Bibcode
López-Corredoira, Martín
Bibliographical reference
Recent Research Developments in Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 1, S. G. Panadalai, Ed., Research Signpost, Kerala, pp. 561-589
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2003
Citations
14
Refereed citations
7
Description
I will review some results of observational cosmology which critically
cast doubt upon the foundations of the standard cosmology: 1) The
redshifts of the galaxies are due to the expansion of the Universe; 2)
The cosmic microwave background radiation and its anisotropies come from
the high energy primordial Universe; 3) The abundance pattern of the
light elements is to be explained in terms of the primordial
nucleosynthesis; 4) The formation and evolution of galaxies can only be
explained in terms of gravitation in the cold dark matter theory of an
expanding Universe. The review does not pretend to argue against this
standard scenario in favour of an alternative theory, but to claim that
cosmology is still a very young science and should leave the door wide
open to other positions.