Redshift-Magnitude Bands, Quasi Stellar Sources, and Systems of Redshift

Abstract

The visibility and character of redshift- magnitude bands in a diagram of general field galaxies compared to specific clusters depends upon the cosmological model. In the normal expanding universe model where galaxies have lives comparable to the age of the universe, no band structure should be visible outside of clusters. Band structure is, however, shown to exist among quasi stellar sources and to show the identical slope and band spacing characteristics as do the galaxies in the Coma cluster. At least 14 bands can be identified forming a convergent band series among QSS emission line objects. The validity of the band phenomenon is tested by power spectrum analysis and shown to be highly significant. The distribution of points about the band structure is Gaussian. Cross projections of the band system are shown to give rise to harmonic periodicities which can explain some or all of the periodicities observed in the z distribution of QSS objects. The Coma galaxy band system is shown to be a scaled version of the QSS band system. Galaxies appear to occupy a separate band system which is convergent to the start of the QSS system as its series limit. QSS absorption line objects are further shown to apparently form a third independent band system beginning at the high redshift limit of the QSS emission line system. The band phenomenon is briefly discussed in terms of a model invoking multiple states of matter, rapid galaxy evolution, and possible time evolution of matter observed as a function of lookback time in a singular origin Universe.