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