The light from a nearby star is observed to be shifted toward the blue by 2 percent;

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The light from a nearby star is observed to be shifted toward the blue by 2 percent; that is, fobs = 1.02f0. Is the star approaching or receding from Earth? How fast is it moving? (Assume motion is directly toward or away from Earth so as to avoid superluminal speeds.)

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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