DARK MATTER, A QUARK PLASMA FUNCTION OF SPACE
All of Space Contains Fields and a Vacuum Energy, Why Not a Quark Plasma?
I just posted a comment on a recent paper posted on Medium. This paper had nothing to do with dark matter. I asked the following question and made the following statements in order to provide an example of a point I was making.;
Where is the proof that dark matter is a particle?
Every paper I have read or seen on dark matter refers to it as a particle, yet there is no proof that this is the case. How about this for an off the cuff hypothesis on dark matter, it is a quark plasma that is a function of space.
As I was typing out supporting facts for the plasma hypothesis I started thinking about what I was saying and it occurred to me that the Quark Plasma idea was worth more thought. Consider the below supporting facts and ideas that could be used to support a dark matter quark plasma hypothesis;
Quarks have mass therefore they have gravity.
Quarks are not individually found in the universe. They come in bound or plasma forms.
The Quark sea (plasma) inside a proton accounts for 99% of the proton mass.
There are two generations of Quarks that are pretty much unaccounted for in our universe.
There is the "fabric" of spacetime that bends and deforms with gravity and energy.
The quark plasma could be composed of the 2nd and 3rd quark generations.
The quark plasma could be a function of, or, exist in the "fabric" of space.
A function of space itself could allow the plasma to interact with normal matter gravitationally.
Existence in space itself could also protect the plasma from all other interactions with normal matter.
Quantum Field Theory states that all of space itself is composed of “fields.” Such as the electric field, magnetic field and gravitational field. There are also the particle fields along with a “vacuum energy” which allow for the creation of “virtual particles.”
NOTE: The simple description I gave above on Quantum Field Theory, QFT, is accurate, but it does not do justice to how complicated QFT really is. The interesting point is that it has been stated that QFT is one of the most successful modern theories. Yet, at the same time nobody completely understands it.
The QFT discussion brought out the concept of virtual particles. Simply put, a virtual particle is a very, very short lived particle that interacts with matter and/or energy but cannot be detected. In other words, it is there and it interacts with the universe as we know it. But we cannot directly see it or detect it.
Virtual particles act just like dark matter does. And, gravity is a function in all of space.
One more piece to consider, would a quark plasma require energy in order to maintain itself? If it does, where would it get its energy?
QFT and its associated vacuum energy and virtual particles exist at every point in space. The current information shows us that the space of the universe is expanding. The space in our universe is growing. Current science also tells us that the energy associated with every point in space is constant. In essence this means that as space is expanding there also has to be more energy coming into space in order to maintain the same amount of energy at every point in space.
If the Quark Plasma is a function of space and there is energy coming in for space, then there can also be energy to maintain a Quark Plasma.
Modern science has shown us that dark matter, quark plasmas and 2nd and 3rd generation quarks are all real and exist within our universe. QFT has shown us that fields, which include gravity, and virtual particles are also part of our universe. According to QFT, virtual particles are such that they can directly interact with matter and energy, but they cannot be directly detected. This is the same characteristic as dark matter. Therefore, accounting for dark matter as a Quark Plasma made up of 2nd and 3rd generation quarks existing as a function of space, like fields and virtual particles is out of the box, but straightforward thinking. Specifically, nothing about the idea and/or hypothesis of dark matter being a quark plasma that is a function of space conflicts with any currently accepted theories or facts. Rather, the indications are that it is consistent with current theories and discoveries.
So what is wrong with the idea/hypothesis that dark matter is a quark plasma that is a function of space? It directly conflicts with the current well established belief in the science community that dark matter is a particle. The arXiv e-print repository has 42,900 papers containing the term “Dark Matter,” going back to April 6, 1992. It is a safe bet that virtually all of these papers refer to dark matter as a particle. And, that they cover a theory as to what kind of particle dark matter is and how to discover a dark matter particle. However, not one of these papers proves that dark matter actually “is” a particle.
