 Static-surface Schwarzschild redshift (source code)

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= Static-surface Schwarzschild redshift
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{title2=$1+z=(1-2GM/(Rc^2))^{-1/2}$}

A static emitter at radius $R>2GM/c^2$ and a static receiver at infinity compare <photon> wavelengths with $1+z=(1-2GM/(Rc^2))^{-1/2}$. Conservation of the time-translation <Killing energy> and the static clock rate $d\tau=\sqrt{1-2GM/(rc^2)}\,dt$ prove the relation. Motion of the emitter adds a <Doppler factor>; a rotating stellar exterior may require a different metric.

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