Are Arp’s intrinsic redshifts and theory correct?
A nagging question that occurs while reading the book is: ‘Is Arp correct in his observations of intrinsic redshifts and his explanation?’ Or is he just an inflexible iconoclast that enjoys shaking up and challenging the establishment? No doubt Arp has many intriguing observations, but I would have liked to have seen more complete data, statistical or otherwise, on his associations. The question in my mind is: ‘What percentage of quasars are closely associated with low redshift galaxies?’ Or is Arp presenting only the positive cases, which are interesting in themselves? He states that there are 38 cases of high redshift companion galaxies associated with low redshift galaxies. There must be many thousands of galaxy clusters. Only 38 cases does not seem like enough evidence, when there could be thousands of cases that do not apply. According to his theory of ejection of matter from galaxies, I would think there should be many more associations of different redshift galaxies. Or is it po
