Power-law spectral K correction ($S_{{\nu }_o}=P_{{\nu }_o}(1+z{)}^{1-\alpha }/d_L^2$)

For emitted spectral power per steradian $P_{\nu }\propto {\nu }^{-\alpha }$, the luminosity distance gives $S_{{\nu }_o}=(1+z)P_{(1+z){\nu }_o}/d_L^2$. Photon energy and arrival-rate redshifts supply two factors of $1+z$, while the observed frequency interval is reduced by one. Substitution of the power-law spectrum gives the displayed K correction. This convention uses spectral flux per unit frequency and power per steradian; using per unit wavelength or total spectral luminosity changes the corresponding factors.