[2] viXra:0910.0043 [pdf] replaced on 28 Jul 2011
Authors: Martín López-Corredoira
Comments: 15 pages, version published in Int. J.
Astr. Astrophys, 1, 73. (previously it had been
accepted by Invertis J. Sci. Techn. for a special issue, but finally the edition of that special issue
was cancelled)
Quasars (Quasi Stellar Objects, abbreviated as QSOs) are still nowadays, close to half a century
after their discovery, objects which are not completely understood. In this brief review a description
of the pending problems, inconsistencies and caveats in the QSO's research is presented. The standard
paradigm model based on the existence of very massive black holes that are responsible for the QSO's
huge luminosities, resulting from to their cosmological redshifts, leaves many facts without explanation.
There are several observations which lack a clear explanation, for instance: the absence of bright QSOs at
low redshifts, a mysterious evolution not properly understood; the inconsistencies of the absorption lines,
such as the dierent structure of the clouds along the QSO's line of sight and their tangential directions;
the spatial correlation between QSOs and galaxies; and many others.
Category: Astrophysics
[1] viXra:0910.0003 [pdf] replaced on 15 Nov 2009
Authors: James Gunasekera
Comments: all databases and the source code are included
Some inexplicable statistical variations in Nobel Prize laureates natal
data are reported and discussed, with additional data examined
afterwards. If observed on other similar data, the effect can be
considered as astrobiological or astroanthropological. The observed
strong correlation with Quaoar position is probably caused by the fact
that Quaoar's cycle correlates with a non-trivial solar, lunar or
terrestrial cycle. It is well known that some astronomical conditions
influence human health, but the possibility of influence on long-term
physiological and/or psychological characteristics since birth is still
under question.
Category: Astrophysics