The Foundation of the Universe www.fundmech.com December, 2007

This paper describes recent discoveries of the foundation and fundamental structure of the physical universe, with the gravitational mechanism explained. The section on spacecraft propulsion has been placed in Main Topics. Main Topics: 1. The Substance 2. The Drawdown 3. The Mechanism of Gravitation 4. Spacecraft Propulsion 5. The Principle of Equivalence 6. The Principle of Aetheric Equivalence Related Topics 7. Electricity and Magnetism 8. Quantum Mechanics 9. Gravitation and Light 10. Mass-Energy Conversion 11. Dark Matter 12. Black Holes 13. Verification Tests a. Acceleration b. Michelson-Morley c. Free Fall d. Varying EMR Velocities 14. The Aetheric Domain 15. Einstein and the Aether
1. The SUBSTANCE The universe is not "filled with aether". However, there is a nonzero substance that is the underlying foundation of the physical universe. It supports the existence of all things in the material universe, as every particle in the universe is a coalescing of some of this substance. It is the medium of transmission of light and electromagnetic radiation, as well as gravitation and gravity waves. It has nonzero levels of energy, pressure, and density. It is the equivalent of the Unified Field. It is the Higgs field of quantum mechanics, and the medium of the hidden variables. It is obviously the "molasses-like" substance postulated in quantum mechanics, and the source of Dark Energy. This substance is called the "aether" by aether theorists, and for convenience it will be referred to as the aether in this paper. But the aether is the primary foundation of the universe, and is not just a medium of transmission filling the space within the universe. It is not in the universe as such. The physical universe is actually in the aether. The universe is a set of manifestations of its supporting aetheric foundation. For simplicity, it is discussed here as though it were in the space in the universe.
2. The DRAWDOWN The aether exists point by point behind the physical reality it supports. In manifesting our universe, the tensile aether is drawn down as it gives energy and substance to atomic particles, and thus to all masses (see Figures 1 and 2). All particles are coalesced aetheric substance. This aetheric "drawdown" does not result in the aether moving to equalize the density and pressure differentials that the coalescing has created. Instead, the tensile aether maintains these density and pressure gradients, and they are the basis of gravitation. The drawdown in the aether moves with a moving body, as it must to continue supporting the existence of the particles of the body. The aether itself does not move, only the drawdown configuration moves. It is like a steel ball rolling on a trampoline with the depression in the net moving along with the ball, except the aetheric drawdown is a 3-dimensional configuration, with contours of equal-pressure spherical in shape in the absence of other nearby bodies. The aetheric drawdown reduces the density and pressure in the aether around the body. This reduction is greatest NEAREST to the body. Note that the aetheric pressure is REDUCED near the body, NOT INCREASED. However, pressure GRADIENTS are at their maximum closest to the body.
Drawing of Drawdown Figure 1. The Aetheric drawdown for a massive body. The contour lines are of aetheric pressure and density. The pressure is reduced nearer to the body, but the gravity-producing pressure gradient is steeper. See next figure.
Preliminary diagram of Drawdown Figure 2. A 2-dimensional schematic of the aetheric drawdown. The magnitude of the drawdown is proportional to the mass m, and inverse to the distance r from the center of mass. The plot of the drawdown is -m/r, and the area below the curve represents the volume of aether remaining around m, at reduced density and pressure.

