Evidence of a Cosmological Matter and Energy Cycle
Matthew R. Edwards · 1998
The ancient idea of an infinite, stationary universe has recently been the focus of renewed scientific inquiry. One property of such a universe is that the matter and energy within it must be continuously recycled through stars and the interstellar medium in a cosmological cycle. Here we give evidence of a cosmic cycle with period on the order of the inverse Hubble constant, H (~1.3 × 10 yrs). The existence of this cycle successfully explains the observed rates of star formation and star death in spiral galaxies of about 4-8 solar masses per year. The lower and higher rates observed in elliptical and disturbed galaxies respectively are explained according to the theory that ellipticals arise from mergers of spiral galaxies.