VEQF Lateral Lensing_ 90° Deflection in Compact Binary Systems
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This proposal outlines a novel observational test of the Vacuum Energy Quanta Field (VEQF) framework: lateral imaging via 90° gravitational deflection in compact binary systems. Unlike standard lensing where the source lies behind the lens, this configuration enables observation of a source at comparable distance to the lens, deflected by a right angle through the lens's extreme energy density gradient (EDG).
Using a compact object model (spherically symmetric 1/r**2 energy density roll-off) appropriate for stellar-mass black holes, we derive the critical impact parameter b_90 required for 90° deflection, predict the chromatic signature (gamma=-0.0025), and identify Cygnus X-1 as a prime candidate system. Detection of the predicted secondary image would:
- Validate the VEQF refractive interpretation of gravity
- Constrain the peak vacuum energy density near compact objects
- Confirm the inherent chromaticity of gravitational lensing
- Provide tomographic access to the EDG structure without assuming spherical symmetry.
The proposal is fully falsifiable: non-detection at predicted sensitivity would constrain VEQF parameters .