The Mössbauer Effect Is Used in the Detection of Gravitational Redshifting

Article abstract: The Pound-Rebka experiment made use of the Mössbauer effect to confirm the gravitational redshift that had been predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

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In 1916, Albert Einstein published the theory of general relativity. This revolutionary proposal was, in fact, an extended or generalized version of the theory of special relativity that was presented in 1905. The essential difference between the two is that the theory of special relativity involves high velocity, uniform motion, and flat space-time;...

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