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← ScienceWhich apparent consequence results when a stationary observer in a uniformly accelerating elevator applies Einstein's equivalence principle?
A)Gravitational redshift of light increases✓
B)Spacetime curvature remains locally zero
C)Energy is locally not conserved
D)Inertial mass becomes frame-dependent
💡 Explanation
The gravitational redshift of light increases because the equivalence principle asserts the effects of gravity are indistinguishable from acceleration; therefore, light traveling upwards loses energy, mimicking gravitational redshift rather than preserving spacetime curvature locally under freefall conditions.
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