Horizon and the question whether galaxies that recede faster than light are observable

Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-18

  Kiang, T ^a  

^a Dunsink Observatory   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cosmological redshift; Horizon; Past light cone; Velocity of recession

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030637285     PISSN: 02751062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-1062(97)00001-5     Document Type: Article

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