Harrison's interpretation of the cosmological redshift revisited

Abstract

Harrison's argument against the interpretation of the cosmological redshift as a Doppler effect is revisited, exaggerated, and discussed. The context, purpose, and limitations of the interpretations of this phenomenon are clarified.

12 pages, LaTeX, to appear in Gen. Rel. Gravit

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