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The science of antigravity, faster than light

(FTL) travel and space time metric engineering
according to the Defense Intelligence Report
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10 min read · Nov 6, 2022

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The DIRDs are a great source of scientific information and there are at least 5 of
them dedicated to the subjects of antigravity, FTL travel and space time metric
engineering. The DIRDs cover a lot of topics, but this may be the most covered topic
albeit a bit redundantly. I’ve combed through them all and will try to give an easy
summary of the contents as well as additional information about the advances in
materials science that makes this subject a surprisingly realistic area of research.

The relevant five DIRDs are below:

Quantum Tomography of Negative Energy States in the Vacuum
DIRD_36-
DIRD_Quantum_Tomography_of_Negative_Energy_States_in_the_Vacuum.pdf

Antigravity for Aerospace Applications

DIRD_19-DIRD_Antigravity_for_Aerospace_Applications.pdf

Traversable Wormholes, Stargates, and Negative Energy

DIRD_18-DIRD_Traversible_Wormholes_Stargates_and_Negative_Energy.pdf

Advanced Space Propulsion Based on Vacuum (Spacetime Metric) Engineering

DIRD_15-
DIRD_Advanced_Space_Propulsion_Based_on_Vacuum_Spacetime_Metric_Engineer
.pdf

Warp Drive, Dark Energy, and the Manipulation of Extra Dimensions

DIRD_13-
DIRD_Warp_Drive_Dark_energy_and_the_Manipulation_of_Extra_Dimensions.pdf

Bridging Theory with Observation

I want to start by saying there is a lot of redundancy in these papers, which actually
makes it more difficult to cover the subject. The important takeaways are that these
are currently purely theoretical concepts that appear to potentially be possible
according to our best understanding of physics and this is well documented by peer
review. These ideas are speculative because they are only predicted by theory at the
moment and even if possible theoretically, they still require certain technological
advances that for all we know are not even possible. That being said we are making
certain advances with technology in the lab that actually does allow us to potentially
better analyze the feasibility of these ideas and perhaps even one day achieve them.

Theoretical Approaches
There are many different theoretical approaches to these concepts, but many either
include more rigorous analysis or are burdened by requiring massive objects and/or
energies on the scale of entire planets or stars. For this reason the approaches can
be narrowed down to antigravity, traversable worm holes and “warp drives.”
Antigravity is what it sounds like, a force that opposes gravity. Most of us have heard
of worm holes from science fiction where space time is bent and punctured to get
somewhere without having to actually travel the full distance. Warp drives
essentially function by enveloping the skin of a craft with space time fabric and
manipulating it to create a traveling bubble that moves space time itself rather than
moving the craft through it.

“Exotic Matter” and Negative Energy

A common theme throughout the papers is the use of negative energy or sub-
vacuum energy (these words are interchangeable.) Negative energy is not something
that is purely theoretical, but has been observed in the lab already. It’s well
established to be very real despite it’s apparent contradictory nature. The existence
of negative energy can also sometimes be attributed to “exotic matter” but this is a
loose term that can be applied to things that we know how to create in the lab.
Below is a portion of the introduction to Quantum Tomography of Negative Energy
States in the Vacuum:

Future aerospace vehicles could have an advanced propulsion system that uses negative
quantum vacuum energy to modify the spacetime geometry in the immediate vicinity
surrounding the vehicle in order to induce faster-than-light motion via traversable
wormholes or warp drives, or even levitation via antigravity [1, 2]. These exotic propulsion
concepts are well-known in mainstream general relativity and quantum field theory
research. The notion of a physical state with negative energy is not familiar in the realm of
classical physics. However, it is not rare in quantum field theory to have quantum states
with negative energy density or a negative energy flux. Even for a quantum scalar field in
the flat Minkowski spacetime, it can be proved that the existence of quantum states with
negative energy density is inevitable [3].

Although all known forms of classical matter have non-negative energy density, it is not so
in quantum field theory. A general quantum state can be a superposition of particle
number eigenstates and may have a negative expectation value of energy density in certain
spacetime regions due to quantum coherence effects [3]. These considerations remain true
even for quantum fields in a curved spacetime where the effects of gravitational fields, or
equivalently, accelerations, can be observed due to the mass of astronomical bodies or the
motions of astronomical bodies.
There are two key examples of specially prepared quantum vacuum states that are
known to produce small amounts of negative energy density in the laboratory. These
are the well-known Casimir effect and the squeezed vacuum states of the
electromagnetic field. The former is a static quantum vacuum effect while the latter is a
time-domain quantum vacuum effect. There are several other examples of special
quantum vacuum or particle states that produce negative energy density, but they are
beyond the scope of this report because they remain mathematical curiosities or are not
practicable to implement in the laboratory in the foreseeable future.

We already make small amounts of negative energy in the laboratory via the Casimir effect
and squeezed electromagnetic vacuum states, but we do not yet know if we can access
larger amounts for extended periods of time over extended spatial distributions for the
purpose of modifying spacetime for aerospace propulsion applications. It will be necessary
to first explore the quantum nature of the Casimir effect and squeezed electromagnetic
vacuum states to determine whether we can measure and spatially map their negative
energy density. This is a necessary first step to take before beginning any study on
producing large quantities of negative energy because we will first need to know how to
measure and spatially map negative energy in order to properly control it after
producing it. This is the motivation for this report.

This paper (as well as some of the others) identifies both the Casimir effect and
squeezed vacuum states as known ways to produce negative energy in the lab. The
Casimir effect is not expected to produce enough energy to be effective for any
propulsion system so we are only left with the “squeezed vacuum states” as
candidates for “exotic matter” for these advanced propulsion concepts. However, the
Casimir effect is worth measuring for analytic purposes. The motivation of the
report stated is to take the first steps in measuring negative energy density in the lab
in order to properly control it. It’s also necessary to measure it in order to properly
analyze how feasible the concept is. For instance, we don’t yet know how much
negative energy can be tapped from squeezed vacuum states so we are not in a
position to determine if it’s impossible or feasible. The paper suggests this is
possible using quantum optical homodyne tomography, which I’m not going to
bother to attempt to explain because it’s admittedly too technical and over my head.
My best understanding is that it’s a clever way to use light and quantum effects to
map the energy flux. Part of the process is the implementation of balanced
homodyne detectors (BHD.) Below is a very interesting portion of the conclusion:

We recommend that a research and development program be implemented to modify the

design and operation of the time-domain BHD device in order provide this important data.
It will be necessary to develop and commercialize a portable time-domain BHD device for
the purpose of detecting, measuring, and spatially mapping the sub-vacuum (negative)
energy regions produced by a putative pulsed (or “AC”) negative energy generator that
might be used for engineering the spacetime surrounding an aerospace platform for
propulsion purposes. A number of modified time-domain BHD devices could also be
assembled in a sensor array for surveillance and detection of any anomalous aerospace
platforms that might use engineered spacetime effects for propulsion.

The paper concludes with a recommendation that a modified design be tested to

map negative energy density and even states that it could be assembled in an array
for surveillance and detection of anomalous aerospace platforms. That’s very
interesting both for advancing the work of determining feasibility of these advanced
propulsion systems as well as potentially detecting them!

This paper is over 10 years old so I took it upon myself to try to investigate if the
recommended research ever happened and I discovered a paper written by Eric W.
Davis titled Faster-Than-Light Space Warps, Status and Next Steps a few years later
where he covered much of the same subjects and claimed that

Detecting Negative Energy: A study should be initiated to test the Davies-Ottewill analysis
using quantum optical tomography in order to elucidate the response of physical particle
detectors to laboratory sources of negative energy densities/fluxes. EarthTech Int’l, Inc.
and P. Marecki are in the planning stages of developing Marecki’s proposed BHD-
Casimir cavity experiment for this purpose.

