Name: Anonymous 2008-01-28 12:41
Can someone patiently explain time dilation to me?
d = 5 396 264 244 000 or 5.4 billion kilometers
takes light 5 hours from our perspective to travel that distance
from the perspective of the light, it happens in less than a minute
If a clock were mounted to a particle of light, the mechanism of the clock - each atomic component of the clock - would register less than a minute passing as the light traveled that distance.
Why?
d = 5 396 264 244 000 or 5.4 billion kilometers
takes light 5 hours from our perspective to travel that distance
from the perspective of the light, it happens in less than a minute
If a clock were mounted to a particle of light, the mechanism of the clock - each atomic component of the clock - would register less than a minute passing as the light traveled that distance.
Why?