The Absent Atom is a logic sequence that leads to a continuous field intuitive model of the atom. The electron in this coupled matter wave orbital moves along a local geodesic with an increased clock rate. The coupled orbital is shown to be in a closed hyperbolic space. Implicit in this is that the fundamental gravitational force in the universe is reactive--a push instead of a pull--and that the reality of black holes is problematic, also bringing into question the existence of dark energy and the structure of the universe itself.