Don't be hasty, my friend. With his amazing google fu, TA can find any number of studies to back up whatever claim he wants. 
/when he mentions 'his' research, TA means other people's
The thing is his use of google-fu was so eveident. He's posted virtually and entire textbook worth of physics equations that honestly-and this is not to put anyone down on this site-nobody here could understand unless you took a bunch of physics classes. No explanation from him, no expansion, no nothing. the posts were long and obviously cut and pasted and most of it didn't even pertain to what was being discussed. Anyone can do that. Does he know physics? Probably. I've always said I thought he was probably a smart guy trouble is he's not satisfied with being smart he has to prove he's "smarter" than everyone, that he's stronger than everyone and that he's better than everyone. that's just not the case.
it's the internet, you shouldn't live or die by how people percieve you on it, he does. That's why he's an idiot.