Gravitational field implications

Relativity theory has equally dramatic implications on the nature of the vacuum, which is shown not to be a void, but a medium that supports wave motion and carries electromagnetic fields. A new perspective on the nature of the vacuum is provided by the principle of equivalence. Space-time curvature can be described mathematically by a Riemann tensor, which the principle implies, should balance the gravitational field, which is sourced in the distribution of matter. This reciprocity indicates that Euclidean space-time is free of matter, which only emerges when curvature sets in. This is interpreted to mean that the homogeneous wave field of Euclidean vacuum generates matter when curved. Like a flat sheet that develops wrinkles when wrapped arormd a curved surface, the wave field generates non-dispersive persistent wave packets in the curved vacuum. 

Chemical definition of the vacuum is a region of three-dimensional space devoid of matter. Chemical matter is the source of gravitational and electromagnetic fields and the removal of matter from some region of space does not prevent these fields from permeating the vacuum so created. There is only one way to obtain a field-free vacuum and that is by complete annihilation of chemical matter. It is not obvious what effect such annihilation would have on the vacuum. A partial answer to this question is provided by the theory of general relativity that outlines a reciprocal relationship between matter and the geometry of space-time. The implication is clear the physi-... 

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