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    Undergrad Gravitational Effects on Age of Earth's Core

    Sorry. Won't bother you guys again.
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    Undergrad Gravitational Effects on Age of Earth's Core

    The Wikipedia page on gravitational time dilation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_time_dilation) states: "Relative to Earth's age in billions of years, Earth's core is effectively 2.5 years younger than its surface." A clock subjected to less acceleration (gravitational or...
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    High School Take on Length Contraction at relativistic speeds

    Isn't Alpha Centauri 4.37 light-years from Earth? I don't see any "trick," unless you meant to ask how far Alpha Centauri is from the ship. An observer on the ship will measure a contracted distance, correct?