The Turin Shroud (TS) is the most important Relic of Christianity and one of the most studied objects from a scientific point of view because a not yet explainable body image is codified on it. The best hypothesis to explain this image is based on a Corona Discharge related to an intense electric field. It is here supposed a direct correlation between TS image intensity and electric field strength. This paper compares the TS image with those obtainable by means of a numerical model of a manikin subject to different environmental conditions. A floating manikin immersed in a vertical electrostatic field reaches the best match thus supporting the Corona Discharge hypothesis.

Numerical Simulation of a Human Body Subjected to Electrostatic Fields for Study of the Turin Shroud Body Image

FANTI, GIULIO;BULLO, MARCO;PESAVENTO, GIANCARLO
2012

Abstract

The Turin Shroud (TS) is the most important Relic of Christianity and one of the most studied objects from a scientific point of view because a not yet explainable body image is codified on it. The best hypothesis to explain this image is based on a Corona Discharge related to an intense electric field. It is here supposed a direct correlation between TS image intensity and electric field strength. This paper compares the TS image with those obtainable by means of a numerical model of a manikin subject to different environmental conditions. A floating manikin immersed in a vertical electrostatic field reaches the best match thus supporting the Corona Discharge hypothesis.
2012
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