Vacuum Hydrodynamics and the Emergence of the Drag Constant
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 9:17 am
Cite as: Stephenson, (2026). The Unitary Dissipation Loop Framework. https://zenodo.org/records/18676972
This revised edition corrects a series of critical LaTeX compilation errors present in the initial release. Upon a rigorous post-publication review, it was discovered that character encoding conflicts caused essential mathematical symbols (specifically the scalar field $\Psi$ and the Golden Ratio $\phi$) to render as invisible 'ghost fields' in the body text. Consequently, the full mathematical derivation of the Universal Drag Constant ($H \approx 0.49$) in Section 7 was incomplete in the previous version.
I previously assumed the compiler had rendered the code as written, but these technical glitches obscured the proofs. This revision restores the full derived code and ensures all mathematical symbols are visible and accurate. No changes have been made to the underlying physics; this update is strictly to correct the presentation of the proofs.
(This is for journal and derivation) (version 1 is the theoretical)
This revised edition corrects a series of critical LaTeX compilation errors present in the initial release. Upon a rigorous post-publication review, it was discovered that character encoding conflicts caused essential mathematical symbols (specifically the scalar field $\Psi$ and the Golden Ratio $\phi$) to render as invisible 'ghost fields' in the body text. Consequently, the full mathematical derivation of the Universal Drag Constant ($H \approx 0.49$) in Section 7 was incomplete in the previous version.
I previously assumed the compiler had rendered the code as written, but these technical glitches obscured the proofs. This revision restores the full derived code and ensures all mathematical symbols are visible and accurate. No changes have been made to the underlying physics; this update is strictly to correct the presentation of the proofs.
(This is for journal and derivation) (version 1 is the theoretical)