Metric Engineering in a Superfluid Vacuum: Propulsive Implications of Topological Strain Fields

Current aerospace propulsion is fundamentally constrained by the Tsiolkovsky Rocket Equation, which ne- cessitates the expulsion of propellant mass to generate thrust. This inertial limitation prohibits practical inter- stellar travel. In this paper, we propose a propulsive mechanism based on the Quantum Loom framework, which models the vacuum as a discrete superfluid node-network. We posit that the fundamental parameters of the vacuum metric—specifically the Young’s Modulus (Y) and density (ρ)—are not immutable constants but variable fields susceptible to high-frequency topological strain. By inducing coherent resonant vibrations within a tapered cav- ity, we demonstrate the generation of a macroscopic radiation pressure gradient in the vacuum substrate itself. This ”Lattice Propulsion” eliminates the need for reaction mass by effectively ”surfing” a locally induced variation in the refractive index of spacetime, offering a pathway to propellant-less propulsion consistent with conservation of momentum in a superfluid medium.