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Re: Speed of Light

Since light can't slow down, as it climbs out of the gravity well, it loses
energy by decreasing frequency. Another way of saying this is that space is
stretched near the event horizon.
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Abineri [SMTP:dabineri@CHOICE.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 5:59 PM
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Subject: Speed of Light

A high school student asked about the speed of light escaping from just
beyond the event horizon of a black hole. Is the speed slower than c
? How should we talk about that situation?

Thanks for any suggestions, David Abineri



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David Abineri
dabineri@choice.net