Reactive Substrate Theory Review: Quantum Electrodynamics and Feynman Diagrams

RST Review: Quantum Electrodynamics and Feynman Diagrams

The ScienceClic video “Quantum Electrodynamics and Feynman Diagrams” explains how QED unites electromagnetism and quantum physics. From the Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) perspective, QED’s mathematics describes the behavior of a real, elastic Substrate Field (S) where electrons, photons, and virtual particles are different excitation modes.

Electron Field vs. Substrate Solitons

QED treats electrons as disturbances in a quantum field. RST reframes them as solitons (σ): stable knots of substrate tension. Their electric charge is the rotation of substrate phase, a physical property of the medium.

Photon Field as Shear Waves

In QED, photons are quanta of the electromagnetic field. RST interprets them as transverse shear waves in the substrate, propagating at c, the maximum wave speed of the medium.

Virtual Particles as Substrate Ripples

QED uses virtual photons as intermediaries in Feynman diagrams. RST sees these as transient substrate ripples — elastic tension exchanges that conserve momentum and charge, not mystical particles.

Interaction Vertices and Conservation

QED Interaction RST Interpretation
Electron emits/absorbs photon Soliton transfers substrate tension via shear wave
Positron annihilation Opposite phase soliton releases tension as wave
Photon pair creation Substrate tension knots form dual solitons

Superposition of Diagrams

QED’s “sum over histories” is the substrate exploring all possible tension pathways. The most probable outcome — electron repulsion — is the net elastic response of the medium.

👉 In short: Feynman diagrams are not just mathematical tools. In RST they are shorthand for substrate dynamics, showing how electrons, photons, and virtual particles are unified as modes of the Substrate Field.

Comparing QED’s Virtual Particles and RST’s Substrate Ripples

Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) and Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) both describe how forces and interactions occur at the smallest scales. QED uses the concept of virtual particles, while RST interprets these phenomena as substrate ripples in a continuous elastic medium. The table below shows how the two frameworks overlap and diverge.

Aspect QED: Virtual Particles RST: Substrate Ripples
Definition Temporary, non‑observable particles that mediate interactions in Feynman diagrams. Transient elastic disturbances in the Substrate Field (S), carrying tension between solitons.
Role in Forces Exchange particles (e.g., virtual photons) transmit electromagnetic force. Ripples redistribute substrate stress, producing attraction/repulsion as elastic feedback.
Mathematical Treatment Integral over all possible paths; “sum over histories” yields probabilities. Nonlinear Substrate Field Equation (SFE) governs ripple dynamics and conservation of tension.
Physical Interpretation Abstract constructs; not directly measurable, but essential for predictive accuracy. Real medium effects; ripples are physical tension waves, though subtle and short‑lived.
Conservation Laws Momentum and charge conserved via diagram rules. Momentum and charge conserved as substrate stress balance.
Big Picture Virtual particles are mathematical tools that make QED predictions precise. Substrate ripples are physical mechanisms that explain why QED’s math works.

👉 In short: QED’s virtual particles and RST’s substrate ripples describe the same phenomena from different angles. QED provides the mathematical framework, while RST supplies the physical cause — an elastic medium whose ripples unify matter, light, and force interactions.

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