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gravitational redshift comparison table
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wavelength shift radiation modification The alteration in frequency of electromagnetic radiation
gravitational redshift
ObjectGravitational Redshift
Earth10-9
white dwarf10-4
black holelarge
(proportional to mass divided by radius)
wavelength shiftEinstein effectDisplacement of spectral lines toward longer wavelengths due to the effects of gravity.

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