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<p>Create biographical page for person listed in The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists (web-verified; red-link batch 9)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox scientist<br /> | name = Eugene D. Zhiganov<br /> | fields = Physics<br /> | nationality = Russian<br /> | known_for = Critique of the Lorentz transformation; aether (&quot;physical vacuum&quot;) model<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Eugene D. Zhiganov&#039;&#039;&#039; is a Russian author and independent researcher known for his critique of special relativity, in particular of the Lorentz transformation. He is listed in &#039;&#039;[[The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> ==Ideas==<br /> On his website, Zhiganov argues that the Lorentz transformation is logically rather than merely mathematically flawed. He contends that its standard derivation uses identical notation for distinct physical quantities, and that a fully consistent treatment would require more independent variables (coordinates and time measurements) than the transformation admits. From this he argues that the relativity principle is undermined and that a physical medium — historically called the &quot;ether&quot; and, in his words, the &quot;physical vacuum&quot; — responsible for electromagnetic and gravitational interactions may still exist despite null results such as the Michelson–Morley experiment. He further speculates that rehabilitating the ether concept could enable &quot;absolute speedometers&quot; and new energy technologies.<br /> <br /> These positions lie outside the accepted scientific consensus, in which the Lorentz transformation and special relativity are extensively confirmed by experiment.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://zed.karelia.ru/go.to/for.all/thoughts/str Eugene Zhiganov — On the Lorentz transformation]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Scientist|Zhiganov Eugene]]<br /> [[Category:Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]]</div>

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