Which of the Following Statements About the Way the Mass

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the way the mass of a white dwarf affects spacetime is correct?

• A) the white dwarf mass will attract light, and pull it in a curved path; spacetime is not affected
• B) the white dwarf mass will curve spacetime; light has to follow that curvature
• C) the white dwarf mass will not affect spacetime at all; only black holes affect spacetime
• D) the white dwarf mass will have enough gravity to straighten out any curvature in spacetime; so spacetime near the white dwarf will be flat
• E) since no experiments have ever tested Einstein's theory of general relativity, it is impossible to say what will happen
• Section 24.3: Tests of General Relativity

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