessing research options is challenging when the goals are beyond known physics and when the implications of success are profound. To mitigate the challenges, a selection process is described where: (1) research tasks are constrained to only address the immediate unknowns, curious effects, or critical issues; (2) reliability of assertions is more important than their implications; and (3) reviewers judge credibility rather than feasibility. The recent findings of a number of tasks, some selected using this process, are discussed. Of the 14 tasks included, six reached null conclusions, four remain unresolved, and four have opportunities for sequels. A dominant theme with the sequels is research about the properties of space, inertial frames, and the quantum vacuum.

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Inertia as reaction of the vacuum to accelerated motion

Cited by 44 publications

References 19 publications

Review of Experimental Concepts for Studying the Quantum Vacuum Field

Review of Experimental Concepts for Studying the Quantum Vacuum Field

Gravity-Independent and Gravity-Related Inertia Fields

Assessing Potential Propulsion Breakthroughs

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