Steady-State Cosmology: Once More Unto the Breach?
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Steady-State Cosmology: Once More Unto the Breach? |
| Author(s) | Thomas E Phipps |
| Keywords | Steady-State Cosmology |
| Published | 1989 |
| Journal | Physics Essays |
| Volume | 2 |
| Number | 3 |
| Pages | 301-305 |
Abstract
Big-bang cosmology rests mainly on accepted interpretations of two empirical facts: the Hubble redshift, interpreted as a Doppler effect, and the 2.7?K cosmic background radiation, interpreted as a direct echo of the hypothesized primordial event. Recent findings of Marmet, providing both a plausible non-Doppler redshift mechanism and a brilliant new resolution of Olbers' paradox, are reviewed and shown to support altered interpretations of the empirical evidence. These appear to justify renewed interest in steady-state and related cosmological models. Numerous other considerations, including the quasar data of Arp, lend support to this conclusion.