A Deep Dive into the DMC/RLB

If you’ve examined the block diagrams for both the DMC (here and here) and the RLB (here), you might have noticed there’s little difference between the initial DMC diagram from around 1996 that I posted on my site, and the more recent one from around 2015. This holds true even today. Apart from updates in circuitry and construction methods, the DMC of the late 90's closely resembles the DMC of 2024. However, this is not the case for the RLB. This difference arises from how each circuit carries out its function and what is expected of it. To aid in understanding, I think it would be beneficial to provide a more detailed explanation of how these two complimentary circuits work.

In a prior discussion, I confessed my initial belief in the simplicity of harnessing quantum entanglement to construct a Star Trek style communicator. I honestly thought it was such an easy thing to do that someone should have already done it. I already knew why lightspeed was the ultimate speed limit for all things, and that it couldn’t be sidestepped. Then I learned how quantum processes are random – truly random in nature. There was even a word to describe how utterly random nature is: Stochastic. From my naïve point of view, it appeared as though nature deliberately placed these hurdles in our path to faster than light phenomena, as if to guard a valuable treasure. Nature had outsmarted us.  Well played, nature, well played.  

This realization marked the moment I resolved to find a way to do the impossible.

Entanglement overview

From the very beginning of my journey along this impossible-seeming path, I knew that if any form of super-communication were possible, Nature would be my guide. So, how does nature accomplish this miracle? Well, we don’t know exactly how nature does her magic but we do know what it’s called: entanglement.

Quantum entanglement is a fascinating phenomenon that occurs when two or more particles become linked in such a way that the state of one particle is immediately connected to the state of other particles, no matter how far apart they are. In the case of electron spin, entanglement can occur during certain processes, such as when a particle decays and produces an electron and a positron. These particles have opposite spins and move away from each other. If the spin of the electron is up, then the spin of the positron could only be down and vice versa. This correlation holds true no matter the distance between each particle and always occurs instantaneously. Nature allows this correlation to occur at faster than light speeds to conserve angular momentum.

The relevant aspect of entanglement from the point of view of faster than light communications is that measuring the state of one entangled particle instantly updates the state of the other. It is a continuing and active process. So, all you need to do to send a faster than light message is to find a way to control the spin direction of an entangled electron. To receive the faster than light message, observe and decode the spin flips occurring in the corresponding entangled positron. Easy-peasy. Of course, as I’ve noted elsewhere, due to the random nature of electron spin flips, this is impossible. Something more is needed.

Something more

The diagram above represents the particle hierarchy I mentioned earlier (here). Sometimes, visualizing concepts graphically can lead to startling new insights due to their scope and clarity. This is one such case.

The section of the graph dealing with virtual and complex particles is straightforward. The large solid arrows represent virtual particles that become complex with the addition of energy. These are the particles we are familiar with, the ones we call real. Above the domain of complex particles is the region that deals with virtual particles. The thin double-sided arrows represent imaginary particles crossing over to become virtual and vice versa. This part of the graph is quite straightforward.

However, the region above the virtual particle realm led to a new insight. The long bent arrows showing deflection represents imaginary particles that cannot cross into the virtual region of the graph. There can be several reasons for this. First, energy considerations: imaginary particles created as singlets, or particles with imaginary wave functions of less than 100%, do not have the ability to become virtualized. This also includes particles whose imaginary P2 wave function, devoid of potential, can never collapse. Additionally, any imaginary particle whose existence in our reality would violate physical law falls into this category. The key term here is ‘our reality’. For example, in our reality, electrons with one-third negative charge cannot exist. But what about another reality, one governed by a different set of physical laws? For example, if fractional charge electrons can exist anywhere in the multiverse, then their imaginary counterparts would exist in this region.

It took me a while to fully grasp the implications of this new thought. The imaginary region of the graph must contain all the particles of every universe in the entire multiverse, not just ours. This also means that every universe in the multiverse has the potential to be linked together through the imaginary region. I’ve often heard in discussions about the multiverse that it would be impossible for anything to travel from one universe to another – that this could never happen, not even in principle. I now realized that may not be correct. All I needed to do was to find that way.

