Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Letter
  • Published:

The Einstein Theory and Spectral Displacement

Nature volume 104, page 532 (1920)Cite this article

Abstract

ONE of the “crucial phenomena” in connection with the Einstein theory is the displacement of the spectral lines towards the red when the emitting atom is in a position where the gravitational potential is large.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on SpringerLink
  • Instant access to the full article PDF.

USD 39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 11 King's Bench Walk, Temple, E.C.

    H. FLETCHER MOULTON

Authors
  1. H. FLETCHER MOULTON
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

MOULTON, H. The Einstein Theory and Spectral Displacement. Nature 104, 532 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/104532c0

Download citation

  • Issue date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/104532c0

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing