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| ID | 150 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Joseph |
| Last Name | Keller |
| Institution | Iowa State University |
| Speaker Category | graduate student |
| Title of Talk | "Convergence depth": proof of the nonrotation and nontranslation of galaxies |
| Abstract | HC Arp (Max Planck Inst.) amassed evidence that most large redshift is intrinsic, not due to motion or expansion. WG Tifft (Univ. of Arizona) says that redshift periods, large and small, suggest abandoning the motion/expansion hypothesis altogether. "Convergence depth", a phenomenon studied by this author since 2002, means that the average velocity over successive shells of galaxies, converges in a mere 400 M lt yr, to the apparent velocity ("anisotropy") of the sources of the cosmic microwave background ("CMB"). The shape of the convergence depth curve, and the observed 400 M lt yr period of galaxy distribution, suggest that Hubble's parameter varies sinusoidally along the axis of the CMB anisotropy, with half-period 400 M lt yr. Taylor series extrapolation of the convergence depth curve to the origin, then shows that the velocity of the sun relative to distant galaxies is about equal to its velocity relative to nearby stars. Galaxies neither rotate nor translate. "Dark matter" need not exist. Oort's law is not due to motion. An absolute frame of reference (Maxwell/FitzGerald ether?) is supported. DC Miller (Case Univ.) found that apparent "ether drift" agrees, in its component parallel to Earth's axis, with the solar apex motion, i.e., motion in the extragalactic frame. |
| Subject area(s) | functional analysis |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
| Day Preference | |
| Computer Needed? | N |
| Bringing a laptop? | N |
| Overhead Needed? | N |
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| Date Submitted | 2/27/2006 |
| Year | 2006 |