So, it appears EarthTech International (which is comprised of Hal Puthoff and Eric
Davis if I’m not mistaken) and P. Marecki were planning to carry out the research
using the modified detectors on Casimir cavities in 2012. That was about 10 years
ago. I’m not sure if anything else has been published on it and I’m not sure why
there is no research on this happening in academia. Maybe there is and I’m not
aware of it.

Quasiparticles Can Be Exotic Matter: Phonons, Blackhole Lasers, And

Negative Effective Mass Made In The Lab
I know this is where some people will accuse me of “word salad” but please bear
with me because although I’m aware this sounds like sci fi I can assure you I’m not
pulling a rabbit out of my you-know-what and I understand if that’s your initial
reaction.

In physics, quasiparticles and collective excitations are closely related emergent

phenomena arising when a microscopically complicated system such as a solid
behaves as if it contained different weakly interacting particles in vacuum. This
includes phonons, magnons, plasmons, polarons, excitons, rotons, skyrmions,
spinons and many others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasiparticle#Examples_of_quasiparticles_and_collect
ive_excitations

A phonon is a collective excitation associated with the vibration of atoms in a rigid

crystal structure. It is a quantum of a sound wave. Phonons have been predicted to
create negative energy, however, I’m not sure if it’s been confirmed.
https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.08771

Phonon depiction

There are predictions that phonons may have a non-negligible mass and be affected
by gravity just as standard particles are. In particular, phonons are predicted to have
a kind of negative mass and negative gravity. They are also predicted to play a key
role in superconductivity. Three separate papers published in 2018–19 on this work
can be found on wiki in the sources. They are highly technical. One in particular
stands out to me.

It states, “We show that the commonly accepted statement that sound waves do not
transport mass is only true at linear order. Using effective field theory techniques, we
confirm the result found in [1] for zero-temperature superfluids, and extend it to the case of
solids and ordinary fluids. We show that, in fact, sound waves do carry mass — -in
particular, gravitational mass. This implies that a sound wave not only is affected by
gravity but also generates a tiny gravitational field, an aspect not appreciated thus far. Our
findings are valid for non-relativistic media as well, and could have intriguing
experimental implications.”
https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.08771

I became interested in this area of research after hearing about the appointment of
Dr. Kirkpatrick to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO.) Dr. Kirkpatric
wrote his PhD thesis on phonons titled, Nonlinear and Nonequilibrium Phonon
Dynamics of Rare Earth Doped Fluoride Crystals. I’m not focusing specifically on the
flouride crystals as the bigger picture of the thesis is demonstrating an
understanding of phonon dynamics, specifically nonlinear and nonequilibrium,
which is what is predicted to create negative energy states. It appears their
nonlinearity creates “parametric down conversion” and “squeezed states” according
to the literature. The DIRDs don’t specifically reference quasiparticles or phonons
but do mention resonant crystal cavities. There are also DIRDs that cover
metamaterials and spintronics, which appear to have some crossover as well. The
point is that quasiparticles such as phonons can represent the “exotic matter” that
we know is necessary for advanced propulsion concepts. The use and advancement
of metamaterials also makes this a rich area of study for this subject.

In 2021 researchers successfully created a black hole laser in the lab. This is a
quantum circuit that simulates a black hole in order to better understand Hawking
radiation. It’s important to point out that this is an analog and no actual black hole
was created. However, it does highlight just how advanced we are becoming in
creating “exotic matter” that could potentially create the negative energies
necessary for advanced propulsion concepts such as antigravity, traversable
wormholes and “warp drives.”
Below is a science article on the black hole laser.
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-black-hole-laser-could-be-what-we-need-to-
study-an-elusive-type-of-radiation

Below is the paper on the black hole laser created in the lab.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-98456-0

In 2017 a paper was published concerning the creation of negative effective mass in
the laboratory.
https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.155301

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