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Not to mention that there is absolutely no evidence that particle (rest) mass which is a physical constant changes with time.
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cept quasars, we're arp points that this applies.
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If the Universe doesn't expand it contradicts the observation that the Universe is isotropic.
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hmm not with ya there... Large scale structures have been discovered.... where it gets better, is it takes ALOT longer than the time available with BBT to form these structures.... and we haven't even mapped them all yet
Dr Wright's critiques have been plaged by errors...
here's a critique on one of his erroneous critiques which highlights his misunderstandings on this topic.
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How one ultimately interprets intrinsic redshift doesn't lead to a debate on whether the Universe expands or not.
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Redshift = velocity/distance is the dominant method we use for BBT.
If intrinsic redshift does indeed exist, then we can no longer rely solely on this for our models... the quasar aint there, its here... It would also solve the surface brightness dilemma.
Thanks for the rebuttal doc from BBT's Hero Wright on Narlikar, will absorb... Narlikar has a response to earlier Wright here...
http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9412045
They seem to be battling with selection effects of these sky surveys... Wright wants to include x data, Narlikar says it shouldn't be included.
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In a recent paper EdwardL.Wright(1994) has criticized both a paper of ours and the Monthly
Notices which published it (Hoyle, etal. 1994) on the original grounds that neither we nor the
journal took adequate notice of his views!
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Just need to be balanced here.... again selection effects are critical, Wright is wanting to include data that Narlikar was aware of but says does not apply for completness reasons.
I'd like to find an updated version of this, but i don't know if wright needs to actually send a letter, instead of publishing on his personal website?
(i'm not jumping up and down saying 'this disproves it'... just wanted to pass on both sides of the story here SJ
) as DR Wright picks alot of loud fights with good scientists.... he even has a stab at Burbridge after his recent death... classy
Regards,