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GR contribution to time dilation when both clocks are falling freely
When reading simplified explanations of time dilation experienced by satellites, such as those used for the GPS and other satellite navigation systems, the time dilation is often presented as having ...
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Would time dilation increase the distance between objects? [closed]
Two objects are moving towards a gravity well. They are at $x$ distance from each other and moving at a fixed speed. The gravity well is massive enough for the objects to experience significant time ...
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Why don't two accelerated clocks behave like two clocks in a gravitational field?
If we immerse two clocks in a gravitational field at different altitudes (with the approximation that both heights share the same g for equivalence to be true), the falling and Schwarzschild observers ...
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Does the clock tick faster when falling? [duplicate]
I just read this answer that explains that the time dilation due to the gravity and the time dilation due to velocity are the same thing.
Does that mean that, if I fall from the top of a skyscraper on ...
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Question about time dilation and what an observer sees
This is a soft question I was discussing with a friend. Suppose a portal opens up (I know this is fiction) but for the sake of argument, let's suppose something like that happens. And the observer can ...
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Time dilation for non-physicists
Apologies in advance, as I'm not a physicist, and may use terms incorrectly.
In the movie Interstellar, the planet Miller has a time dilation of one hour to seven Earth years. This has brought up ...
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