Galilean Electrodynamics
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Galilean Electrodynamics is a journal devoted to criticism of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and other mainstays of modern physics. It was founded by Petr Beckmann in 1989. Now in its 16th year, Galilean Electrodynamics publishes six issues per year plus two special issues.
Petr Beckmann, who was not a physicist but an electrical engineer by training, is considered by almost all physicists[citation needed] who have some familiarity with his views to have been dealing with fringe science at best as he rejected special relativity.
[edit] The journal
According to its website, Galilean Electrodynamics is devoted to publishing high quality scientific papers, refereed by professional scientists, that are critical of Special Relativity, General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Big Bang theory and other establishment doctrines. As this blurb suggests, articles published in Galilean Electrodynamics are considered part of fringe science.
There is dispute[citation needed] over whether this publication is a scientific journal or not. The above quotation shows an aspiration toward the status of a refereed journal. However, two of the three current editorial board apparently lack academic affiliations. Critics allege [citation needed] that numerous incorrect claims have appeared in this journal over the years, and that some of the involved authors tried to claim that publication of their papers in Galilean Electrodynamics is proof that their works has been accepted by the scientific mainstream.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Galilean Electrodynamics website (Andrew Ring is apparently a former editor of Galilean Electrodynamics)
