Torsion field (pseudoscience)
| Claims | Spin-spin interaction can be transmitted through space at speeds of at least up to 109 times the speed of light via a special kind of field, making faster-than-light travel, extra-sensory perception, homeopathy, levitation, and other paranormal phenomena possible. |
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| Related scientific disciplines | Physics |
| Year proposed | 1987 |
| Original proponents | A. Akimov, G. Shipov |
| Subsequent proponents | A. A. Shpilman, J. Sarfatti, R. N. Boyd, Richard C. Hoagland, Lee Si-chen |
| (Overview of pseudoscientific concepts) | |
A torsion field (also called axion field, spin field, spinor field, and microlepton field) is a reoccurring feature of many pseudoscientific proposals. It posits that the quantum spin of particles can be used to cause emanations to carry information through vacuum orders of magnitude faster than the speed of light.