We demonstrate that the E vs k dispersion in the superconducting state extr
acted from momentum-distribution curves differs qualitatively from the trad
itional dispersion extracted from energy-distribution curves. This occurs b
ecause of a combination of many-body effects and the presence of an energy
gap, along with the associated coherence factors. Analysis of such momentum
-distribution-curve dispersions can give important information on the micro
scopics of high-temperature superconductors.