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cosmological redshift |
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cosmological redshift [¦käz·mə¦läj·ə·kəl ′red‚shift] (astronomy) The red shift that can be ascribed entirely to the general expansion of space-time initiated by the big bang. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Is it absurd to imagine that they might be slightly stretched or compressed as well, that the cosmological redshift might act differently on different wavelengths? In the usual interpretation of cosmological redshift -- a well-known effect in which light from a rapidly receding source appears redder than it would had it remained at rest -- the greater the shift, the greater the object's distance from an observer. |
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