Harrison's Theorem of Anti-gravity: A Field Displacement Theory of Gravity

This thesis proposes that gravity is not an attractive force between masses but an emergent phenomenon resulting from energy density gradients within a non-viscous field permeating space. Matter is understood as condensed energy—localised, resonant excitations of the vacuum field. By condensing energy, matter creates a local deficit in the ambient vacuum energy density. Gravity is the restorative pressure of the ambient field seeking equilibrium, effectively pushing objects toward regions of lower energy density rather than masses pulling on one another. The framework preserves the mathematical structure of Newtonian gravity (F = GMm/r²) while providing mechanistic interpretation. The inverse square law emerges naturally from spherical gradient distribution. The thesis addresses the hierarchy problem (why gravity is 10³⁶ times weaker than electromagnetism) through the "Ocean and Cup" analogy: matter displaces only a tiny fraction of the vacuum's enormous energy density, producing shallow gradients and therefore weak forces. The framework avoids the fatal flaws of historical push-gravity theories (Le Sage) by specifying the medium as non-viscous, aligning with modern Superfluid Vacuum Theory. Light bending predictions match General Relativity if the vacuum acts as a variable refractive index (n = 1 + 2GM/rc²). The thesis connects to established heterodox physics including Stochastic Electrodynamics (Haisch-Rueda-Puthoff) and Sakharov-Puthoff gravity models. A key prediction is that atmospheric voltage gradients are the inverse expression of gravitational gradients—the field's equilibrium state where matter is absent. This generates testable predictions including: (1) correlation between lightning intensity and rate of pressure change rather than ice content; (2) "warm lightning" in tropical systems without ice-crystal mechanisms; (3) pre-earthquake electric field anomalies linked to crustal density changes; (4) voltage-mass correlations beyond ionisation effects. Five experimental protocols are proposed with differential predictions: vacuum chamber potential measurement, layered diamagnetic gravimetry, warm lightning pressure correlation, vacuum refractive index interferometry, and mass-voltage correlation surveys. The framework stands or falls on empirical test.