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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...- Roberto Pavani
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- four-momentum general-relativity observer-dependence Photons
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