[VadeRetro]

Arp's theory has a problem with the Lyman-Alpha Forest, which consistently indicates that more redshifted quasars have more light-absorbing hydrogen clouds in front of them, even if they superficially appear to be "next to" less redshifted objects in front of them.

That and I can pretend I'm crushing your head between my fingers.

[medved]

Arp's theory has a problem with the Lyman-Alpha Forest, which consistently indicates that more redshifted quasars have more light-absorbing hydrogen clouds in front of them, even if they superficially appear to be "next to" less redshifted objects in front of them.

Arp has shown galaxies and quasars which are positively connected together and are part and parcel of the same thing, and the quasars have the characteristic high redshift and the galaxies do not.

[ThinkPlease]

Arp's theory has a problem with the Lyman-Alpha Forest , which consistently indicates that more redshifted quasars have more light-absorbing hydrogen clouds in front of them, even if they superficially appear to be "next to" less redshifted objects in front of them.

Not that I'm defending a dead horse, but I think Narlikar proposed that the H_alpha forest was ejecta from the same jet that ejected the quasar. I don't know that anyone has bothered to seriously examine the claims, as the whole theory is pretty much dead at this point anyway, for other reasons.