Horizon frequency comparison

ID: horizon-frequency-comparison

Let generate a Killing horizon with constant surface gravity , so . In geometric optics, an affinely transported light wavevector on the same generator is . The geodesic equation gives . Observers related by the isometry generated by have the same at their crossings, where is their four-velocity, so their measured angular frequencies obey the displayed relation. A degenerate Killing horizon gives ratio one for equally prepared observers; changing their crossing velocities can produce a separate Doppler effect.

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