Chapter 2.
THE IMAGE OF THE UNIVERSE. (IOU)
Astronomers explore what is actually a universe of images. Therefore, what images are and how they are formed is of primary importance, if we are to understand what the astronomers observe. Images are of two types, pictoral or ostensible, and spectral. All images are intrinsically dimensionless, so their proportions are unavoidably exponential. The IOU is a logarithmic chart of the ostensible universe observed from a dimensionless [italics mine] earthpoint, and extending unto the asymptotic limit of observation. It not only shows that what the astronomers observe is dictated by the exponentiality of the image. It also accounts for the red spectral shifts as due to the isodynamical nature of light.
THE IMAGE OF THE UNIVERSE. (IOU)
Astronomers explore what is actually a universe of images. Therefore, what images are and how they are formed is of primary importance, if we are to understand what the astronomers observe. Images are of two types, pictoral or ostensible, and spectral. All images are intrinsically dimensionless, so their proportions are unavoidably exponential. The IOU is a logarithmic chart of the ostensible universe observed from a dimensionless [italics mine] earthpoint, and extending unto the asymptotic limit of observation. It not only shows that what the astronomers observe is dictated by the exponentiality of the image. It also accounts for the red spectral shifts as due to the isodynamical nature of light.
