cosmological redshift

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astrophysical concept
physical phenomenon
gptkbp:causedBy expansion of the universe
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Doppler_redshift
gravitational redshift
gptkbp:describes increase in wavelength of light from distant galaxies
gptkbp:evidence gptkb:Big_Bang_theory
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkbp:hasUnit dimensionless
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label cosmological redshift
gptkbp:implies universe is expanding
galaxies are moving away from us
gptkbp:measures redshift parameter z
gptkbp:observedBy light from distant galaxies
gptkbp:quantifiedBy z = (λ_observed - λ_emitted) / λ_emitted
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hubble's_law
gptkbp:studiedBy astrophysicists
cosmologists
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Redshift
gptkb:Hubble–Humason_law
gptkb:Universe
gptkb:Red_Shift
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6