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The Gravitational Red-Shift

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Attention is drawn to the fact that the well-known expression for the red-shift of spectral lines due to a gravitational field may be derived with no recourse to the theory of general relativity. This raises grave doubts over the inclusion of the measurement of this gravitational red-shift in the list of crucial tests of the theory of general relativity.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0403082,
  title  = {The Gravitational Red-Shift},
  author = {R. F. Evans and J. Dunning-Davies},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0403082},
  year   = {2007}
}

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3 pages