College Physics (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32160-183-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32160-183-4

Chapter 26 - Relativity - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions - Page 904: 23

Answer

(d) the bending of light in a gravitational field

Work Step by Step

General relativity explains the bending of light rays in a gravitational field. Time dilation, twin paradox and mass-energy equivalence are explained by special relativity.
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