A Theory of Physical Vacuum: A New Paradigm
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| Author | Gennady I Shipov |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Torsion fields, vacuum physics |
| Published | 1998 |
| Publisher | IITAPRANS |
| Pages | 312 |
A Theory of Physical Vacuum: A New Paradigm is a 1998 English-language book by the Russian physicist Gennady I Shipov (IITA/PRANS, Moscow). It was originally published in Russian (ST-Center, Moscow, 1993), with a second edition, Theory, Experiments and Technologies (Nauka, Moscow, 1996).
Overview
Shipov presents his Theory of Physical Vacuum, a geometrized "Universal Relativity" that seeks to describe gravitation, electromagnetism, and quantum phenomena within a single vacuum structure. Central to it are torsion fields — associated with the torsion of space-time (in the sense of Élie Cartan) — which Shipov elevates from a mathematical option to a physical field linked to inertia, the structure of the vacuum, and even propulsion. The theory is controversial: it lies largely outside the peer-reviewed literature, and critics have pointed to serious mathematical problems in its formulation.
About the author
Gennady Ivanovich Shipov (born 1938) is a Russian theoretical physicist, a graduate of Moscow State University, who developed the Theory of Physical Vacuum and, with Anatoly Akimov, was a leading figure in the Soviet/Russian "torsion field" research programme.
Publication details
- Author: Gennady I Shipov
- Publisher: IITAPRANS, Moscow
- Published: 1998 (Russian original 1993)
- Pages: 312