Conceptual Physics

(Sean Pound) #1

What frequency of light is


observed on Earth?


f = 5.0×10^14 Hz


How fast is the galaxy receding?


Wavelength Ȝ 0 of H K lines is 394 nm


Redshifted wavelength Ȝ is 458 nm


f = c/Ȝ


v = 0.149c = 4.47×10^7 m/s


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