2006ApJ...636L..61Z -
Astrophys. J., 636, L61-L64 (2006/January-2)
Electric redshift and quasars.
ZHANG T.X.
Abstract (from CDS):
A new redshift mechanism–the electric redshift–is proposed, in accord with the five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory, which unifies Einsteinian general relativity and Maxwellian electromagnetic theory. It is shown that a dense, massive, and charged object can significantly shift a light ray that is emitted from the object's surface toward the red as compared with the gravitational redshift. A compact, electrically charged object with density and mass comparable to those of a neutron star can impart a redshift as great as quasars have. Therefore, if quasars are dense, massive, and electrically charged objects, their large redshifts do not imply that all quasars are extremely distant; thus, the luminosity of quasars and their association with low-redshift galaxies can be understood. This interpretation does not conflict with big bang cosmology, because the electric redshifts are negligible for normal stars, galaxies, and large-scale matter, which are not dense and electrically charged.
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Cosmology: Theory - Galaxies: High-Redshift - Gravitation - Galaxies: Quasars: General
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