2007-03-02 11:14:07 · 13 answers · asked by NONAME 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
atheist srry but dosnt i come before e exept after c?
2007-03-02 11:18:08 · update #1
Yes.
The universe's constant and accelerating expansion caused by big bang is a very rude description of the fenomenon.
How does religion describe red shift?
2007-03-02 11:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by Sverige öö 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an Atheist, I'm Asatru. This is really more of an Astronomy question, you'd do better posting in that section.
A redshift is a shift in the frequency of a photon toward lower energy, or longer wavelength. The redshift is defined as the change in the wavelength of the light divided by the rest wavelength of the light, as
z = (Observed wavelength - Rest wavelength)/(Rest wavelength)
Note that postive values of z correspond to increased wavelengths (redshifts).
Different types of redshifts have different causes.
The Doppler Redshift results from the relative motion of the light emitting object and the observer. If the source of light is moving away from you then the wavelength of the light is stretched out, i.e., the light is shifted towards the red. These effects, individually called the blueshift, and the redshift are together known as doppler shifts. The shift in the wavelength is given by a simple formula
(Observed wavelength - Rest wavelength)/(Rest wavelength) = (v/c)
so long as the velocity v is much less than the speed of light. A relativistic doppler formula is required when velocity is comparable to the speed of light.
The Cosmological Redshift is a redshift caused by the expansion of space. The wavelength of light increases as it traverses the expanding universe between its point of emission and its point of detection by the same amount that space has expanded during the crossing time.
The Gravitational Redshift is a shift in the frequency of a photon to lower energy as it climbs out of a gravitational field.
2007-03-02 11:25:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red shift is a way to measure the distance of a star. It has to do with the way the red part of a light spectrum travels. I'm no expert, but wikipedia should have some nice info.
2007-03-02 11:20:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shifting of light waves "down" the electromagnetic spectrum due to the doppler effect of light sources moving away from observers and the expansion of space itself.
2007-03-02 11:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believers, can you find the Spell-Checker?
Many years ago, I dated a girl who owned a red shift. Does that count?
"I" before "E" doesn't always apply, as in the word "receive."
2007-03-02 11:17:52 · answer #5 · answered by link955 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Lengthening of light wavelength due to the motion of the light source away from us.
Similar to the doppler effect of sound.
2007-03-02 11:34:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what the red shift is, I do not know what an athiest is...
2007-03-02 11:18:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the red shift is the galaxies moving farther apart.
2007-03-02 11:18:09 · answer #8 · answered by Class of '09 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what's an athiest?
do you mean "atheist"?
i'm a biologist, so i consider the red shift to be non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in a leaf reflectance spectrum.
2007-03-02 11:16:38 · answer #9 · answered by Tiktaalik 4 · 7⤊ 1⤋
don know
when u see red shift in the toilet it's time to head to the doctor
2007-03-02 11:18:04 · answer #10 · answered by willow 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