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[8] ai.viXra.org:2508.0079 [pdf] submitted on 2025-08-30 21:49:20
Authors: Bruno Goncalves Preza
Comments: 4 Pages. (Note by ai.viXra.org Admin: Please cite listed scientific references)
We propose a novel framework in which relativistic motion induces scalar tensionwithin a deformable spacetime fabric, resulting in effective suppression of Higgs fieldcoupling. This phenomenon, termed Scalar Tension Suppression of Higgs Coupling(STSHC), implies a dynamic mass modulation mechanism for standard model particles,observable under extreme boosts. We introduce a new field-dependent modulationfactor µ(v), derive its implications for particle dynamics, and relate it to a flattening ofwavefunctions within a relativistically compressed scalar manifold. This reformulationoffers insights into emergent time, modified inertia, and light-mass behavior in non-inertial regimes. A formulation of wave-particle duality within deformed vacuum ispresented.
Category: Quantum Gravity and String Theory
[7] ai.viXra.org:2508.0070 [pdf] submitted on 2025-08-27 00:20:37
Authors: Ronald Borge
Comments: 3 Pages. (Note by ai.viXra.org Admin: Please cite listed scientific references)
We propose a defect-based mechanism for boundary-engineered traversability in holography and formulate a bootstrap feasibility program with falsifiable signatures. Specifically, we conjecture that non-invertible symmetry defects in large-c conformal field theories (CFTs) can induce effective negative averaged null energy along horizon generators, sufficient to render wormholes traversable without violating boundary causality or quantum null energy conditions (QNEC). We outline the conjecture, sketch its CFT/AdS dual realization, and propose testable bootstrap constraints. Conceptual mock figures illustrate the bulk cartoon with a defect insertion and convex feasibility regions.
Category: Quantum Gravity and String Theory
[6] ai.viXra.org:2508.0069 [pdf] submitted on 2025-08-26 18:40:16
Authors: Ronald Borge
Comments: 4 Pages.
We establish sharpened quantum energy inequality (QEI) bounds on negative energy densities in quantum field theory, combining optimal-control methods with sampling-function optimization. The resulting saturation theorems fix the scaling of negative-energy pulses as ⟨Tu2080u2080⟩ ≳ −c_d/τ^d, with c_d determined by field content and spacetime dimension. We prove two main results: (i) Optimal sampling bound (Theorem B1): negative-energy fluxes cannot surpass the QEI scaling by more than constant factors; (ii) Bookkeeping saturation (Theorem B2): pulse-train protocols that appear to violate averaged null energy (ANEC) are exactly compensated by positive-energy recovery tails. We propose an experimental realization using squeezed-light cavity QED systems, showing that realistic optical losses prevent macroscopic violations. Observable consequences include quantitative "warp budgets" for exotic spacetimes, establishing that practical warp drives or traversable wormholes remain impossible within standard QFT.
Category: Quantum Gravity and String Theory
[5] ai.viXra.org:2508.0068 [pdf] submitted on 2025-08-26 19:03:49
Authors: Mojtaba Dadashkarimi
Comments: 14 Pages.
The Bekenstein—Hawking entropy, S = A/(4Gℏ), is a cornerstone of black hole thermodynamics, yet its statistical mechanical origin remains elusive in canonical quantum gravity due to two fundamental challenges: the problem of time, arising from the non-dynamical Hamiltonian constraint, and the indefinite DeWitt supermetric, which renders path integrals ill-defined. Shape Dynamics (SD) addresses these issues by reformulating general relativity (GR) as a conformally invariant theory on shape space, S = Riem(Σ)/(Diff×Weyl), where Riem(Σ) is the space of Riemannian 3-metrics on a 3-manifold Σ, quotiented by diffeomorphisms and Weyl transformations. In SD, the Hamiltonian constraint is traded for Weyl invariance, and dynamics are governed by relational evolution in the Constant Mean Curvature (CMC) gauge, where the mean extrinsic curvature K = τ(t) fixes time reparametrization. This framework yields a positive-definite effective metric on shape space, facilitating a well-defined statistical ensemble. We present the first explicit construction and semiclassical evaluation of the functional measure Dμ_S on shape space for the Bianchi IX minisuperspace, a simplified gravitational model serving as a proof of concept for black hole spacetimes. Using Faddeev—Popov determinants to fix the CMC gauge, zeta/heat-kernel regularization to handle divergences, and contour deformation in the complex ψ-plane to stabilize the path integral against the DeWitt supermetric’s indefiniteness, we derive the measure Dμ_S_mini = (e^(3α)/τ) dβ_+ dβ_-. Macrostates are defined via the horizon area functional, and the microcanonical volume Ω(A) yields the Bekenstein—Hawking entropy S = A/(4Gℏ) with logarithmic corrections in a Euclidean Schwarzschild background. Numerical solutions to the Lichnerowicz—York equation are proposed to validate the embedding map M: S → G, a necessary step to ensure equivalence to GR, though this remains future work. This work establishes Shape Dynamics as a promising framework for deriving black hole entropy in simplified models, with potential extensions to realistic spacetimes. Future numerical and analytical studies, particularly through gravitational wave observations, could probe the predicted logarithmic corrections and distinguish SD from approaches like loop quantum gravity or string theory, offering insights into quantum gravity phenomenology.
