Abstract
Claims that ordinary spiral galaxies and some classes of QSO show periodicity in their redshift distributions are investigated using recent high-precision data and rigorous statistical procedures. The claims are broadly upheld. The periodicites are strong and easily seen by eye in the datasets. Observational, reduction or statistical artefacts do not seem capable of accounting for them.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Burbidge, G. and Napier, W.M.: 2001, Astron. J. 121, 21.
Guthrie, B.N.G. and Napier, W.M.: 1991, MNRAS 243, 431.
Guthrie, B.N.G. and Napier, W.M.: 1996. Astron. Astrophys. 310, 353.
Hawkins, E., Maddox, S.J. and Merrifield, M.R.: 2002, MNRAS,in press.
Karlsson, K.G.: 1990, Astron. Astrophys. 239, 50.
Tifft, W.G.: 1976, Astrophys. J. 206, 308.
Tifft, W.G. and Cocke, W.J.: 1984, Astrophys. J. 287, 492.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2003 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this paper
Cite this paper
Napier, W.M. (2003). A Statistical Evaluation of Anomalous Redshift Claims. In: Wickramasinghe, C., Burbidge, G., Narlikar, J. (eds) Fred Hoyle’s Universe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1605-5_16
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1605-5_16
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-90-481-6339-7
Online ISBN: 978-94-017-1605-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive