Zero-Point Field

Overview

The Zero-Point Field (ZPF) is a complex stratar field on spacetime encoding the vacuum energy at each point, based on the symmetry group ZU(1,3). Unlike in Classical Physics, where the energy of a system may take arbitrary values, quantum systems have a nonzero minimum-energy vacuum state corresponding to necessary energy uncertainty (directly observable in experiments regarding the Casimir Effect). Techniques developed by Hector Macari reveal that, when considering certain gauge symmetries, the existence of this ground energy requires new degrees of freedom for each point in spacetime, motivating the introduction of a field. Fluctuations (particles) in the ZPF are called psions, and are denoted by the greek letter Ψ. (Wavefunctions and state vectors, which also use Ψ, are typically distinguished by use of Dirac notation or a function argument.)

The concept of the ZPF emerged from an attempt to derive a quintessence field from the ground state of a quantum field theory. It is used to explain certain features of the accelerated expansion of the universe. The ZPF has also been discussed as a potential solution to the problem of renormalization under special conditions.

Over time, the ZPF was discovered to possess a level of richness beyond what was initially understood. Extensive (though controversial) analyses by Hector and Margaret Macari in 1999 have revealed an emergent multilevel graph structure encoded within the field's unique interactions. The details of this emergent model are still an active subject of research.

Structure

In 1998-1999, it was found that the field may be decomposed into a discrete number of "layers", sometimes called strata, where each layer may only pass information directly to its neighboring layers. These layers may then be individually divided across space into discrete units called memalia, which may arbitrarily and dynamically couple with each other (within their layer). This structure can be approximately modeled as a layered graph, where memalia are nodes and couplings are edges.

In late 1999, Margaret Macari would show that, under certain constraints, individual memalia may contain enough information to encode arbitrary manifolds, essentially acting as "pocket spaces". Memalial couplings must then be localized to particular regions of corresponding memalial spaces. She speculated that a sufficiently methodical biological or technological system could create a perturbance in this structure which could be used to send useful information between memalia. This could theoretically allow for not only probing of internal spaces within memalia, but also the transmission of information and physical effects across space.

Macari's methods would be widely criticized for her unusual and unmotivated choice of assumptions, as well as a lack of experimental evidence.

Relationship to Biological and Neurological Systems

It is speculated by members of the Xeno-Organism Research Group (particularly Marilyn Foster and Emma Thorsby) that the human mind makes special use of the ZPF for a variety of cognitive processes. Under this model, memalia generated by the mind are used to represent conscious experiences, memories, dreams, and other similar mental structures. Memalial couplings are associated with emotions (the particular emotion encoded by the coupling frequency), and are used by the mind to categorize experiences and memories.

This model has been shown to fit the data for Cleve Backster's polygraph experiment.