Einstein's equivalence principle predicts that a preponderance of virtual electron-positron pairs over virtual photons inside the quantum vacuum at shorter scales (e.g. dark matter galactic halo) will gravitationally attract from the positive zero point quantum pressure that is three times stronger than the anti-gravitation negative energy density causing a 3D isotropic spherical halo spatial curved geometry. Reference pp 25-26 "Cosmological Physics" John Peacock, Cambridge Press.

"In summary, the vacuum polarization alters the Josephson frequency-voltage relation in the presence of a strong magnetic field and results in a weak dependence of the Josephson constant on the magnetic field strength. This remarkable manifestation of a fine nonlinear quantum field effect in a collective phenomenon in condensed matter could be observed in a dedicated experiment, that would literally be a measurement of the vacuum polarization with a voltmeter."

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 097003 (2010) [4 pages]

Measuring Vacuum Polarization with Josephson Junctions

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Alexander A. Penin^*
Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J1, Canada and Institute for Nuclear Research of Russian Academy of Sciences, 117312 Moscow, Russia

Received 19 October 2009; published 5 March 2010

We argue that the vacuum polarization by the virtual electron-positron pairs can be measured by studying a Josephson junction in a strong magnetic field. The vacuum polarization results in a weak dependence of the Josephson constant on the magnetic field strength which is within the reach of the existing experimental techniques.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.097003

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.097003

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74.50.+r, 12.20.Ds

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Josphson Junction Dark Matter Detector Virtual Electron-Positron Pairs

Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 097003 (2010) [4 pages]

Measuring Vacuum Polarization with Josephson Junctions