Re: To ponder

Dr Jones ( maitland@icarus.ihug.co.nz )
Sun, 22 Mar 1998 13:52:50 +1200

At 14:01 22/03/98 +1200, you wrote:
>
>Here it is in english
>
>The factor of deceleration of time
>
>If we place two clocks synchronized on Earth and another
>in a capsule moving at very high speed, that on there
>Ground will present an advance on that which is placed on board of
>vessel (and not only clocks but passengers of
>vessel will age more slowly). The factor of deceleration
>time is given by:
>
>Where C is the symbol for the speed of the light and the v speed of
>the object. We can thus say that time in the capsule is of
>y time slower in the capsule than on Earth. If one could
>to move exactly at the speed of the light, time would slow down
>of a factor y infinite, i.e. time would be stopped.
>
>However that proves to be impossible.

OK, lets take that back 1 step. If the idea is set up as I described, it
must function as a whole. Yet what is being said here is that the first gear
will rotate at 10,000 rpm, but the second gear, geared at 1:100 will rotate
at a slower speed than the theoretical 10,000X100 or 1,000,000rpm. Because
the second gear is travelling faster at the circumference, relativity kicks
in and time begins to slow down at the circumference of the second gear.

Is this right? Does the second gear rotate slower than the theoretical
1,000,000rpm because time slows down? if it is how does the instrument
function as a whole without breaking?

Or is time as perceived by the circumference of the second gear slower?

Just what really goes on?

DrJ
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