Bibhas R. De
Bibhas R. De | |
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| Alma mater | University of Michigan; University of California, San Diego |
| Known for | Source-free magnetic structures; critique of Big Bang cosmology |
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| Fields | Physics, Cosmology, Electromagnetic theory |
Bibhas R. De is a physicist and author known for his alternative theoretical work on electromagnetism and his criticism of Big Bang cosmology. He is listed in The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists.
Background
De studied astronomy at the University of Michigan and received a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, where he was a doctoral student of the plasma physicist Hannes Alfvén.
Ideas
De proposes the concept of a "source-free magnetic structure," which he describes as a finite, static configuration of magnetic field lines existing in empty space with no currents or sources within it, obtained as a solution of Maxwell's equations. He argues that such a magnetostatic field constitutes the physical presence of something possessing mass, and that the relationship between this mass and the field energy does not follow the usual mass-energy relation, a departure he labels "TransEinsteinian" and "TransMaxwellian" physics. These claims lie outside mainstream physics.
De has also been a vocal critic of Big Bang cosmology. In his book The Falsifiers of the Universe: Big Bang Cosmology — The First Fraud in the Final Frontier, he disputes the standard interpretation of cosmological observations, including data from the COBE mission and the cosmic microwave background.