Probing Vacuum-Induced Clock Drifts via Quantum Metrology: A Testable Hypothesis?

This preprint proposes a novel experiment to probe vacuum-induced frequency drifts in atomic clocks at the 10^18 s scale, using a quantum-inspired stochastic propagator for classical systems. By comparing NIST-F2 cesium and Al+ ion clocks over 30 days under controlled vacuum conditions (10^10-10^12 Pa), we aim to detect anomalous clock drifts potentially driven by vacuum fluctuations. Simulations predict a 10^4 drift ratio between cesium and ion clocks, observable via Allan variance anomalies and fractional frequency stability deviations. The proposed setup leverages current technology to validate noise scaling trends, with implications for precision metrology, navigation, and dark matter detection. This work invites collaboration with metrology labs (e.g., NIST, PTB) to refine the experimental protocol and test the hypothesis. The paper includes simulation results, a detailed methodology, and a discussion of alternative noise sources, archived here as a resource for researchers in quantum metrology and atomic clock technology.