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Question 28
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A distant galaxy is at a distance D D\,D from Earth. A spectral line of electromagnetic radiation has a rest frequency f0 f_0\,f0​ when measured in a laboratory on Earth. Under non-relativistic assumptions, with a Hubble constant H0 H_0\,H0​ and the speed of light in a vacuum ccc, which of the following is the correct expression for the observed frequency f f\,f of this spectral line in the light received from the galaxy?

f=cf0c+H0Df = \frac{c f_0}{c + H_0 D}f=c+H0​Dcf0​​

f=f0(1−H0Dc)f = f_0 \left(1 - \frac{H_0 D}{c}\right)f=f0​(1−cH0​D​)

f=cf0c−H0Df = \frac{c f_0}{c - H_0 D}f=c−H0​Dcf0​​

f=f0(1+H0Dc)f = f_0 \left(1 + \frac{H_0 D}{c}\right)f=f0​(1+cH0​D​)

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