We are used to thinking of the vacuum as “empty”. In modern physics, however, even the vacuum is not truly nothing (of course). It seethes with invisible oscillations — the so-called “zero-point” or “vacuum fluctuations.” This note collects how standard physics frames this, and how the author (me) frames it in the LEDO-field model of energy and matter.
$One word ahead:$ Why do I not use the term “vacuum” in this context? The fluctuation is everywhere not specifically in vacuum, so that part is irrelevant.
Roton-Model: Why is a photon’s energy quantized? Well it actually is not (necessarily), but we can not perceive or differentiate anything smaller than a quantum of it. So why is this? Let’s see later on.
Quantum-Model: Each photon’s energy is set solely by its frequency. When we quantise the electromagnetic field, each mode behaves like a harmonic oscillator: $E_n = \left(n+\tfrac{1}{2}\right)\hbar\omega$, where n = number of photons. Each photon adds one quantum $\hbar\omega$ of energy. The “$\tfrac{1}{2} \hbar\omega$ is the zero-point energy — the ground-state jitter that can never be removed. So in standart quatum physics, energy in each mode is quantised in discrete steps of $\hbar\omega$. So why is this?
Quantum field theory treats every mode of the electromagnetic (or any quantum) field as a harmonic oscillator.
Even its ground state has a residual energy:
$$ E_0(\omega)=\tfrac{1}{2}\hbar\omega $$
per mode of frequency $\omega$. This is the zero-point energy.
We cannot directly measure this absolute baseline; detectors only respond to differences in energy. What becomes “real” for us are transitions between discrete levels:
$$ |n\rangle;\xrightarrow{\Delta E=\hbar\omega};|n\pm1\rangle, $$
i.e. adding or removing photons. Below the first quantum, everything is part of the undetectable vacuum baseline.
Noise floor at ½ħω and discrete excitations at (n+½)ħω.
Low vs high frequency modes: discrete steps differ in size, but the measurability threshold follows the local noise floor.
In view of the LEDO field, there is always a wobbling and some random noise at nearly all frequencies — a sea of fluctuating waves. More precicely these fluctuations and random wobbling actually is the LEDO field. The waves are emitted by the existing stable rotations and lead to resonances at certain locations. These waves on the surface of a frequency plane are nearly never in a silent/quiet state. This at least holds for the LEDO frequencies which are actually present in the univers. And because there is some interaction between these frequencies like higher or lower resonances there is even some wobbling on frequencies where there is no direct source in the universe.
A stable rotation (entity) can only persist though, if it is stronger than a potential background fluctuation; otherwise it will be cancelled out and swallowed (decay) into the background noise.
So:
So we have either matter (3D-stable), light (2D-stable), a force (1D-Stable) or nothing measureable. Everything that can not be measured directly are simple waves in the LEDO-Field that do not (currently) interact with observed matter or photons.
Quantum physics proclames, that the vacuum fluctuations are uniform on each scale of frequency. The Roton-Model says, that the fluctuation levels are different for each frequency. There might be bigger waves on frequencies for which there are more radiating sources in the universe (Rotons). That is, e.g. either photons in frequencies of the atom excitation levels, or waves at the wavelength of atoms. Frequencies with no corresponding sources might have a different background noise. But most important is: It does not matter. We can not perceive it anyway, at least not by disturbing the field with another stable radiating source. So the first stable level must be above the background noise, we can not perceive anything lower - as it is not stable and will fade out.
This matches the quantum-field fact that we only observe energy quanta once the field climbs to the first stable excitation level for that mode.
The first stable excitation is a multiple of the background level at a given frequency. But the original background noise will simply add up onto this first excitation level. So any further stable level has to be farther apart then the base oszillation amplitude again.
What happens, when wie slightly increase the number of sources for a given LEDO-Field frequency? This will most likely lead to an increase in the background noise level on this frequency. So if we add a red-light photon at one part of the universe this might increase the background noise level on this frequency and potentially lead to a cancellation (drawning) of a red-light photon somewhere else in the universe. Or if there are enough photons of that frequency, the higher fluctiations might heave up other photons slightly, lovering the base level again.
If the background noise became too high, two Rotons (i.e. atoms) might not attract each others anymore and fall apart.
The sun produces Helium Atoms by fusion of H-atoms, this increases the number of Helium atoms and the number of sources for photons with the spectral lines of He. These photons will be strong enough to remain above the ground-level noise. But on other ends of the universe some OLD photons, might they simply decay if the noise level increases. Or focusing on matter, parts of another (old) He-Atom might not be strong enough and fall back into the noise leading to a decay of the He-Atom.
Creating electrons or atoms at the beginning of the universe might maybe not have needed that much energy (if that can be compared at all). Maybe zero energy was sufficient to create light and matter in an empty silent LEDO-field. Then oszillations on that frequency might even have encouraged building of e.g. electrons. Then with increasing ground noise it maybe got more and more difficult to overcome the background noise level. So less photons/atoms simply come into existance. These are just a few speculative and rather fictional thoughts.
If there are fluctuations into positive and negative amplitudes, are there also “negative (or rather oposite) excitations”? Is this anything that resembles Anti-Matter? We better do not ask, whether a photon fading into the background noise remains as (inperceivable) rotation in the field or actually disperces into the endless field too.
If a system shall optimize itself into a state (like particles forming resonances or orbits), it needs some form of “random” (or rather fractal) fluctuation to explore possible configurations and accidantly fall into a more optimal state. In the Roton model, the background noise is not just a nuisance but a natural driver: waves sent out by light, energy, and matter into the LEDO field. They form forces and resonances where they become evident but remain as unobservable noise which functions as optimizing background force-fluctuation. You can think of LEDO waves being reflected at the “outer extents” of the universe rather than vanishing into endless space. Similar to a string on an instrument, which is also fixed at both ends where waves are being reflected.
Thus:
Optimization = need for natural fluctuation.
Without this, no system would escape local minima or discover stable configurations.
In this way, neither quantum vacuum nor the LEDO field are quiet or empty at any locaion. As such, the quantum vacuum corresponds to the LEDO-field waves and noise where they don’t manifest — they are the subtle medium through which stability and structure emerge.
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