Birth of the Decision Making Circuit   

I realized that the imaginary realm of particles I had postulated offered a unique potential solution to the entanglement problem. Perhaps there existed an alternate universe which had quantum operators that were common variables in our universe?  Perhaps there existed the equivalent of a quantum particle, call it X,  in this other universe that had the equivalent of something like the spin state of a particle in our universe, but based on kinetic energy and waveform - call it structure, or just 'S'. Below a certain kinetic energy level, the S state would be describable by a sine wave, and above that kinetic energy level, it would be describable by a square wave. In its universe, particle structure would be as uncontrollable as particle spin is in ours. However, in our universe, structure S could easily be manipulated via the application of an electric field.

Faster Than Light? No Problem!

When exposed to a suitably energetic electric field, the X particle in one communicator would cause its entangled partner in the other communicator to flip from sine to square, and vice-versa, regardless of distance. Since we control the 'S' parameter, this would be how we could transmit a digital code from point A to point B. This communication would be faster than light, and it would actually be more challenging to make this system work slower than light! Of course, there's that whole problem of acquiring (or stealing) a pair of X particles from some unsuspecting multiverse... sigh. Why couldn't a guy ever catch a break?

The spark of creativity

Who can say where ideas, even those off-the-wall ones,  truly come from? The process of creating something unique and worthwhile involves a complex interplay of many factors. Imagination, knowledge, and creativity are among the most important, but there are also factors unique to an individual, such as education, personal history, beliefs, and desires. All these elements combine in varying amounts within the biological melting pot we call the human brain, giving rise to something completely unique: a single thought that will never occur in the same way twice in all of creation.

Tesla's lightning bolt

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the famous Serbian-American inventor and engineer, reportedly had his idea for the creation of the AC induction motor while enjoying a walk with a friend in a park in Budapest in 1882. Tesla experienced what we would call a sudden epiphany. The plans and diagrams for the AC motor appeared like a flash of lightning in his mind, and he feverishly scratched them out on the ground with a stick for his friend to see. Every single alternating current motor we use today originates from that single idea in 1882.

My gentle rainshower

Unlike Tesla’s sudden epiphany, the creation of the Decision Making Circuit was a gradual realization that unfolded over many months of deep contemplation. For some unknown reason, the concept of the impossible quantum particle, X, lingered in my mind. I would slowly examine it from every angle. Finally, one summer day in 1986, while I was sitting in the backyard, watching fence lizards chase a cricket, everything clicked. It wasn’t a frenzied epiphany like Tesla’s, but more like a gentle summertime rain shower. I realized that I didn’t need to create (or steal) X; Nature had already done it for me.

The Eurika moment

I remember saying, “Damn...” and then began sketching the diagram you have seen, outlining the hierarchy of particle types. By the end of the day, I had completed it. By the next weekend, I had defined the operation of the P2 wavefunction and bounded its operation within the imaginary realm of particles. I realized I didn’t need to steal particle X from another universe. I didn’t even need to control the spin angular momentum of a common particle such as an electron. All I had to do was something we already knew how to do very well: modulate a waveform. After deconstruction, the now imaginary particles making up that waveform would retain any information I had put on it while it was complex. Modulated imaginary waves travel at imaginary speeds. Of course, I didn’t know exactly what this meant. How would an imaginary wave present itself when I finally figured out a way to receive them? Would imaginary waves truly be instantaneous? I didn’t know, but I knew I would have a fine time finding out, for sure!

The early years

Those early years were interesting ones. I was building prototype DMC circuits, learning construction techniques, and making improvements in both theory and circuitry, all without being able to receive a signal! That was something that would not happen for another decade.

One important point I need to make here is that, in those early years, I had yet to fully understand what the DMC really was. I had not yet made the connection between my DMC and blackbody radiators.

physics 101: What the heck is a blackbody?

