Vacuum Physics · April 2026
The Lattice Between
What is the space between atoms? This paper identifies the vacuum as the forbidden-mode lattice of the 600-cell — the complement of the standing waves that constitute matter. The photon, the Casimir effect, and gravity all emerge from this lattice structure.
Key Results
The vacuum is a lattice
The space between atoms is not empty but structured. This paper identifies the vacuum as the set of forbidden eigenmodes on the 600-cell — the complement of the standing waves that constitute matter. Three fundamental phenomena — the photon, the Casimir effect, and gravity — all emerge naturally from the properties of this forbidden-mode lattice.
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The vacuum is not empty space but the set of forbidden eigenmodes on the 600-cell — the complement of the standing waves that constitute matter.
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The photon is a propagating disturbance along the D₄ bridge connecting adjacent 600-cell cavities.
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The Casimir effect is a boundary condition on the forbidden-mode lattice — geometry, not vacuum fluctuations.
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Gravity emerges from the spectral density gradient of the lattice between massive objects.
Kill Conditions
K1: Casimir prediction deviating from measured value by more than 2% — lattice model falsified
K2: Photon propagation mechanism inconsistent with measured speed of light — bridge model falsified