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Is the number of wavelengths of light spanning a distance invarient with respect to spacetime distortion?

I was recently asked by a friend how the expansion of spacetime effects photons. I gave him what I feel is a satisfactory general response, but it got me wondering how, exactly to calculate this ...
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Redshifting of Light and the expansion of the universe

So I have learned in class that light can get red-shifted as it travels through space. As I understand it, space itself expands and stretches out the wavelength of the light. This results in the light ...