Are quasar redshifts randomly distributed? |
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| Authors: | Ray J Weymann Todd Boroson Jeffrey D Scargle |
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| Institution: | (1) Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.;(2) Theoretical and Planetary Studies Branch, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | A statistical analysis of possible clumping (not periodicity) of emission line redshifts of QSO's shows the available data to be compatible with random fluctuations of a smooth, nonclumped distribution. This result is demonstrated with Monte Carlo simulations as well as with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. It is in complete disagreement with the analysis by Varshni, which is shown to be incorrect. |
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