Quasars & Redshifts: Measuring Redshifts & Jet Formation

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This discussion centers on the relationship between quasars, redshifts, and jet formation. It highlights the hypothesis that particle jets emitted from quasars may be influenced by gravitational time dilation near black holes, as suggested by theories from Fred Hoyle and Halton Arp. The conversation also touches on the possibility of measuring the redshift of surrounding galaxies in relation to visible quasars, seeking viable theories for jet formation.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of quasar luminosity and jet formation
  • Familiarity with gravitational time dilation concepts
  • Knowledge of redshift measurement techniques
  • Awareness of Fred Hoyle and Halton Arp's theories
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  • Research methods for measuring redshift in surrounding galaxies
  • Explore theories on jet formation in quasars
  • Study gravitational time dilation effects near black holes
  • Investigate the implications of Fred Hoyle and Halton Arp's theories on modern astrophysics
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Astronomers, astrophysicists, and students interested in the dynamics of quasars, redshift phenomena, and black hole interactions.

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A Quasar's luminosity is believed to be due to particle jets streaming from it, presumably on the direction of its poles. Reading some of Fred Hoyle's theories (and Halton Arp's) on redshifts, I wondered whether the jets could be forming so close to the "surface" of a black hole that gravitational time dilation would account for a large fraction of the observed redshift.
Has it been possible to measure the redshift of the surrounding galaxy where one is visible? And is there a viable theory about the formation of these jets that could answer this question?
 
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