Physics Forums Insights
  • Physics
    • Mechanics
    • Thermodynamics
    • Electromagnetism
    • Fluids
    • Optics
    • Particles
    • Quantum
    • Relativity
    • Biophysics
  • Astronomy
    • Astrophysics
    • Cosmology
    • Observing
  • Mathematics
    • Algebra
    • Analysis
    • Geometry
    • Number Theory
    • Probability
  • Computing
    • Programming
    • Electronics
    • Imaging
  • Science Culture
    • Education
    • Careers
    • Philosophy
    • Profiles
    • Trivia
  • Forums
  • Click to open the search input field Click to open the search input field Search
  • Menu Menu

Time Dilation Articles

Tag Archive for: time dilation

relativity rotated graph

Relativity on Rotated Graph Paper (a graphical motivation)

February 16, 2022
/
0 Comments
(based on https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/teaching-sr-without-simultaneity.1011051/post-6588952 and https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/689291/148184…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/relativity-rotated-graph.png 135 240 robphy https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png robphy2022-02-16 09:02:062022-02-16 21:24:54Relativity on Rotated Graph Paper (a graphical motivation)
block universe time illusion

Does the Block Universe of Physics Mean Time is an Illusion?

September 28, 2020
/
29 Comments
I have written many Insights (and coauthored an entire book) explaining how the puzzles, problems, and paradoxes of modern physics can be attributed to…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/block-universe-time-illusion.png 135 240 Mark Stuckey https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png Mark Stuckey2020-09-28 07:49:002023-01-10 14:30:13Does the Block Universe of Physics Mean Time is an Illusion?
physics mysteries

A Principle Explanation of the “Mysteries” of Modern Physics

August 28, 2020
/
96 Comments
All undergraduate physics majors are shown how the counterintuitive aspects ("mysteries") of time dilation and length contraction in special relativity…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/physics-mysteries.png 135 240 Mark Stuckey https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png Mark Stuckey2020-08-28 08:20:012021-01-22 20:13:47A Principle Explanation of the “Mysteries” of Modern Physics
LHC Energies

LHC Relativistic Energies and Time Dilation at 3.5–14 TeV

September 5, 2018
/
0 Comments
Large Hadron Collider and proton energies The Large Hadron Collider has produced collisions at 7 TeV. For collisions at 7 TeV, each proton must be ramped…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/LHC_energies.png 135 240 stevebd1 https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png stevebd12018-09-05 11:40:472026-01-22 07:36:16LHC Relativistic Energies and Time Dilation at 3.5–14 TeV
BondiKcalculus

Learn Relativity Using the Bondi K-calculus

April 10, 2017
/
20 Comments
Although Special Relativity was formulated by Einstein (1905), and given a spacetime interpretation by Minkowski (1908) [which helped make special relativity…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/BondiKcalculus.png 135 240 robphy https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png robphy2017-04-10 13:30:542024-05-20 06:40:33Learn Relativity Using the Bondi K-calculus
RelativityVariables

Relativity Variables: Velocity, Doppler-Bondi k, and Rapidity

March 24, 2017
/
8 Comments
Traditional presentations of special relativity place emphasis on "velocity", which of course has an important physical interpretation... carried over…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RelativityVariables.png 135 240 robphy https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png robphy2017-03-24 15:41:042021-04-18 10:52:12Relativity Variables: Velocity, Doppler-Bondi k, and Rapidity

Learn About Relativity on Rotated Graph Paper

July 17, 2016
/
15 Comments
This Insight is a follow-up to my earlier tutorial Insight (Spacetime Diagrams of Light Clocks). I gave it a different name because I am placing more…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/featuredImage-Tutorial-TimeDilation.png 135 240 robphy https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png robphy2016-07-17 14:29:152024-05-20 06:40:33Learn About Relativity on Rotated Graph Paper

Learn About Spacetime Diagrams of Light Clocks

June 16, 2016
/
25 Comments
We demonstrate a method for constructing spacetime diagrams for special relativity on graph paper that has been rotated by 45 degrees. Many quantitative…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/featuredImage-Tutorial-TimeDilation.png 135 240 robphy https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png robphy2016-06-16 15:31:032022-02-16 09:10:42Learn About Spacetime Diagrams of Light Clocks
twinparadox

A Geometrical View of Time Dilation and the Twin Paradox

November 12, 2015
/
90 Comments
Based on the number of questions we receive on the topic at Physics Forums, there is a lot of confusion in the general public about how time dilation works…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/twinparadox.png 135 240 Orodruin https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png Orodruin2015-11-12 16:11:592021-04-17 12:44:50A Geometrical View of Time Dilation and the Twin Paradox
blockuniverse1

Blockworld and Its Foundational Implications: Time Dilation and Length Contraction

November 5, 2015
 This is the first in a 5-part series of Insights that will introduce blockworld (aka "block universe”) and use it to address a puzzle…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/blockuniverse1.png 135 240 Mark Stuckey https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png Mark Stuckey2015-11-05 00:38:052021-01-04 23:31:43Blockworld and Its Foundational Implications: Time Dilation and Length Contraction
redshiftblackholes

Time Dilation & Redshift of Schwarzschild Black Holes

September 30, 2015
/
76 Comments
Time dilation near a Schwarzschild black hole The following is an overview of the time-dilation and gravitational-redshift effects of a static (Schwarzschild)…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/redshiftblackholes.png 135 240 stevebd1 https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png stevebd12015-09-30 14:10:172026-01-22 09:28:24Time Dilation & Redshift of Schwarzschild Black Holes
neutrino

Learn About Neutrino Masses and Speed

July 21, 2015
/
28 Comments
It was hard to miss the 2011 OPERA neutrino speed measurement that indicated superluminal neutrino speeds (and turned out to be a measurement error), but…
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nuetrino.png 135 240 mfb https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Physics_Forums_Insights_logo.png mfb2015-07-21 12:40:112021-01-03 19:12:31Learn About Neutrino Masses and Speed

Popular Articles

  • What Planck Length Is and It’s Common Misconceptions
  • Self-Study High School Math: Best Books & Order to Learn
  • Why Math Self-Study Projects Fail (And How to Avoid It)
  • Einstein Field Equations Explained: Structure, Solutions, Facts
  • Android Ringtone Picker with RingtoneManager (Java)
  • How to Measure Internal Resistance of a Battery
  • Tensors Explained: Scalars, Vectors, Matrices & Math
  • The Physics of Hand-to-Hand Combat: Force, Speed & Leverage
  • Animal Speed Scaling: Body-Lengths per Second Across Sizes
  • Reversible vs Irreversible Gas Compression and Expansion Work

Physics Forums

  • Classical Physics
  • Atomic and Condensed Matter
  • Quantum Physics
  • Special and General Relativity
  • Beyond the Standard Model
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Cosmology
  • Other Physics Topics

Receive Insights Articles to Your Inbox

Enter your email address:

Blog Information

  • Become a Member!
  • Write for Us!
  • Table of Contents
  • Blog Author List

Popular Topics

black holes (23) classical physics (35) education (23) FAQ (58) General (230) general relativity (23) Graduate (185) gravity (25) Guide (86) interview (49) mathematics (39) mathematics self-study (21) Physicist (26) Quantum Field Theory (34) quantum mechanics (36) quantum physics (24) relativity (40) Special Relativity (22) Tutorial (147) Undergraduate (287)
2026 © Physics Forums, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Contact Us - Privacy Policy - About PF Insights
  • Link to X
  • Link to Facebook
  • Link to LinkedIn
Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top