Hubble's Law and the Big Bang Theory
 

Hubble's Law and the Big Bang Theory problem 12


  • Explain how redshift leads to the idea that the Universe is expanding.


  • Stars in a distant galaxy emit radiation. The total luminosity of the stars in the galaxy is . The emission spectrum of the radiation contains a line X at a wavelength of . Radiation from the galaxy is observed on the Earth. The observed radiation has a radiant flux intensity of . In the observed emission spectrum, line X is at a wavelength

    of . Determine:


    • the distance of the galaxy from the Earth


    • the speed of the galaxy relative to the Earth.


 

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