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← ScienceWhich consequence occurs within an accelerating rocket, far from gravitational fields, due to Einstein's equivalence principle?
A)Time flows slower at the front✓
B)Inertial mass remains unchanged
C)Temperature stabilizes uniformly
D)Pressure increases uniformly
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The rocket experiences a pseudo-gravitational field causing time dilation (gravitational time dilation), because of general relativity applied through the equivalence principle. The front of the rocket is at a higher effective potential; therefore, time there flows slower compared to earth not accelerating near any gravitational sources, rather than uniformly.
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