Solved anomalies prove a shear-thickening vacuum

Marco Fedi (1)

1 MIUR - Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca

By reinterpreting the Lorentz factor as the rheogram of the physical vacuum and using it in Stokes's law to measure the viscous force exerted by the vacuum, Mercury's perihelion precession and the Pioneer anomaly are directly and exactly solved, demonstrating that the physical vacuum is a shear-thickening fluid. The modified Stokes's equation also correctly indicates that planetary orbits are stable over trillions of years. Furthermore, relativistic kinetic energy is revealed as the necessary energy to oppose a shear-thickening vacuum. This unexpected feature of physical vacuum implies interesting consequences for various fields of modern physics.

Mots clés: Lorentz factor; Stokes's law; Mercury perihelion; Quantum vacuum; Dilatant vacuum; Pioneer anomaly; Shear-thickening vacuum; Perihelia precession; Quantum foundation of general relativity; Special relativity theory; Relativistic mass; Time dilation

Domaines: Physique Quantique [quant-ph]; Relativité Générale et Cosmologie Quantique [gr-qc]; Instrumentation et méthodes pour l'astrophysique [astro-ph.IM]; Physique des Hautes Energies - Théorie [hep-th]

Marco Fedi. Solved anomalies prove a shear-thickening vacuum. 2018. ⟨hal-01648358v7⟩