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UV surface brightness of galaxies from the local universe to z ~ 5

Scarpa, Riccardo; Falomo, Renato; Lerner, Eric J.

The Tolman test for surface brightness (SB) dimming was originally proposed as a test for the expansion of the universe. The test, which is independent of the details of the assumed cosmology, is based on comparisons of the SB of identical objects at different cosmological distances. Claims have been made that the Tolman test provides compelling e…