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Relativity: Princ of Equivalence
Relativity: Princ of Equivalence
General Relativity
2 Evidence
Pound-Rebka - OHP
clock on rocket compared to clock on
Earth >> t diff agrees w. Gen Rel
prediction
Black holes
Gravitational redshift
1 Description
light loses energy when rising in grav
field >> f dec
redshift when light leaves planet or star
blueshift when light arrives at planet or
star
dec f >> inc T >> time dilation
clocks at altitude run slower than clocks
on Earth
photon
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Printed on 29/6/04