In the general theory of relativity, a gravitational field:
a. does NOT have any effect on how time passes.
b. does NOT have any effect on space.
c. makes clocks run faster.
d. can be replaced by warped spacetime.
e. is locally equivalent to being at rest in an inertial reference system.
d
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