B Is Time Really Flowing in Relativity?

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In relativity, time is a dimension like space, a co-ordinate system. Depending on your motion, your co-ordinates shift and this leads to time dilation, simultaneity and length contraction. So, does time flow at all in relativity? Does time 'move forward'? If not, what would be different if time did indeed flow?
 
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This is not a question. Like many of your posts, it's a random collection of scientific sounding words.
 
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TheQuestionGuy14 said:
does time flow at all in relativity? Does time 'move forward'? If not, what would be different if time did indeed flow?

"Time flowing" is not well-defined, so these questions are not answerable.

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