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    Time elapsed for observer (from POV of Traveler)

    Thank you for your speedy reply to my question. Yes my question is based on the assumption that person B is traveling away from person A. This is yet another situation that is confusing me. A sees 1 minute pass for himself, A sees 30 seconds pass for B. B sees 30 seconds pass for himself, B sees...
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    Time elapsed for observer (from POV of Traveler)

    Hey guys, I have a question about elapsed time of the observer from the POV of the traveler. To make things simple I'll just basically explain what my question is. Person A is the observer (on earth) and person B is the traveler (flying at close to the speed of light) Person A's...
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    Do I have time dilation right?

    I hoped to not make my question sound to much like the twin paradox. I apologize for my elementary knowledge of the issue. After reading about GPS satellites adjusting for SR my confusion mounted. Is it really as simple as "well the satellite is moving faster relative to us and our computers see...
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    Do I have time dilation right?

    Hello all, First let me say that I have been battling with time dilation for years, all the videos seem to drive me more into confusion and reading does the same. The past few weeks I have been really trying to get a grasp on it better. I understand the concepts, theories, and postulates but...
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