Negative Apparent Mass (NAM)
Definition and Physical Meaning in Extended Classical Mechanics (ECM)
In Extended Classical Mechanics (ECM), Negative Apparent Mass (NAM) has a fundamentally different meaning from the conventional “apparent mass” used in elevator or buoyancy problems. NAM is not exotic matter, but a manifestation property arising from vacuum-phase dynamics.
Definition of NAM in ECM
Negative Apparent Mass (NAM) in ECM is not a real negative inertial mass. It is a phase-induced effective mass deficit that appears when vacuum potential energy is locally stored or compressed rather than manifested as kinetic or material mass.
Physical Interpretation
- Mass is not fundamental; it is a manifestation outcome.
- Apparent mass measures how much mass is manifest to interaction.
- NAM represents withheld or unmanifested vacuum-phase energy.
NAM arises when vacuum-phase energy remains bound, producing attractive, confining, or stabilizing effects without corresponding material mass.
NAM is the shadow of unmanifested energy, not a substance.
Relation to ECM Manifestation Cycle
When vacuum potential energy is not converted into kinetic energy or matter mass, it appears observationally as Negative Apparent Mass.
Contrast with Conventional Apparent Mass
| Conventional Physics | Extended Classical Mechanics |
|---|---|
| Frame or force dependent | Vacuum-phase manifestation dependent |
| Never truly negative | Effectively negative |
| Kinematic concept | Ontological and energetic concept |
| No gravitational role | Central to gravitation and stability |
One-Sentence Definition
Negative Apparent Mass (NAM) in Extended Classical Mechanics is the effective mass deficit arising from vacuum-phase energy that remains unmanifested, producing gravitational and inertial effects without corresponding material mass.
Reference
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