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← ScienceWhich outcome results on an accelerating rocket because of gravitational equivalence?
A)Photons redshift towards the 'rear'✓
B)Time slows at the rocket's center
C)Apparent mass decreases uniformly
D)Internal pressure equalizes instantly
💡 Explanation
Accelerating frames mimic gravity per Einstein's "principle of equivalence", causing photons to lose energy via gravitational redshift moving 'upward'; therefore, redshift occurs toward the 'rear' of the ship, rather than internal time slowing that applies differently to curved spacetime.
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