Introduction

Introduction

Modern physics separates the concept of the vacuum from the phenomena occurring in space in much the same way that children fail to recognize the fundamental unity of milk and kefir. The vacuum is not empty space. Although it is difficult to imagine a more rarefied medium, absolute emptiness does not exist in nature. The vacuum becomes a physical medium due to the omnipresent induction fields and neutrinos — tiny, nearly massless particles that serve Induction most directly. They are, in many respects, themselves products of that same Induction.

Induction is the most underestimated force in nature, and in space even more so. Twentieth-century physicists were captivated by nuclear forces. Only Tesla sought a way to harness induction for practical use. Since then, induction has become a topic for free thinkers — precisely because it is the fundamental force that generates matter.

The second key phenomenon of a cosmos saturated with induction and neutrinos is hysteresis of the medium. It is this combination — hysteresis as inertia and the capacity to accumulate force for a breakthrough (the birth of matter particles) — that makes the vacuum and induction the essential conditions for all processes in the Universe: from the birth of matter to the ordering of processes, from the form they impose on the space of a toroidal universe to the quantization of time (the pulsation of matter at the most elementary level).

We arrived at these conclusions through our own research, and through our study of the work of other scientists — Vilenkin and Guth (USA), and researchers from India. In our view, the closest to understanding the processes in space are Professor Peres and his colleagues from the University of Bordeaux (France). Their work provided us with an important foundation, but we have gone further, proposing a model in which the vacuum ceases to be a passive backdrop and becomes an active participant in cosmic evolution.

About This Book

This book is neither a textbook nor a popular exposition. It is an invitation to dialogue. We invite the reader to journey from initial observations of the strange behavior of the cosmic medium to engineering projects capable of changing humanity's relationship with energy and space.

We do not offer final answers. Instead, we build a system of concepts and equations that allow us to see old problems in a new light: what is mass, where do constants come from, why does time flow as it does, and — most importantly — can we control this flow?

For Whom This Book Is Intended

We address this work not only to physicists and mathematicians, but also to philosophers, engineers, and consciousness researchers — to everyone who feels that existing models of the world are incomplete and that new horizons of thought lie beyond them.

We particularly hope to interest:

theorists working on alternative cosmological models;

engineers seeking new principles for interacting with the physical vacuum;

philosophers reflecting on the nature of time, matter, and consciousness;

independent researchers for whom science is not a profession, but a way of being.

What You Will Find in This Book

Chapter 1. Physical Foundations. Here we introduce the key concepts: induction, the neutrino field, hysteresis of the medium, and the coercive limit of vacuum ferrite. This is the foundation upon which the entire model is built.

Chapter 2. Mathematical Apparatus. Toroidal geometry, Ricci–Perelman flows, and the formalism of vacuum ferrite. There will be many formulas here. We have tried to make them not only rigorous, but also intuitive — so that physical reality is felt behind the numbers.

Chapter 3. Engineering Implementation. The design of the "Kashalotka" resonator, principles of vacuum phase control, and engineering solutions for extracting energy from induction fields. This chapter serves as a bridge between theory and practice.

Chapter 4. Cosmological Consequences. The birth of matter, the discreteness of time, the shape of the Universe, and pulsation as a fundamental principle of existence. We show how our model explains what other models leave outside their scope.

Conclusion. From Physics to Neoelitarism. We are convinced that humanity will be able to move to a qualitatively new state only after it resolves the two age-old problems of the "early" Universe — the energy deficit and the deficit of Reason. Not because the Universe itself suffers from such a deficit, but because "early" humanity has not yet learned how, or does not wish, to fully harness the Universe's gifts. Our understanding of physics is a step toward solving the first problem, laying the groundwork for solving the second.

From Particles to Phases, from Passivity to Control

If we were asked to summarize the essence of our work in a single paragraph, we would say this:

Matter is not "created" in the vacuum — it is induced within it as a result of phase transitions, much as an external field induces magnetization in a ferromagnet.

This is the key shift:

From fundamental particles ; to fundamental phase transitions in the vacuum.

From passive spacetime ; to an active, controllable vacuum.

The vacuum is an engineering material, not empty geometry.

Instead of an Afterword

We do not claim to hold the ultimate truth. We offer a model that, in our view, better explains some observed phenomena and opens up new possibilities for research and technological breakthroughs.

We invite you, the reader, to become a co-author of this reflection. Read, critique, test, develop. If even one person sees the world differently, we will consider our task accomplished.

Oleg Mirny-Borodin
September 2026