Leslie V Iverson
Leslie V. Iverson | |
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| Born | February 2, 1951 |
| Residence | Bellflower, CA, United States |
| Nationality | USA |
| Known for | Atomic Physics, Subatomic Physics, Natural Philosophy, Social Political Philosophy |
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| Fields | Natural philosophy, atomic and subatomic physics |
Leslie V. Iverson (born February 2, 1951) is an American natural philosopher based in Bellflower, California, who has written on aether theory and the structure of the atom. Working outside mainstream academic physics, he has for many years studied selected aspects of atomic and subatomic physics from the standpoint of natural philosophy.
Biography
Iverson studied at California State University, Long Beach and at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and undertook postgraduate work at the University of Wisconsin. He resides in Bellflower, California, and describes himself as a natural philosopher.
Scientific contributions
Iverson's stated specialties include aether theory, the nature of divisible existence, gravity, electricity, the electromagnetic field, radiation, the nature of energy, and the structure and function of the atom, together with an analysis of quantum physics. His declared central aim is to explain the optical and X-ray spectra of atoms—particularly hydrogen—in what he characterizes as a simple, purely mechanical way. From this analysis he seeks to describe the "optical atmosphere" and electronic structure of the atom, the physical nature of the chemical bond, and why the chemical properties of atoms change across the periodic table.
In his 2010 paper "The Ether and Nature of Divisible Existence," presented in the Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance at Long Beach, Iverson argues that the aether is both the medium through which light travels and the constituent from which atomic mass is built, proposing that the atom and its subparticles—electron, neutron and proton—consist of slowed aether particles condensed to varying densities. Within this framework he treats gravity as a "sub-aether" phenomenon rather than an aether phenomenon, contends that only push forces (and no pull forces) act in the universe, and interprets relativity and the cosmological redshift in mechanical aether terms. These proposals are not accepted within mainstream physics.
Abstracts
- 2010 - "The Ether and Nature of Divisible Existence" (Read in full)
- 1992 - "A Novel Theory of the Atom and Related Matters"
- 1990 - "A Unification Theory of Physics"