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Jens K Munk
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Dear Forum,
The title "Speed of time" is the best I can come up with. We know that time isn't constant, rather it depends on the speed at which we move as well as the gravity we are subjected to (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_time_dilation for a reference to the latter). As a consequence of the latter, and as stated on the Wikipiedia page, Earth is stated as being 2.5 years younger at its core (due to higher gravity in there).
Thoughts on this:
1. Isn't gravity zero at Earth's core (disregarding the gravity of the Sun)? I would argue that at the core, you have an equal amount of Earth at each side of you, so they cancel out.
2. Instead of "gravitational time dilation", do we experience "density-dependent time dilation"? Higher density (such as that in Earth's core) slows down time. This would explain why clocks in space record time going faster than at Earth's surface. It may also explain why extreme density such as that in black holes causes light to reach zero speed (relative to observer's perspective).
Let's stop here. Please comment. Thanks.
The title "Speed of time" is the best I can come up with. We know that time isn't constant, rather it depends on the speed at which we move as well as the gravity we are subjected to (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_time_dilation for a reference to the latter). As a consequence of the latter, and as stated on the Wikipiedia page, Earth is stated as being 2.5 years younger at its core (due to higher gravity in there).
Thoughts on this:
1. Isn't gravity zero at Earth's core (disregarding the gravity of the Sun)? I would argue that at the core, you have an equal amount of Earth at each side of you, so they cancel out.
2. Instead of "gravitational time dilation", do we experience "density-dependent time dilation"? Higher density (such as that in Earth's core) slows down time. This would explain why clocks in space record time going faster than at Earth's surface. It may also explain why extreme density such as that in black holes causes light to reach zero speed (relative to observer's perspective).
Let's stop here. Please comment. Thanks.