In reply to David Roberson's message of Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:10:45 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Interesting question. Since the frequency of a photon increases as it gains >energy on the way into the hollow gravitational sphere one might expect time >to speed up for it. If it is allowed to pass through another hole on the >other side the time rate would return to the original value once it reaches >the same distance away from the sphere in that direction. > >This appears to be a paradox of some type. It is common to speak of time >slowing down, but a bit strange to think of it as speeding up under some >conditions. Wonder where I went wrong with this arguement? > >Perhaps the photon could bounce around inside the hollow reflective sphere for >a long time before exiting an offset hole. Since its frequency is higher while >trapped inside it appears that many more cycles of oscillation would take >place for this photon than for a brother photon reflecting between two mirrors >outside the sphere for the same elapsed time. Would a phase detector >comparing the two show anything? > >Dave
Since the lengths of the respective paths would be different, there should be a phase difference, even if no time shift had taken place. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
