Gravitational Lenses & Light Frequency: Same or Different?

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The discussion confirms that the bending of light due to gravitational lenses is frequency independent, meaning that light of all colors bends to the same extent regardless of its frequency. This conclusion is based on established principles of general relativity, which dictate that the curvature of spacetime affects all light uniformly. Therefore, gravitational lensing does not differentiate between various light frequencies.

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will light of all colors bend to the same extent or is it different for different frequencies?
 
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The effect is frequency independent.
 

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