Solved anomalies prove a shear-thickening vacuum

Marco Fedi (1)

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

By using the Lorentz factor as a viscosity term in Stokes's law for objects moving in a vacuum, Mercury's perihelion precession (classical test of general relativity) 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 billions of years. Furthermore, relativistic kinetic energy is revealed as the necessary energy to oppose a shear-thickening vacuum. Consequences on aerospace engineering are eventually discussed.

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-01648358v6⟩