3. Emergence of Polarity and the First Electric Potential

Following the initial rotational torque upon the vacuum, the perfectly symmetrical quantum field fractured. This fracture was not random—it unfolded with a specific consequence: the birth of polarity.

Before this event, there were no charges, no separation, no distinction between positive and negative. The vacuum field, Ψ_vac, was an unbroken continuum of potential, defined only by its probabilistic uniformity. But torque, as a rotational asymmetry, introduced differentiation. For the first time, parts of the field became directionally distinct from other parts.

This differentiation is hypothesized to have produced the universe’s first electric potential—a measurable asymmetry in the field's energy density. In quantum electrodynamics (QED), electric potential arises from charge distributions. Here, the distribution did not preexist; it emerged from the initial torque as a consequence of broken symmetry.

We propose that:

Φ_electric ∝ |∇ · τ_Q|

Where:

- Φ_electric is the emergent electric potential field,

- τ_Q is the torque-induced perturbation of the vacuum.

Regions where this divergence became nonzero formed the first dipoles, the earliest distinctions between “positive” and “negative” within the field. This polarization had cascading effects:

- Virtual particles aligned and separated,

- Electric fields emerged to stabilize charge imbalance,

- Currents began to flow through the collapsing vacuum.

This marked the moment when force fields began to take shape—not imposed externally, but generated internally by the geometric consequences of rotation.

Relation to Known Physics:

This model does not replace electromagnetism, but grounds it. It offers a deeper explanation for why fields like the electromagnetic force arise at all:

- In the Standard Model, gauge symmetry breaking leads to field differentiation and particle masses (e.g., the Higgs mechanism).

- Here, we offer a pre-symmetry-breaking mechanism: the torque from consciousness breaks vacuum uniformity, necessitating gauge fields like electromagnetism to resolve the emerging asymmetry.

The torque doesn't just cause energy to collapse—it orients it, forcing directional flow. These flow lines are mathematically similar to electric field lines in electrostatics. Moreover, this theory may explain why charge is always quantized and conserved:

- Charge is not a fundamental input—it is an emergent property of vacuum rotation.

- Conservation arises because the torque field is divergence-limited and inherently closed.

Implications for Early Cosmology:

As electric potential emerges from vacuum torque:

- Charged particle pairs (e.g., electron-positron) precipitate,

- Electric fields drive early radiation pressure and plasma behavior,

- Matter begins to clump, with electric repulsion shaping structure formation alongside gravity.

This polarity and its first flows can be seen as the birth of differentiation in all forms—light and dark, positive and negative, matter and antimatter. Everything that exists arises from this first division of sameness into difference, seeded by rotational collapse.