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Narlikar, J. V.

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NASA NTRS1993

A quasi-steady state cosmological model with creation of matter

A universe is envisioned in which there was a major creation episode when the mean universal density was about 10 to the -27 g/cu cm. Explicit equations are given for the creation of matter; in a cosmological approximation, these equations lead to expressions for the time-dependence of the cosmological scale factor S(t), but do not entail, as big bang cosmology does, that S(t) tend to zero at some finite time t. The equations therefore possess a universality that is absent from big bang cosmology. Creation occurs when certain conservation equations involving the gradient of a scalar field C(i) are satisfied.

Hoyle, F.↗
NASA NTRS1990

Associations between quasi-stellar objects and galaxies

A table is presented here listing all close pairs of QSOs and galaxies that were found in a computer-aided search of catalogs of QSOs and bright galaxies and an extensive search of the literature. There is a large excess of pairs with separations of 2 arcmin lor less, or about 60 kpc, over the numbers expected if the configurations were accidental. The angular separation for 392 pairs adds to the evidence for physical association, and it is shown that selection effects are not important. A general rule is stated that QSOs tend to lie in the vicinity of normal galaxies much more often than is expected by chance whether or not the galaxies and the QSOs have the same redshifts. It is emphasized that this rule cannot be explained in terms of gravitational microlensing, and it is concluded that some part of the redshift of all classes of active nuclei is not associated with the expansion of the universe.

Burbidge, G.↗
NASA NTRS1990

The extragalactic universe - An alternative view

It is argued that the currently popular cosmological model is subject to many doubts based on observational data which suggest that there never was a Big Bang. It is further argued that the observational evidence concerning nonthermal objects with large redshifts leads to the conclusion that these redshifts are largely intrinsic in origin. These objects do not lie at large cosmological distances, but rather much closer with z(c) less than about 0.1. This in turn means that there is no evidence for evolution in the discrete objects, and that what is seen in them are creation events involving the ejection of new matter from the nuclei of galaxies.

Arp, H. C.↗
NASA NTRS1980

The diffuse gamma-ray background in the Hoyle-Narlikar cosmology

The paper analyzes the contributions of QSOs, BL-Lac objects and Seyfert galaxies to the diffuse gamma-ray background within the framework of the Hoyle-Narlikar theory. It is shown that the inconsistency reported in standard theory, namely that the evolutionary function needed to explain the gamma-ray data is very different from the one derived from the optical part of the spectrum, is no longer present. It is also shown that the contribution of a variable gravitational 'constant' to the expression for the diffuse background is the same as that of a density evolution function.

Canuto, V. M.↗
NASA NTRS1980

Cosmological tests of the Hoyle-Narlikar conformal gravity

For the first time the Hoyle-Narlikar theory with creation of matter and a variable gravitational constant G, is subjected to the following cosmological tests: (1) the magnitude versus z relation, (2) the N(m) versus m relation for quasars, (3) the metric angular diameters versus z relation, (4) the isophotal angles versus z relation, (5) the log N-log S radio source count, and finally (6) the 3 K radiation. It is shown that the theory passes all these tests just as well as the standard cosmology, with the additional advantage that the geometry of the universe is uniquely determined, with a curvature parameter equal to zero. It is also interesting to note that the variability of G affects the log N-log S curve in a way similar to the density evolution introduced in standard cosmologies. The agreement with the data is therefore achieved without recourse to an ad hoc density evolution.

Canuto, V. M.↗
NASA NTRS1976

The log N-log S curve for 3CR radio galaxies and the problem of identifying faint radio galaxies

The log N-log S slope of optically identified galaxies in the 3CR catalog is analyzed for galaxies with flux levels greater than 10 Jy and located at galactic latitudes greater than 7 deg. For the 86 galaxies with known redshifts, the slope is found to be about 1.16; for all 119 galaxies, the slope is found to be about 1.50. If the 113 unidentified sources are included, the slope steepens to about 1.81. It is shown that this steepness is caused by the unidentified sources. Assuming that the slope is due to evolution at redshifts of 1 to 3 and that the unidentified sources are bright ellipticals, the mean redshifts and apparent brightnesses of these galaxies are calculated. The results indicate that it is impossible to observe the unidentified sources with existing ground-based telescopes, implying that it is presently impossible to establish directly that evolution is responsible for the steep log N-log S curve of the 3CR galaxies.

Burbidge, G. R.↗