Time dilation and quasar variability

被引:23
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作者
Hawkins, MRS [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Royal Observ, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, Midlothian, Scotland
来源
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 2001年 / 553卷 / 02期
关键词
cosmology; miscellaneous;
D O I
10.1086/320683
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The timescale of quasar variability is widely expected to show the effects of time dilation. In this Letter, we analyze the Fourier power spectra of a large sample of quasar light curves to look for such an effect. We find that the timescale of quasar variation does not increase with redshift, as required by time dilation. Possible explanations of this result all conflict with widely held consensus in the scientific community.
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页码:L97 / L100
页数:4
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