Sonntag, 28. Februar 2016

Part 8: Redshift of light



If we look at the most distant visible objects in the universe it seems as if they move up to 7 times the speed of light away from us, according to the theory of redshift in the spectrum of light.
This rate does not arise because the objects move itself but because the space between them is expanded, according to general theory of relativity.
Based on the redshift one would then be able to calculate the center of the universe.
So the place where the singularity was and from where it has then expanded in all directions, if the general theory of relativity is correct.
If the redshift is not a comparable effect as Doppler effect in sound, then the center of the universe would be here on earth.
Because no matter in which direction you look you can see objects in a distance up to 13.5 billion light years away.
But what if the red shift has something to do with the aging of the light, then the redshift shows actually only the distance to the objects.
The light limit would match the 13.5 billion light years to the age of the universe 13.8 billion years ...
But not necessarily with the size of the universe, because then the universe can actually be infinite.

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