IB Physics HL C 5 4 Spectral Line Shifts Topic Practice

Question 1

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A beam of coherent monochromatic light from a distant galaxy is used in an optics experiment on Earth.

The wavelength of the light in the beam when emitted by the galaxy was 621.4 nm .

Explain, without further calculation, what can be deduced about the relative motion of the galaxy and the Earth.

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