cosmic redshift

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs redshift
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Doppler_redshift
gptkb:cosmological_redshift
gravitational redshift
gptkbp:causedBy expansion of the universe
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:blueshift
gptkbp:describes increase in wavelength of light from distant objects
gptkbp:explains gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:Vesto_Melvin_Slipher
gptkbp:form z = (λ_observed - λ_emitted) / λ_emitted
gptkbp:hasUnit z (redshift parameter)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label cosmic redshift
gptkbp:importantFor estimating age of the universe
mapping large-scale structure of the universe
measuring universe's expansion rate
studying galaxy evolution
gptkbp:indication distance of astronomical objects
velocity of recession
gptkbp:measures spectroscopy
gptkbp:observedBy quasars
galaxies
supernovae
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:Doppler_effect
gptkb:Hubble's_law
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:standard_model_of_Big_Bang_cosmology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6