The Rise and Fall of the Black Hole Paradigm

DETAILS : 

• Author : Abhas Mitra
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pan Macmillan India
  
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 4 September 2024
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Binding : Paperback
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 936113227X
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9361132278
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 250  g

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Rise and Fall of the Black Hole Paradigm is a provocative and intellectually daring work by the world-renowned astrophysicist Abhas Mitra. This book serves as a frontal challenge to one of the most bedrock concepts in modern cosmology: the existence of "true" black holes. Mitra argues that while the mathematical solutions of General Relativity suggest the formation of black holes, the physical reality of an actual "singularity"—where density becomes infinite and the laws of physics break down—is a scientific impossibility. He posits that what we observe in the cosmos are not true black holes, but rather "Magnetospheric Eternally Collapsing Objects" (MECOs).

The text takes readers on a historical and scientific journey, tracing the evolution of the black hole concept from its origins in Schwarzschild's equations to its current status as an undisputed fact in mainstream science. Mitra uses rigorous logic to highlight "internal contradictions" in the standard black hole paradigm, such as the information paradox and the nature of the event horizon. Written for both the scientifically curious layperson and the professional physicist, the book encourages a healthy skepticism and calls for a paradigm shift in how we understand the final stages of stellar collapse and the very fabric of spacetime.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Abhas Mitra is an Indian theoretical astrophysicist of international repute, formerly the Head of the Theoretical Physics Section at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). He is widely recognized in the global scientific community for his iconoclastic research on black holes and the Big Bang theory. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, and he has been a vocal critic of mainstream cosmological models that rely on singularities. Beyond his research, Mitra is a passionate science communicator, dedicated to fostering critical thinking and ensuring that the pursuit of truth in science remains open to dissenting, evidence-based voices.