3. The MECHANISM of GRAVITATION The pressure gradient in the aether around a mass M generates the gravitational force felt by another body in that gravitational field. At a point a distance r away from the center of a mass M, the aetheric drawdown that supports the existence of mass M, and denoted by DD, is valued by DD = -M/r (See Figure 2). (The minus sign indicates that the drawdown has taken aetheric substance from the nominal level of the aether.) The magnitude of the gravitational force at a point is proportional to the pressure gradient of this drawdown function at that point. The gravity-producing gradient is the drawdown function's slope, or derivative, w.r.t. r and is DD'r( -M/r ) = M/(r*r) which indeed is Newton's formula for the gravitational force generated by mass M at a distance r. Consider two masses M and m. The gravitational force felt by each body, due to the other, is a product of its own mass and the aetheric pressure gradient from the other body. The respective gradients are M/(r*r) due to mass M, and m/(r*r) due to mass m. The force on m due to M is the product of the mass, m, and the pressure gradient from mass M, and is F(m) = m * M/(r*r), and, similarly, the force on M due to m is F(M) = M * m/(r*r), and the forces are equal, F(m) = F(M). The equality of the forces calculated makes it look as though only one force is involved, and so can make it seem as though it is acting across space. If there was only one force operating it would indeed have to be acting at a distance. But there are two separate forces that are equal, and each body is responding to the aetheric environment in which it is located. There is no action-at-a-distance. In each case the body in a gradient responds in proportion to the strength of the gradient and to its own mass. Its mass in turn is sustained by an aetheric drawdown of its own that has pressure gradients. Actually, the masses themselves - atomic particles and their wave bases - might not participate directly in the forceful interactions. These may be exclusively a product of the interacting aetheric drawdowns, with each drawdown supporting the existence of its corresponding mass. That is, a body in a gravitational field is subject to force because its drawdown is in the drawdown of the gravitating body. (The drawdowns are components of a single complex aetheric drawdown.) A pull on the drawdown, due to an aetheric pressure gradient, will result in an apparent force on the physical body. A mass and its supporting drawdown are an integral unit, held together by aetheric forces, so a pull on the drawdown due to a pressure gradient will manifest as a force on the body. There is an interesting alternative formulation for gravitational force between two masses, that is simply the product of the drawdowns for the masses at a distance r F(M,m) = DD(M) * DD(m) = -M/r * -m/r and thus F(M,m) = M*m/(r*r) , Newton's formula for gravitational force between M and m.
4. Spacecraft Propulsion With aetheric pressure gradients understood as responsible for gravitational force, a mechanism for spacecraft propulsion can be postulated. A simple reduction in the aetheric density and pressure at the top of the craft, with a concurrent increase of pressure and density around the bottom of the craft could neutralize the gradient from the earth. Gravitational force results from the gradient in the aether around a massive body, where the aetheric pressure and density vary, with higher pressure further away from the massive body, and lesser values closer to the body. The gradient is in the aetheric drawdown which supports the existence of a massive body such as the earth. Using reported sightings of flying saucers as a reference, the bulge in the center of the upper surface of each craft could house the mechanism of aether reduction. This would be a coalescing of aether substance into new particles, said by Bob Lazar to be anti-matter. The anti-matter particles may be guided down to three canisters under the main floor of the craft. They would probably be contained until needed, and then combined with particles in a 100% efficient annihilation of matter into energy, and in this case, aether substance. Containment of the anti-matter would allow for a reserve, and an ongoing production at the top of the craft would not be required. Annihilation in or around the canisters in a controlled and modulated process may be easier to manage than control of the volume of anti-matter particles produced at the top. Note that for each particle created and used, two particles are converted back into aether substance. It should be noted that the aether will be reduced whenever particles are created. Whether they are normal particles or anti-particles does not matter, in that either type will coalesce aetheric substance. The advantage in the creation of anti-particles is that they can be used in annihilations that will return the aetheric substance to the overall aetheric background as required. So anti-particles are particularly good for reducing aether pressure in one area (the top of the craft), then increasing it at another (the bottom of the craft). By reducing aether pressure around the top of the craft, and increasing it at the bottom, the gradient from the earth can be neutralized, and levitation and flight will occur.
5. The PRINCIPLE of EQUIVALENCE The equivalence of some of the effects of gravitation and acceleration is the cornerstone of the General Theory of Relativity. The principle can be stated several ways, for example, that gravitational mass is equal to inertial mass. This formulation can be illustrated by contrasting the gravitational case of force and free-fall for a given body, with the case of acceleration of the same body in free space. The gravitational force will generate an acceleration in that field in proportion to the strength of the force. The force is equal to the measured weight of the body in the field. If that body is accelerated in free space, the force required to attain that same rate of acceleration is equal to the force felt as weight in the gravitational field. A gravitational field generates force on a body in it because there is a pressure gradient that defines that field. Acceleration in free space requires force because the change in velocity generates a positive aetheric pressure in the direction of the velocity increase, and a reduced pressure behind. This is the pressure gradient due to acceleration, and is an exact measure of the force required. That is, the force applied during acceleration manifests in the aether as the ongoing pressure differentials, and the aether resists the change. The equivalence is experimentally verified in the physical universe with high accuracy. The result is stated in the following principle.
Preliminary diagram of Gravitation Figure 3. The aetheric drawdown of mass m is distorted and pulled upon by the drawdown of larger mass M. This is gravitation. (There is only one aether, but the drawdowns are shown as components of the single complex aetheric drawdown.)
Preliminary diagram of Acceleration Figure 4. Mass undergoing acceleration in free space. The change in velocity creates a greater aetheric pressure ahead, and a lesser pressure behind. The aether takes time to adjust to the ongoing new configuration, and the lag time is manifested as inertia.

6. The PRINCIPLE of AETHERIC EQUIVALENCE The pressure gradient generating gravitational force on a body is equivalent to the pressure gradient generated by the acceleration of the body in free space. In the gravitational case the gradient manifests the force, and in the inertial case the force manifests the gradient. In the example cited, the pressure gradients and therefore the forces are equal.
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