<p>Standard cosmological models predicts that the cosmological redshift and the speed of light are wavelength-independent. This result is confirmed observationally e.g. by <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1605.09380" rel="noreferrer">Ferreras &amp; Trujillo (2016)</a>, who used $\sim500\,000$ <a href="http://www.sdss.org" rel="noreferrer">SDSS</a> galaxy spectra down to a precision of $\Delta z \sim 10^{-6}$ and $\Delta z \sim 10^{-5}$ for galaxies at $z&lt;0.1$ and $z&gt;0.1$, respectively.</p>

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Wow, it always amazes me to see the precision to which scientists test things, especially things someone generally takes for granted or assumes to just be true.
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It's a good point, @zephyr. You often hear a statement about science like "It's just theory". But science is, in fact, not just theory. No model is accepted as a theory without substantial observational/experimental evidence.
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<p>Does wavelength play a role in cosmological redshift? Do we see certain wavelengths affected less by expansion or notice any delay in arrival of certain wavelengths?</p>

<p>How accurate are any observations?</p>

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Does wavelength affect redshift caused by the metric expansion of space?
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# Does wavelength affect redshift caused by the metric expansion of space?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-08)

Does wavelength play a role in cosmological redshift? Do we see certain wavelengths affected less by expansion or notice any delay in arrival of certain wavelengths?

How accurate are any observations?

**Tags:** cosmology, expansion, redshift, cosmological-inflation, wavelength


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-08. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Standard cosmological models predicts that the cosmological redshift and the speed of light are wavelength-independent. This result is confirmed observationally e.g. by [Ferreras & Trujillo (2016)](https://arxiv.org/abs/1605.09380), who used $\sim500\,000$ [SDSS](http://www.sdss.org) galaxy spectra down to a precision of $\Delta z \sim 10^{-6}$ and $\Delta z \sim 10^{-5}$ for galaxies at $z<0.1$ and $z>0.1$, respectively.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Wow, it always amazes me to see the precision to which scientists test things, especially things someone generally takes for granted or assumes to just be true.  
> **username_1**: It's a good point, @username_2. You often hear a statement about science like "It's just theory". But science is, in fact, not just theory. No model is accepted as a theory without substantial observational/experimental evidence.  

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