The Concept of Emitter and Detector

So far, the un-atom is not all that convincing a concept.

How could we detect its presence? If we considered the un-atom an emitter, then we'd need a detector.

Before we jump into specifics, lets generalize about any sort of emitter/detector combination by assigning one simple rule:

Rule #1 - Any emitter can also be a detector.

A specific example would be a radio antenna. It can serve as an emitter, but at the same time, it will also detect what it emitted.

A radio speaker can also serve as a microphone.

Or, a coil of wire can generate a magnetic field, or it can detect one.

So, Rule #1 works pretty well.

How can we use it to detect an un-atom?

If we observe the physical world, we, as Newton noted, un-atoms attract un-atoms. Newton called this attribute of un-atoms 'gravity', and if we consider it emitted by an atom, then an atom must also (by Rule #1) detect 'gravity'.

We can recreate Newtons experiment by observing the fall of an apple from a tree.

Here's another rule:

Rule #2 - emitters and detectors do not require fundamental properties to interact

Going back to our examples, we didn't need to ascribe 'radio-waves' to antennas, or sound compression to speakers, or magnetic waves or whatever to magnets.