CONCEPT: Poynting Leakage Mechanics
Abstract
The transmission of electromagnetic energy through the substrate is not a "free ride." Every resonant wave-packet performs work on the lattice. This module defines Poynting Leakage: the process where energy bleeds from starlight into the substrate, feeding the 2.725K thermal hum.
The Non-Ideal Transmission Line
In engineering, a transmission line has "loss" per unit length. In Resonant Relativity, the vacuum substrate is a non-ideal medium with finite Reactance (X) and Admittance (Y). As a photon travels, its Poynting Vector (\(\vec{S}\)) experiences a fractional "leakage" into the medium.
\[ \nabla \cdot \vec{S} = -\text{Leakage} \]The Redshift Illusion
Because the energy of a photon is tied to its frequency (\(E = hf\)), any loss of energy forces a reduction in frequency. This "tiring" of the light is seen by observers as a Redshift.
The Logic: The further light travels, the more it "leaks." Legacy models assume this shift is caused by the universe expanding (speed). We recognize it as a standard Signal Attenuation over a 22.3% scale distance.
Saturation of the Medium
Where does the leaked energy go? It is absorbed by the lattice torons. Over billions of years, the collective leakage from every star in the cosmos has "charged" the substrate to a specific saturation point. The CMB is the steady-state radiation of that saturated lattice.
Conclusion
The CMB is not a relic of a "Big Bang"; it is the Accumulated Receipt of every photon that has ever traveled through the substrate. Redshift is the "cost of doing business" in a physical universe.