Volume 14: Pages 201-202, 2001

An Alternative Explanation of the Cosmic Background Radiation

Robert J. Hannon

3949 Wilshire Court, Sarasota, Florida 34238 U.S.A

The current explanation of the cosmic background radiation, based on the big‐bang hypothesis, is briefly examined. An alternative explanation is offered, predicated on a possible cosmologically local situation.

Keywords: cosmic background radiation, big‐bang hypothesis, blackbody radiation, cosmological redshift

Received: February 10, 1998; Published online: December 15, 2008