Here are the top 10 distinctives (key differentiating principles) of Electric Universe (EU) cosmology, as articulated by its main proponents (e.g., Wal Thornhill, David Talbott, and the Thunderbolts Project). EU is an alternative plasma-based paradigm that contrasts sharply with the mainstream gravity-centric Big Bang model. These are synthesized from core EU sources such as Thunderbolts.info, Holoscience.com, and their video/essay series (including the well-known “Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric”).
- Primacy of electromagnetism over gravity
The electric force (10^39 times stronger than gravity) is the fundamental organizing force across all scales—from atoms to galaxies. Gravity is secondary or even a manifestation of electric dipole effects. - Plasma-dominated universe
~99.999% of the visible universe is plasma (ionized gas). All cosmic structures and dynamics are governed by known plasma physics, not idealized gravitational collapse in a near-vacuum. - Birkeland currents and cosmic filaments
Galaxies, stars, and nebulae form and are connected along vast, filamentary electric currents (Birkeland currents) in plasma. These produce the observed “cosmic web,” star-forming strings, and galactic jets via scalable lab phenomena like Marklund convection and Z-pinches. - Electric stars (including the Sun)
Stars are not internally powered fusion reactors but externally driven electrical phenomena—essentially glowing anodes or cathodes in galactic circuits. The Sun’s energy, solar wind, and variability arise from incoming galactic current, not core fusion. - Rejection of the Big Bang
There was no singular explosive origin or expanding universe from a point. Redshift is largely intrinsic/electrical (as Halton Arp showed with quasars), and cosmic microwave background or “expansion” have simpler plasma explanations. The universe is effectively eternal or in a steady-state electrical equilibrium. - No dark matter or dark energy required
Galactic rotation curves, apparent cosmic acceleration, and structure formation are fully explained by electromagnetic forces in plasma; invisible entities are unnecessary ad-hoc fixes. - No black holes or neutron stars
Extreme high-energy objects (quasars, pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, active galactic nuclei) are electrical plasmoids, double layers, or discharge phenomena in plasma circuits—not gravitational singularities or collapsed matter. - Electrically charged solar-system bodies
Planets, moons, and the Sun form an interconnected electrical circuit. Inner and outer planets exhibit charge imbalances, auroras, and interactions driven by solar plasma currents rather than purely gravitational isolation. - Electrical scarring and surface features
Many craters, rilles, canyons, and other planetary/moon features (on Mars, the Moon, Valles Marineris, etc.) result from high-energy electrical arc machining/discharges in the recent or mythic past, not solely impacts or slow erosion. - Empirical scalability from laboratory plasma experiments
EU is grounded in reproducible, high-energy plasma discharge experiments (e.g., at universities and labs) that scale directly to cosmic sizes without exotic physics or untestable assumptions—making it predictive and falsifiable in ways the mainstream model often is not.
These distinctives form a coherent, holistic alternative that claims greater simplicity, predictive success (e.g., electric comets, filamentary star birth observed by Herschel), and alignment with lab physics. EU draws from pioneers like Hannes Alfvén (plasma cosmology) and integrates interdisciplinary evidence, including mythological records of past sky events. Note that it remains a minority view outside mainstream astrophysics.
For deeper dives, the Thunderbolts Project’s “Essential Guide to the Electric Universe,” Wal Thornhill’s writings, or their “Top 10 Reasons” video series (covering magnetic fields, filaments, jets, stars, pulsars, charged planets, scarring, and comets) are primary resources.
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