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If a massive particle is accelerating, approaching the speed of light, what happens from its frame of reference? Does it experience time dilation or is time dilation only observed when comparing reference frames?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by Philip Jeffery

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If gravitational time dilation at ground level is relatively miniscule compared to a few hundred feet above the Earth, why does it result in such a dramatic acceleration through space toward the ground?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by Mark2260

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How are time and time dilation understood in relation to the fourth dimension?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by EmberSculptor

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What is the fastest thing in the universe that can move without experiencing time dilation?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by Arthur Haslehurst

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How does the rotation of a black hole contribute to time dilation beyond the effects of the normal gravitational time dilation? (Does rotation increase time dilation? .)

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by RadiantPulse

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How do you resolve confusion about twin paradox (special relativity, reference frames, time dilation, physics)?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by TheMightyTM

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What drove Einstein to the conclusion that time slowed down (relatively) with increasing velocity?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by Richy85

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Can time be dilated as theorized by Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by Athira Harish

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How can the time relativity shown in interstellar can be explained in layman's term?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by Builders Talk

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If you and I at some distance apart synchronize our clocks, we move towards each other with the same values for accceleration and velocity, what would our clocks read when we meet at midpoint, considering Einstein's SR?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by eggplantthump

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What causes the bending of space time and time dilation to exist in the first place?

asked Mar 12, 2023 in Time Dilation by RadiantCharm

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How big is the difference in time dilation between you in the middle of the universe and someone on a planet in the furthest Galaxy?

asked Mar 12, 2023 in Time Dilation by aml1989

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How can we say that the universe is 13.8bn years old when we don't take into consideration time dilation? Time slowing down due to the curvature of space - meaning that a second in the big bang with infinite density lasted for an infinite amount.

asked Mar 12, 2023 in Time Dilation by Spes45100

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According to relativity the clock of a muon approaching earth is running slower. But relativity says the muon can consider itself at rest, with earth approaching close to light speed. How can the time on earth slow down due to the muon approaching?

asked Mar 12, 2023 in Time Dilation by Phil_from_London

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Why does time dilation slow only one twin in the twin paradox?

asked Mar 12, 2023 in Time Dilation by Rayzer

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How do you calculate the amount of time dilation experienced by an object?

asked Mar 11, 2023 in Time Dilation by Irina_2023newhome

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If someone were to travel at the speed of light, would their body lengthwise due to Lorentz contraction from time dilation?

asked Mar 11, 2023 in Time Dilation by MEAB

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How is it possible that length contraction and time dilation are symmetric?

asked Mar 11, 2023 in Time Dilation by Jsosal

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Is there a difference in time dilation when a clock passes in front of us compared to when it’s moving away from us?

asked Mar 11, 2023 in Time Dilation by btiw2

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Does the time dilation caused by the Sun's gravity make its emitted light to reach us later than 8 minutes?

asked Mar 11, 2023 in Time Dilation by QuantumPulse

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