Rudolph E. Schild (born 10 January 1940) is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, who has been active since the mid-1960s.[1] He has authored or contributed to over 250 papers, of which 150 are in refereed journals.[2]

Career

Schild's research in the 1980's and 90's was focused on using gravitational lensing to determine the age of the universe and the Hubble constant.[3][4] The investigation into quasar images also, in 1994, suggested the existence of a binary pair of stars within a few light years of Earth.[5] He also published in 1996 his findings on rogue planets identified through analysis of Hubble Space Telescope images.[6][7] Then, in the 2000's, he began focusing on the double galaxy CSL-1 and superstring theory, which was noted as a possible step toward uncovering the theory of everything.[8] He is a member of a group of researchers who have published frequently on the claim that photos on Mars from various NASA rover missions have shown evidence of fossilized life.[9] He is a proponent of "magnetospheric eternally collapsing objects" (MECOs),[10] an alternative to black holes.[11] These results are most often published in Journal of Cosmology, a fringe astronomy journal edited by Schild himself,[12] while his other research is published in mainstream astronomy journals such as MNRAS and the Astronomical Journal.[2]

Personal life

Schild is married to mezzo-soprano Jane Struss, who teaches voice at Longy School of Music.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rudy's Personal Statement".
  2. 1 2 "Nasa/Ads".
  3. ↑ Erickson, Jim (28 March 1991). "Tracking the age of the universe". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Holden, Constance (8 November 1996). "Firming up a hubble constant". Science. ProQuest 213560484. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via ProQuest.
  5. ↑ Reddy, Francis (October 2005). "The Double Quasar". Astronomy. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via ProQuest.
  6. ↑ "Hubble telescope findings indicate possibility of rogue planets". Washington Post. 21 April 1996. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Catalano, Peter (December 1997). "On the trail of rogue planets". Astronomy. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via ProQuest.
  8. ↑ Chown, Marcus (2 March 2005). "Strung up". The Independent. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Knapton, Sarah (6 March 2023). "Fossil samples may be evidence of life on Mars". The Leader-Post. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ R.E. Schild; D.J. Leiter; S.L. Robertson (2006). "Observations Supporting the Existence of an Intrinsic Magnetic Moment inside the Central Compact Object within the Quasar Q0957+56". The Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 420–432. arXiv:astro-ph/0505518. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..420S. doi:10.1086/504898. S2CID 119355221.
  11. ↑ I. Sample (30 July 2006). "US team's quasar probe sinks black hole theory". The Age. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Journal of Cosmology
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