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Re: Light And Gravity

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Posted by pmb on March 2, 2000 00:31:03 UTC

: : One week ago, Pranov said:"There will be a redshift due : to the gravitational field, but the photon cannot lose : speed as it travels with the speed of light.

That's only true in special relativity. In general relativity that's only true when measured locally i.e. when the light is close to the clock which is timing it.

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