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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2020 / ii / Paper 2 / 37D / iii

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Since r>3M,
Δτ1​<Δτ2​<Δτ3​​.
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Relative to the distant observer, the static clock O2​ suffers gravitational time dilation. The orbiting clock O1​ suffers the same gravitational effect together with the kinematic time dilation caused by its orbital motion, so it accumulates the least proper time.

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