So, what is a blackbody? In physics, a blackbody radiator is an idealized physical body that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation, regardless of frequency or angle of incidence. Imagine a hollow cavity with a small hole or opening in one part of its body. A photon enters the cavity through this hole. Once inside, it is trapped, bouncing around, reflecting off the inside walls of the cavity, or if you paint the inside of the cavity black, it gets absorbed.  It then re-emits this energy in a characteristic spectrum that depends solely on the body’s temperature. A perfect blackbody would let energy in via the opening but never emit any energy at all. Ever. You can even buy blackbody radiation sources - though they aren't perfect black body radiators, companies like CI-Systems (www.ci-systems.com) and HGH (www.hgh-infrared.com) manufacture blackbody devices meant for testing and calibration purposes, and are cool enough to make any science student or garage inventor geek out.

almost perfect

There are no perfect blackbodies in nature, though some things can come very close. We used to think a black hole was a perfect blackbody until Stephen Hawking showed that even black holes re-emit the energy they receive in the form of Hawking radiation. Still, of all objects that exist in nature, black holes come the closest to being the perfect blackbody.

the missing link

Even when I finally created the first reintegration logic block that worked, the transfer efficiency was so low—on the order of single femtoamperes—that I didn’t make the connection for the longest time. During that period, I was obsessed with building charge amplifiers capable of measuring down to the one-femtoampere range. This meant that the actual usable current involved in P2 transfer could be as low as 3 to 5 electrons per second.  Such minimal values resulted in test runs producing data nearly indistinguishable from the noise floor. It required dozens of data sets to extract usable information and achieve even a modest efficiency. I was so focused on the details that I missed the bigger picture entirely.  I couldn’t see the forest for the trees, let alone the toothpicks. 

I will have more to say on this in the section concerning the RLB.

the high school science quiz

Back in high school, towards the end of the year, the science teacher gave us a unique quiz. Instead of the usual written test, we were assigned to demonstrate a physical principle we had learned during the year in front of the entire class. On the day of the quiz, students arrived with bags full of equipment: beakers, paper, various objects, and other items needed for their demonstrations. I, however, came empty-handed. I remember the looks on my classmates’ faces when they saw I had nothing with me. They clearly thought I was unprepared and that the teacher would lay into me for being lazy. I simply shrugged and grinned.

The demonstrations begin

One by one, each student presented their demonstration with varying degrees of success. Although it’s been a long time, I still remember some of the impressive demonstrations. One girl demonstrated Bernoulli’s principle by blowing air over a strip of paper, making it wave like a flag while she explained the phenomenon. Another boy showed how current moving through a wire creates a magnetic field by using a coil of wire connected to a battery to move a compass needle.

My turn

Finally, it was my turn. I walked up and calmly announced that I was going to generate a gravity wave approximately 46,500 miles long. I saw some of those young eyes staring at me widen when I told them the length of my gravity waves. Even Stewart, who was happy he was getting a D in the class, knew our lab wasn't that big... I then extended my arm and waved it up and down four times a second. The teacher asked me what the amplitude of my gravity wave was, and I promptly replied, “One foot peak to peak.” Then I returned to my seat. I received credit for my answer, though the instructor told me after class that it would have been more impressive if I had demonstrated a gravity wave detector instead.

Stewart's reaction

After class, in the hallway, Stewart who had demonstrated sound waves moving through air by loudly farting, told me he wished he had thought of my idea instead because his demo only resulted in a note home...ahhh, Stewart... I wonder if he's still alive...

the bigger picture

Other than being a nice story, why am I telling you this? Because of how it relates to the subject we are discussing. Incredibly weak though they are, any moving mass, like my arm in the above example, generates gravity waves. Any form of motion also generates QTEs, from which all P2 waves originate. Like those gravity waves I generated as a teenager, P2 waves are also incredibly easy to create. All you need to do is move something - charge, mass, particles, anything at all. Though I didn’t know it at the time, I was also generating P2 waves right along with those gravity waves. Also, like gravitational radiation, P2 waves are much more difficult to detect than to create. The teacher’s wry comment concerning the gravity wave detector could apply equally well to the P2 wave detector, the reintegration logic block.