Vacuum Energy Pressure Drives Cosmic Drift

The Vacuum Energy Quanta Field (VEQF) framework reinterprets cosmic expansion as a thermodynamic drift driven by energy density gradients in a transactional lattice, rather than a kinematic process. This study establishes a proportional relationship between vacuum energy pressure and the H-model drift rate, validated numerically across 18 orders of magnitude in distance using simulation data against SDSS quasars and Pantheon+SH0ES. The constant ratio of drift rate to vacuum pressure, approximately 1.373 x 10^4 s^-1/Pa, reflects a non-trivial convergence of lattice dynamics, analogous to the Casimir force’s coherence pressure. This strengthens the VEQF framework as a unified, non-quantum foundation for cosmic structure, complementing standard cosmological models.