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If a very distant supernova has a high Doppler effect redshift do our eyes see its evolution picture like in 'slow motion'?

Physics Asked on July 3, 2021

If a very distant supernova has a high Doppler effect redshift do our eyes see its evolution picture like in ‘slow motion’? If a same type of supernova apparently lasts longer if it has more wavelength redshift compared to another one how does the ‘(distance from Earth)-(time dilation)’ diagram look like?

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The wavelengths of the light from the supernova are redshifted by a factor of $1+z$. The duration of the supernova is also increased by the same factor of $1+z$.

The problems with establishing this relationship are that all supernovae (even type Ia) are not identical and their light curve shapes/durations depend on intrinsic wavelength.

However, the available data appear to support this relationship (e.g. Blondin et al. (2008). A plot from this paper is what you are looking for. It shows a parameter expressing how quickly a type Ia supernova light curve evolves versus $(1+z)^{-1}$.

1+z time dilation

Correct answer by ProfRob on July 3, 2021

Yes. A Doppler shift is a rescaling of time in the dependence of all observables on time.

Answered by user292880 on July 3, 2021

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