According to the general theory of relativity, light and other radiation coming from a white dwarf or a neutron star should (and experiments show that it does) exhibit
A) reddening, where the bluer colors are more effectively absorbed or scattered by dust
B) a very strong blue shift
C) motion in a perfect circle around the white dwarf and neutron star
D) a gravitational redshift
E) absolutely no difference in characteristics when compared to light coming from any star
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