general-relativity — 1 discussions

  1. Roberto Pavani

    Graduate Is photon frequency intrinsic or observer-dependent?

    In GR, the frequency of a photon is observer-dependent: ##\nu = g_{\mu\nu} k^\mu u^\nu##, where ##k^\mu## is the photon 4-momentum and ##u^\nu## is the observer's 4-velocity. Two observers in relative motion measure different frequencies from the same photon (gravitational/cosmological redshift...