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A photon falls through a height of through the earth's gravitational field. To calculate the change in its frequency, take its mass to be . The fractional change in frequency is close to
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A photon of mass and frequency v falls through a height through the earth's gravitational field as shown in figure below.

When the photon falls through the earth's gravitational field, then it is gains extra energy. Therefore,
Final photon energy Initial photon energy Increase in energy
So, fractional change in frequency .
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