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On the gravitational redshifts of spectral lines - A critico-historical study

2011/02/26 by Loinger, A., Marsico, T.
#FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1102.5394

Abstract

A beautiful, detailed computation by Whittaker has enabled us to prove in a rigorous way that the gravitationally redshifted frequency of a monochromatic e.m. wave sent forth at the surface of a celestial body is propagated unaltered from the emitting source to terrestrial observers. We remark that in the customary treatments only qualitative and inaccurate justifications of this fact are given.

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