Gravitational polarization of the quantum vacuum caused by two point-like bodies

TL;DR

This paper derives the effective gravitational charge density of the quantum vacuum influenced by two point-like bodies, revealing it can have negative regions, which could impact galaxy modeling without dark matter.

Contribution

It provides the first analytical solution for the gravitational polarization of the quantum vacuum caused by two bodies, laying groundwork for numerical methods in multi-body systems.

Findings

Quantum vacuum can have negative effective gravitational charge density.

Analytical solutions are possible for two-body systems.

Potential to model galaxies without dark matter.

Abstract

In a recent paper (Hajdukovic 2020a) quantum vacuum was considered as a source of gravity and, the simplest phenomenon, the gravitational polarization of the quantum vacuum by an immersed point-like body, was studied. In the present paper, we have derived the effective gravitational charge density of the quantum vacuum, caused by two point-like bodies. Among others, the obtained result proves that quantum vacuum can have regions with a negative effective gravitational charge density. Hence, quantum vacuum, the "ocean" in which all matter of the Universe is immersed, acts as a complex fluid with a very variable gravitational charge density that might include both positive and negative densities; a crucial prediction that can be tested within the Solar System. In general case of N>2 point-like bodies, immersed in the quantum vacuum, the analytical solutions are not possible, and the use of numerical methods is inevitable. The key point is that an appropriate numerical method, for the calculation of the effective gravitational charge of the quantum vacuum induced by N immersed bodies, might be crucial in description of galaxies, without the involvement of dark matter or a modification of gravity. The development of such a valuable numerical method, is not possible, without a previous (and in this study achieved) understanding of the impact of a two-body system.