Category: Quantum Gravity and String Theory
[4] ai.viXra.org:2508.0067 [pdf] submitted on 2025-08-26 03:34:46
Authors: Ronald Borge
Comments: 3 Pages.
We derive unified constraints on quadratic-curvature corrections in the four-dimensional effective field theory (EFT) of gravity. By combining causality bounds from eikonal shockwave scattering with the linearized second law of black hole entropy, we show that the parity-even operators C² (Weyl squared) and R² (Ricci scalar squared) must enter with nonnegative coefficients, while the parity-odd operator CĈ (Weyl—Pontryagin) is strongly suppressed at leading EFT order. These conditions jointly forbid superluminal graviton propagation and ensure monotonic Wald entropy growth, yielding falsifiable predictions for frequency-dependent gravitational-wave dispersion and parity-violating birefringence. Any violation would point to nonlocal UV completions or novel entropy laws beyond local EFT.
Category: Quantum Gravity and String Theory
[3] ai.viXra.org:2508.0066 [pdf] submitted on 2025-08-26 13:55:00
Authors: Ronald Borge
Comments: 3 Pages.
We formulate and analyze a "barely nonlocal" class of four-dimensional effective gravities in which quadratic-curvature operators carry retarded entire form factors. Under mild assumptions, we prove two results: (i) Eikonal positivity—all high-energy graviton time delays are nonnegative; and (ii) linearized second law—the Wald entropy of a perturbed Killing horizon is nondecreasing. These jointly imply positivity-type bounds on parity-even couplings and strong suppression of parity-odd terms. Observable consequences include frequency-dependent gravitational-wave dispersion and helicity birefringence, furnishing falsifiable templates for LISA/PTA/LIGO. Violations would force abandoning at least one assumption, pointing to nonlocal UV completions or novel entropy laws.
Category: Quantum Gravity and String Theory
[2] ai.viXra.org:2508.0062 [pdf] submitted on 2025-08-24 08:41:55
Authors: Moninder Singh Modgil, Dnyandeo Dattatray Patil
Comments: 31 Pages.
Classical turbulence theory, as formulated by Kolmogorov in 1941, assumes anirreversible forward cascade of energy and monotonic entropy growth. This framework,though powerful, conflicts with the cyclic time hypothesis in which all physicalvariables recur exactly over a fundamental period. In this paper, we propose a unificationof turbulence with cyclic spacetime dynamics by embedding Kolmogorovscaling within a two-phase process: a forward cascade followed by a restorative collapse.Using Fourier expansions in both space and cyclic time, we demonstrate thatturbulent modes must satisfy strict recurrence conditions, enforced by an end-phaserestorative potential. This mechanism resolves the entropy paradox by generatingentropy hysteresis loops rather than unbounded growth, and it introduces spectralbreathing, nonlinear mode locking, and fractal intermittency as natural featuresof cyclic turbulence. Furthermore, by drawing analogies with holography, spacetimefoam, and quantum cosmology, we argue that turbulence may represent themacroscopic manifestation of Planck-scale fluctuations subject to recurrence. Theproposed framework bridges fluid turbulence, statistical mechanics, and quantumgravity, providing a pathway for testing cyclic time principles in both laboratoryturbulence and cosmological observations.
Category: Quantum Gravity and String Theory
[1] ai.viXra.org:2508.0013 [pdf] submitted on 2025-08-06 23:48:42
Authors: Matthew Sandoz
Comments: 16 Pages. (Note by ai.viXra.org Admin: The abstract should be listed after the article title and author name)
We study how gauge-invariant correlations change when two quantum-gravitational regions are joined by a minimal "handle" in Loop Quantum Gravity. For a cut γ through a spin network, we analyze the relational entropy Sγ = logdimInvSU(2)(Hγ), which counts SU(2) singlet channels across the cut. Our main result is a closed-form formula for the entropy change when a bridge of spin-jb edges is added: ∆Sγ = ln(2jb + 1) for even-parity boundaries and zero for odd parity. For multiple non-intersecting bridges, the entropy increments add linearly. These results provide analytic benchmarks for spin-foam simulations, model entanglement growth in quantum geometry, and connect to the ER=EPR correspondence in a background-independent context.
Category: Quantum Gravity and String Theory