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I'm trying to understand proper time. Why does it incorporate the Lorentz factor and what does utilizing it mean?

asked May 10, 2023 in Time Dilation by retiredsparks

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Only taking into account angular measure, could you predict time dilation?

asked May 10, 2023 in Time Dilation by meadowlark

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How do time dilation work in a flat spacetime for observer B if observer A is orbiting observer B at 99.9999% the speed of light? Would he see observer A slowly complete an orbit, or would it be as fast as the speed of light? Or it's impossible?

asked May 10, 2023 in Time Dilation by StormyNova

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What is the cause of the redshift for cosmological distances and time dilation?

asked May 10, 2023 in Time Dilation by QuantumNova

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If time dilation can cause a clock to run slower, can it also cause a clock to run faster? And if so, how?

asked May 10, 2023 in Time Dilation by Mwss77

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I don't understand the twin paradox. Why is time dilation more in space than Earth?

asked May 10, 2023 in Time Dilation by fiveduck

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How do gravitational lensing and time dilation relate to each other?

asked May 10, 2023 in Time Dilation by pod

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How can we visualise that gravitational potential, instead gravity is responsible for time dilation?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Time Dilation by NebulaCharm

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How would you explain to someone that they are experiencing time dilation, even though it's not noticeable to them?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Time Dilation by utility-shop.com

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Does time dilation mean that faster than light travel is backwards time travel?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Time Dilation by Steven2011

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In a certain reference frame, a ball hits a clock exactly as it shows 12:00:00. Would all observers with different reference frames agree that when the ball hits the clock, the clock indicates 12:00:00?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Time Dilation by vincereynard

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Is time dilation a consequence of acceleration in spacetime or only velocity related to it?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Time Dilation by SolarisAlchemy

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What is relative velocity time dilation? Don't say any big words, I'm a 16-year-old just trying to comprehend relativity.

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Time Dilation by NebulaDreamer

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Since time dilation causes a curvature of time above a gravitating mass, what then causes of a curvature of space above a gravitating mass?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Time Dilation by Mick86

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How do I calculate time dilation of an accelerating object?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Time Dilation by 602 Trooper

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Is it possible to observe gravitational time dilation with current technology?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Time Dilation by DaveWebb (1.7k points)

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SPOILERS! In The Expanse (TV), why do Ring travellers not experience time dilation?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Time Dilation by SuzanneC

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How much would an astronaut's clock slow down if they orbited around Earth due to the effects of general and special relativistic time dilation (in seconds)?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Time Dilation by MysticSculptor

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Why does mass create time dilation?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Time Dilation by 2mths

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What tests have been done to prove time dilation and length contraction?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Time Dilation by RadiantNova

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