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If time dilates to zero for photons traveling at c in vacuum, how can they oscillate through cycles of electrical & magnetic polarity reversals between source launch/creation & destination absorption/annihilation?

asked Jan 15, 2023 in Time Dilation by oliver1234 (3.0k points)

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These for retired school teacher Randall Canhan: Why do you insist that time dilation is an illusion? Why do you disregard all prior empirical evidence. Can you disprove experiments that confirm time dilation?

asked Jan 15, 2023 in Time Dilation by Michael Northeast

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What is time dilation? How much has it been proven to exist? What are some of its applications?

asked Jan 15, 2023 in Time Dilation by Mazabowski

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What is the difference between gravitational time dilation and the twin paradox?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by Dave Reece

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Do we understand why time dilation happens?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by Steve Jones

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What would the effects of time dilation be for a person passing through the barypoint of a binary supermassive black hole system of equal masses? Is such a scenario survivable?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by Chrispy83

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Is time dilation the same as time delay?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by Jedi

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Would any significant amounts of time dilation occur whilst travelling on a warp drive?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by Raul B

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Why don't "time dilation" and "frame of reference" contradict each other?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by SolarisSeeker

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Do atomic clocks show time dilation under special relativity or general relativity?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by apkefc

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If time dilation and length contraction are symmetrical, why does it matter which frame of reference we use to measure them?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Time Dilation by drillman

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Can relativity affect the properties of an electron, such as time dilation and mass change? What are some of the applications of such phenomenon?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by Riddor

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Is time dilation based on acceleration or velocity?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by Jasonsmith13

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Ultimately and fundamentally, is there any true or real difference regarding what is gravitational time dilation AND time dilation?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by John Manlow

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Special relativity is only applicable in an inertial reference frame. But in the Haefele Keating experiment, all the clocks are in non inertial frames! Why can only a special privileged reference frame be used in the H&K experiment?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by Mick90

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With time dilation, once you reach the speed of light time is supposed to stop. If we went the speed of light, with time stopping, would you no longer age?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Time Dilation by JordanMc

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What is the scientific explanation that time dilation really exists?

asked Jan 12, 2023 in Time Dilation by Maj

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Does time dilation become more noticeable at higher speeds?

asked Jan 12, 2023 in Time Dilation by Rocker

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What does time dilation mean for communication between people? Does it lead to past versions of each observer existing in each frame. Or does it simply mean we just observe each other as slower with no relation to notions of temporal versions?

asked Jan 12, 2023 in Time Dilation by layton

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Who can give me a time dilation vs. gravity graph?

asked Jan 12, 2023 in Time Dilation by mwfchris

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