Comparison among the Shroud body image formation mechanisms by the linen fibrils distributions

Abstract

Some recent studies on the mechanisms of the body image formation of the Shroud of Turin showed several tentative explanations: (i) attempts to demonstrate that it is a forgery, (ii) experiments devoted to explain the image formation by corona discharge or using UV radiation, and (iii) the hypothesis that the image was naturally produced by stochastic process triggered by an unknown energy source. In this paper, taking into account the microscopic linen structure, we compare the above mechanisms with the physical and chemical characteristics of the body image. The processing supports the stochastic hypothesis as the mechanism able to explain the yellowed fibrils distribution and the Shroud image formation as a natural phenomenon.

Keywords:

• Shroud of Turin
• formation mechanisms
• yellowed fibrils distribution

Acknowledgements

This work is dedicated to R.N. Rogers (Los Alamos National Laboratory) because we consider this scientist as the main reference in understanding the Turin Linen. He always looked for a natural mechanism to explain the Shroud body image formation. The authors also wish to thank both Y. Clement for the exchange of information on the Linen of Turin and A. Weiss (ShroudNM.com webmaster) for the improvements in the English language.