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If there are only two persons in space and one is moving near light speed, how does time dilation know whose time should slow as both are moving relative to each other?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Time Dilation by JustNick

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Why does time dilation occur? Why do gravity & speed both affect time? I have difficulty visualizing how time should slow down for people in different gravity environments or going at a faster speed, and how astronauts biologically age less in space.

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Time Dilation by cheltonian

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Is length contraction solely a mathematically assumed consequence of time dilation in order to maintain a fixed measurement of the speed of light as c using clocks that tick at different rates?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Time Dilation by QuasarWhisper

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Does time dilation mean that time actually passes more slowly?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Time Dilation by SrewcFix

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How far can we push time dilation and can we use it as a "time ship" to travel 10^10^10 ^10^56 years in the future with the ship still being somewhat intact (no life forms need survive in the ship)?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Time Dilation by sussexplumb1

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Can I say that time is relative in Galilean relativity while time interval is relative in Special relativity? Similarly, position is relative in Galilean relativity while space (difference in position) is relative in special relativity?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by maddawg

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How do you account for the experience of time dilation in special relativity?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by Adrian Offer

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Would a person on an airplane at 4 miles above sea level experience time dilation differently from a person at 4 miles elevation in the mountains? Would the mass of the mountains counteract (somewhat) the elevation/time dilation effect?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by mcooper2406

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Is it feasible to make a light clock and test for time dilation? I am referring to an experiment similar those that flew atomic clocks around the world. Can time dilation be tested with a light clock in this manner?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by koolpc

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How does movement affect time dilation in SR?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by EmberHorizon

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How does time dilation affect matter?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by Andy W

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How does changing the speed of light (c) affect length contraction and time dilation?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by Lauren Corbett

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What is time dilation and why is it significant in any instance?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by Galaxy

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Did time dilation allow the universe to reach cosmic size without violating the theory of special relativity?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by Flaps

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What is the reason for time dilation except speed and gravitational pull?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by Scotmac

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A synchronized atomic clock is setup on Alpha Centauri (AC). Twin A goes slowly at non relativistic speed to AC, while twin B goes at relativistic speed to AC. Is twin B younger? Or the same age, as predicted by special relativity?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by EmberHorizon

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Google says that our fastest rocket goes 0.05% the speed of light. How much time dilation would the traveller experience?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by trovo

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How do you experience time dilation? Is this purely the difference between time on Earth and time in space beyond Earth?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Time Dilation by meadowlark

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What do you think of the idea of placing atomic clocks on dollies and setting them into motion to measure macroscopic special relativistic-kinematic time dilation?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Time Dilation by CosmicFlare

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Is there a special relativity correction needed for a GPS that uses geosynchronous satellites?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Time Dilation by plummit

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