Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Feb 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979natur.277..633c&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 277, Feb. 22, 1979, p. 633-635.
Mathematics
Logic
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Cosmology, Hubble Constant, Photons, Red Shift, Relativistic Theory, Space-Time Functions, Energy Dissipation, Galactic Evolution, Solar Limb
Scientific paper
Doubts have been raised as to whether the large redshifts of distant galaxies (the Hubble redshift) are due entirely to cosmological expansion. The strongest argument in favor of cosmological expansion is that there is no known hypothesis consistent with the laws of physics (other than the Doppler shift hypothesis) that can explain the observed redshifts. An alternative explanation related to a gradual energy loss of photons due to their interaction with curve space-time is considered. The basic premise is that because photons have a finite spread they are subject to tidal stresses and that this provides a mechanism for the transfer of momentum from the photon to the mass producing curved space-time. Any transfer of momentum without an equivalent transfer of energy will destroy the concept of the photon as a single elementary particle. It is therefore postulated that the interaction of the photon with curved space-time causes it to lose energy in the form of very low energy secondary photons.
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