red shift
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The red shift indicates a change in the electronic structure or optical properties of the material.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
Figure 34.5 This graph of red shift versus distance for galaxies shows a linear relationship, with larger red shifts at greater distances, implying an expanding universe.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Its value is determined by taking the slope of a graph of velocity versus distance, obtained from red shift measurements, such as shown in Figure 34.5.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
What does this imply, assuming that the only source of red shift is relative motion?
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
This suggested that the red shift was instead caused by the expansion of the universe, which, in turn, meant that the object was a very long distance away.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
