Defense Intelligence Reference Document Warp Drive Dark Energy And The Manipulation Of Extra Dimensions

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i-1
(6.5)
where the index i runs over the spectrum of Standard Model fermions. Using Equation
(6.5), and slight variations, we are able to computationally build a model which
demonstrates how the vacuum energy density varies as a function of higher
dimensional radius. It cannot be overstated that a full understanding of the vacuum
structure is of critical importance when attempting to understand the nature of dark
energy and to investigate its possible manipulation.
It is important to appreciate that, for example, a physical electron does not actually
have to be present at a specific point in space for it to contribute to the vacuum energy
density. But that the vacuum always has the potential to allow an electron to exist at
any point in space. Thus, at all points in space a virtual electron exists. This virtual
electron is a basic and fundamental feature of the intrinsic makeup of spacetime itself.
In this way, empty space has a ground state energy that is due to the virtual
contributions of all fields that occur in nature: electrons, quarks, photons, and indeed,
the entire particle zoo.
Many attempts have been made to relate this vacuum energy to dark energy; however,
because these quantum fields are free to oscillate over a wide range of possible
frequencies, when one calculates the sum 15 of all the contributions from all possible
frequencies of the vacuum, an energy density far in excess of that seen in nature is
recovered (Reference 50).
Our own work (Reference 51, 53) has demonstrated that when the contribution due to
the extra-dimensional quantum vacuum fields is included, it is possible to "tune" the
theoretical energy density of the universe to agree with experimental observations
using extensions of Equation (6.5), provided allowance for certain exotic fields to exist
within the higher dimension. Although this may at first appear counterintuitive, one
novel feature of the quantum vacuum energy is that it can contribute both positive and
negative energy to the vacuum. The sign of the contribution is fundamentally due to
the nature of the underlying virtual quantum field. For example, virtual fermionic fields
(e.g., electrons) contribute an overall positive energy to the vacuum, whereas virtual
bosonic fields contribute an overall negative energy. In this way, certain field
combinations allow for energy cancellations. The additional freedom encountered in
higher dimensional theories means that it is a fairly straightforward matter to adjust
the overall vacuum energy density to agree with the experimentally measured value for
the cosmological constant.
Essentially, this means that one is immediately presented with a natural explanation for
the existence of dark energy. Previous attempts to link dark energy to the vacuum
energy had yielded grossly high theoretical predictions far in excess of that observed in
nature; however, by including the contributions from higher dimensional fields we have
shown that the taming of this dark energy density is entirely possible. The significance
of this result is that it provides a foundation upon which to explore possibilities relating
to warp drive propulsion. More simply, once one knows why space expands, it becomes
possible to explore technological possibilities to potentially make space expand.
15 Technically we integrate over all the possible frequencies.
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