#relativity

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#physics
OMG science
fromBig Think
3 months ago

Ask Ethan: Does mass or energy increase near the speed of light?

As speed approaches light, traditional laws of motion and energy change significantly, affecting how mass is perceived.
OMG science
fromBig Think
3 months ago

Ask Ethan: Does mass or energy increase near the speed of light?

As speed approaches light, traditional laws of motion and energy change significantly, affecting how mass is perceived.
more#physics
fromBig Think
2 weeks ago

Ask Ethan: Was the Universe "timeless" before the Big Bang?

Even across vast differences in circumstances — like being deep in a gravitational well or zipping through space at substantial fractions of the speed of light — time's ticks remain equivalently steadfast for every observer.
History
#gravitational-effects
Miscellaneous
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Timekeeping in Space: Comparing Rotating and Inertial Frames | HackerNoon

Clocks on the Moon and Earth show consistent fractional rate differences in various coordinate systems.
Miscellaneous
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Timekeeping in Space: Comparing Rotating and Inertial Frames | HackerNoon

Clocks on the Moon and Earth show consistent fractional rate differences in various coordinate systems.
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Digital life
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Einstein Was Right (Again): Why Moon Clocks Run Faster Than Earth's | HackerNoon

Establishing a coordinate time reference for the Moon is vital for exploration and communication with distant celestial bodies.
Bootstrapping
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Why It's So Difficult To Establish a Lunar Time Standard | HackerNoon

The establishment of GPS time highlights relativistic effects on clocks in orbit.
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