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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Could Planck's equation explain red shift in astronomy?
« on: 04/04/2011 18:25:55 »
Planck's equation for energy of photons is: e = hν. The second law of thermodynamics requires all nature process to diminish in free energy. Light propogating through space is a natural process. If planck's constant is indeed a constant, then any energy loss must appear as a decrease in frequency, i.e., a red shift. Therefore, shouldn't we expect a redshift in the light from distant galaxies as a function of distance, regardless of their relative velocities to us, and regardless of cosmological redshift?