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Quasars create more problems than they solve. How can such small star-like objects emit such large quantities of energy? Why do their spectra show such anomalously high red-shifts ? How are they related to radiosources and visible stars ?
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SMITH, F. The Problem of Quasars. Nature 213, 967–969 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213967a0
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