Universe: Stars And Galaxies
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Chapter 24, Problem 14Q
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The explanation behind the ejection of material from quasars at speed faster than the light.
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The most distant quasar is "J0313-1806". Its
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The farthest objects in our Universe discovered by modern astronomers are so distant that light emitted by them takes billions of years to reach the Earth. These objects (known as quasars) have many puzzling features, which have not yet been satisfactorily explained. What is the distance in km of a quasar from which light takes 3.0 billion years to reach us ?
The Lyman alpha line (Kα) of hydrogen is measured in the laboratory to have a wavelength of 121.6 nm. In the quasar PKS 2000-330 the same line is determined to have a wavelength of 580.0 nm. What is its redshift and recession velocity?
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