The energy of vacuum

The recent appearance of energy generators capable of extracting energy allegedly from the "ether" raises a lot of questions. For example, how is this possible and what is the physics of these processes? They say that the main role is played by the energy of the vacuum. And, in fact, how is the space in the atom filled between the nucleus and electrons filled? Nothing, nothing? In the language of science, this "nothingness" is called a physical vacuum. During the decay of an atom, a certain amount of energy is released. Then what is the energy of this vacuum?

For example, how is this possible and what is the physics of these processes? They say that the main role is played by the energy of the vacuum

Consider a close model of the physical vacuum - the cosmic vacuum. From the cosmic expanses, spreading in cosmic vacuum, the light of stars comes to us. But how can light waves move through nothing? For the propagation of waves, we need some kind of material medium, a carrier of oscillations. So, despite the absence of matter, the vacuum is still not absolutely empty?!

In the second half of the 17th century the Dutch scientist Christian Huygens expressed the idea that the world space is permeated with "ether" - a special matter, weightless and transparent. This matter also serves as a carrier of light waves and all types of electromagnetic fields. "Ether" is omnipresent, unlimited and permeable.

But when the theory of Einstein appeared, the attention of physicists switched to the assimilation of the properties of world space-time and many quickly forgot about the "ether", but not Einstein. His theory explained well the geometric structure of world space. But she could not say what material this grand building was built from.

In 1931 the English physicist Paul Dirac was able to take a fresh look at the vacuum. Solving the problem of the motion of a single electron in a space free from any other particles, fields and forces, he obtained two values for the electron energy-positive and negative. With positive energy, everything was clear, but what does negative energy mean? What is its physical meaning? Perhaps the second solution belongs to some mirror double of the electron? What if the vacuum is not empty at all, but, on the contrary, is filled to capacity with electrons of negative energies? It turns out something like an infinitely deep pit with an infinite number of cells, each of which sits on an electron. The electron can jump out of this hole only by gaining enough energy for it - the bigger, the deeper it sits. When this all the same happens, the electron is in our real world, and in a vacuum, in the place where it sat, a hole is formed. At this point a positive charge arises, equal in magnitude to the charge of the electron and this hole is a real particle, no less real than the electron. So the positron was predicted.

After wandering around in our world, the electron can return back to the vacuum. But he can sit only in his cell, all the others are busy. Therefore, he must meet a hole, that is, a positron, and interact with him. After this, both the electron and the hole disappear, dissolve in a vacuum.

But why are not the electrons in the vacuum observable? You can see an electron only if it somehow interacts with a physical device, will signal a signal. But any interaction of bodies is a change in their energy. Interacting with the device, the electron in a vacuum must somehow change its energy, move from the previous place in the pit to another. But where? The pit is full to the point of failure, all the cells are busy. So the electron has to sit in its cell and remain unnoticed.

Similarly, in addition to the electron vacuum, there are proton, neutron, meson vacuums, etc. That's what emptiness is! If it was possible to look into the world of incredibly small scales - many millions of times smaller than the size of elementary particles - with a powerful microscope, we would see a complex fine-grained structure like a sudsy foam. This "foam" is vacuum matter.

How is the whole colossal mass hidden and hidden so securely that for us the vacuum looks absolutely empty? The answer to this question should be sought in the so-called gravitational mass defect. An infinitely large density of vacuum generates an infinitely strong gravitational field, which so warps space, that the energy of the vacuum appears to be clogged in the cells of the "foam". Therefore, we can not detect it with any device - the vacuum looks empty for us.

At some points, the blockage of energy is still not entirely reliable, and the energy of the vacuum splashes into our world. The "foam" cell seems to burst, and small clusters (portions, quanta) of energy appear in the form of elementary particles.

So from the point of view of physics all elementary particles, nuclei, atoms, stars and even galaxies are vacuum fluctuations - splashes from waves raging in the ocean called vacuum energy.

The core is hidden much more energy than in the atom. Perhaps, in the proton folded from quarks, it is even more? Then how much is it in vacuum cells?..

The energy of the vacuum has limitless reserves and all that a person needs is to learn how to use it.

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