1x0 Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) - Yes, because.... - No, because.... Can mass fundamentally impact space and time itself? Edited February 1, 2018 by 1x0
swansont Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Perception of time is not an effect that depends on relativity. Time and the perception of time are two separate subjects. Time is affected by position in a gravitational potential, which does depend on mass, and other factors.
Strange Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 56 minutes ago, 1x0 said: Can mass fundamentally impact space and time itself? Yes. This is described in detail in the theory of general relativity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_relativity Note that is is not just mass but also energy, because they are equivalent.
geordief Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Proper time * itself seems to have an absolute property. It is unchanging (as is,presumably space). It is only when measurements of time or space are attempted of objects in another frame of reference that the spatio- temporal ratio is altered When we take measurements in our immediate locality and at low speeds , time and space seem to take on a reliable character and relationship** Is this circumstance "fundamental" or ,as I seem to have understood up till now "special" ? (that is why it is called "Special Relativity" ,I think) * described ,as an analogy as passing at one second per second **admittedly spacetime intervals (and apparently some other measurements) are also the same to any observer in any frame of reference . Edited February 1, 2018 by geordief
Janus Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 5 hours ago, geordief said: Is this circumstance "fundamental" or ,as I seem to have understood up till now "special" ? (that is why it is called "Special Relativity" ,I think) It is called "Special" because it only applies to the special case where gravity is ignored. General Relativity is call thus because it applies to all cases, including those limited to SR (GR encompasses SR.)
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