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Re: Speed of light is variable says Einstein

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From: Pentcho Valev
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:22
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On 11 Aug, 11:39, "qbit" <q...@quantumworldz.com> wrote:
> "Tom Roberts" <tjroberts...@sbcglobal.net> wrote
>
> > qbit wrote:
>
> > > To see the steps how Einstein theorized that the speed of light in a
> > > gravitational field is actually not a constant, but rather a variable
> > > depending upon the reference frame of the observer:
> > > 'On the Influence of Gravitation on the Propagation of Light',
> > > Annalen der Physik, 35, 1911. Einstein wrote this paper in 1911 in German
> > > (http://www.physik.uni-augsburg.de/annalen/history/papers/1911_35_898-...).
> > > It predated the full formal development of general relativity by about four years.
> > > You can find an English translation of this paper in the Dover book
> > > 'The Principle of Relativity' beginning on page 99; you will find in
> > > section 3 of that paper Einstein's derivation of the variable speed of light
> > > in a gravitational potential, eqn (3). The result is:
> > >   c' = c * (1 + phi / c^2)
> > > Where phi is the gravitational potential relative to the point where
> > > the speed of light c is measured. Simply put:
> > > Light appears to travel slower  in stronger gravitational fields (near bigger mass).
> > > [...]
>
> > That 1911 article was documenting a portion of Einstein's arduous trek
> > from SR to GR. The above formula does not hold in GR,
>
> The above formula of Einstein from the year 1911 is indeed wrong.
> Do you happen to know what the correct formula is....

Yes, all hypnotists in Einstein criminal cult know the correct
formula. You can also infer it by combining two correct equations:

(1) frequency = (speed of light)/(wavelength)

(2) f' = f * (1 + phi / c^2) (Pound-Rebka; f is frequency)

Have you combined them? If you have, then:

c' = ?

Pentcho Valev
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