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← ScienceWhich mechanism causes increased free neutron decay near massive astrophysical objects?
A)Spacetime curvature increases kinematic time dilation✓
B)Tidal forces compress neutron wavefunctions
C)Neutrino emission increases quantum instability
D)Hawking radiation polarizes vacuum energy fields
💡 Explanation
Spacetime curvature affects time dilation, which follows from Einstein's theory; thus, increased curvature stretches time locally, causing neutrons to decay faster relative to a distant observer because of kinematic time dilation, rather than tidal forces or other quantum field effects.
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