Physics & Spacearticle2026-08-02

The Substrate Vacuum

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Title: The Substrate Vacuum: Eradicating Virtual Particles, Zero-Point Energy, and the Casimir Illusion via Discrete Hardware Tension Author: Marco Lindenbeck Description: Standard Quantum Field Theory erroneously models the vacuum as a continuous void boiling with probabilistic virtual particles, frequently citing the Casimir effects as empirical proof of this "Zero-Point Energy". This manuscript permanently dismantles the continuous vacuum model. By applying the operational paradigm of Substrate Logistics, the vacuum is redefined as the uncompiled, pre-tensioned κ=50 dodecahedral hardware operating synchronously at the Master Refreshrate ($f_\Omega \approx 1.85 \times 10^{43} \text{ Hz}$). By stripping away the continuous Planck constant (ħ) and utilizing pure discrete integer parameters, the Static Casimir Effect is mathematically reclassified as a Topological Bandwidth Choke, and the Dynamical Casimir Effect as a Kinematic Buffer Overrun. Virtual particles are entirely eradicated, proving that the baseline thermal jitter of the universe is strictly the deterministic hardware exhaust of a finite-capacity IT network.

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-08-02

Authors: Marco Lindenbeck