Does energy dilate time like mass?

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The discussion centers on the relationship between energy and time dilation in the early universe, specifically questioning whether energy experienced time dilation similar to mass. Participants assert that energy density influences the curvature of space, which directly affects time perception. The conversation concludes that as energy condensed into mass, the rate of time passage likely altered significantly, suggesting a dramatic shift in temporal experience during the transition from energy to matter.

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If I understand it, in the very early universe there was only energy and no mass, I guess for only a fraction of a second.

Did that energy have the same time dilation effect as the mass it became?

If not, was time passing at a rate similar to what we experience right now and then suddenly hit the brakes as matter condensed out of the energy? If you suddenly have the mass of the universe in a relatively small region, it seems like time would practically stop.
 
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