Alternative cosmologies

Lopez Corredoira, Martin (2025) Alternative cosmologies. [Preprint]

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Abstract

A few remarkable examples of alternative cosmological theories are shown, ranging from a compilation of variations on the Standard Model (inhomogeneous universe, Cold Big Bang, varying physical constants or gravity law, zero-active mass, Milne cosmology, cyclical models), through the more distant quasi-steady-state cosmology, plasma cosmology, or universe models as a hypersphere such as the Dynamic Universe, to the most exotic cases including static models with non-cosmological redshifts of galaxies.

Most cosmologists do not usually work within the framework of alternative cosmologies very different from the standard one because they feel that these are not at present as competitive as the standard model. It is true that they are not so developed, but that is because cosmologists do not work on them. This vicious circle is to a great extent due to a sociological phenomenon known as the ``snowball effect'', in which resources are distributed to the most successful theory at a given time; the effect acts as a potential in a field that attracts cosmologists, causing funds, research positions, prestige, telescope time, publication in top journals, citations, conferences, and other resources to be dedicated almost exclusively to standard cosmology.

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Creators	Email	ORCID
Lopez Corredoira, Martin	martin@lopez-corredoira.com	0000-0001-6128-6274

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published in J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 2948 012001. Proceedings of the conference "Physics and Reality. Int. Conf. on Philosophy of Physics", 4-6 June 2024, University of Helsinki, Finland

Keywords:

cosmology, sociology of science, philosophy of physics

Subjects:

Specific Sciences > Physics > Astrophysics
Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology
General Issues > Science and Policy
Specific Sciences > Sociology

Depositing User:

Martín López Corredoira

Date Deposited:

08 Feb 2025 15:24

Last Modified:

08 Feb 2025 15:24

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24605