If two identical clocks are held rigidly at different heights within
the Earth's gravitational field, the bottom clock will display a
smaller elapsed time compared to the higher clock as a consequence of
the former's greater acceleration.
Are there other examples of the effects of rigidness within a
gravitational that have been experimentally observed?
If two identical clocks are held rigidly at different heights within the Earth's gravitational field, the bottom clock will display a smaller
elapsed time compared to the higher clock as a consequence of the former's greater acceleration.
Are there other examples of the effects of rigidness within a
gravitational that have been experimentally observed?
On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 3:12:45?PM UTC, J. J. Lodder wrote:
larry harson <larryh...@gmail.com> wrote:
If two identical clocks are held rigidly at different heights within the Earth's gravitational field, the bottom clock will display a smaller elapsed time compared to the higher clock as a consequence of the former's
greater acceleration.
Are there other examples of the effects of rigidness within a gravitational that have been experimentally observed?
Do you really think that the effect will go away
if the higher clock is floating up in a balloon?
No, I don't think the effect will go away because their distance distance apart is still being rigidly maintained, however it's done. It will go
away if the clocks are allowed to free fall; but then the clocks can no longer be compared in a common proper frame AFAIK.
On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 10:33:15?PM UTC, J. J. Lodder wrote:
larry harson <larryh...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 3:12:45?PM UTC, J. J. Lodder wrote:
larry harson <larryh...@gmail.com> wrote:
If two identical clocks are held rigidly at different heights
within the Earth's gravitational field, the bottom clock will
display a smaller elapsed time compared to the higher clock as a consequence of the former's greater acceleration.
Are there other examples of the effects of rigidness within a gravitational that have been experimentally observed?
Do you really think that the effect will go away
if the higher clock is floating up in a balloon?
No, I don't think the effect will go away because their distanceYou are wrong about that too.
distance apart is still being rigidly maintained, however it's done.
It will go away if the clocks are allowed to free fall; but then the clocks can no longer be compared in a common proper frame AFAIK.
For example, the Galileo sat clocks go faster
than those in the GPS sats.
(because they are in higher orbits)
Both kinds, being sats, are of course in free fall,
Jan
Are you sure about this?
I find it difficult to believe that identical clocks orbiting the Earth,
and hence in free fall, at different heights tick at different rates to
one another in their respective proper frames.
What seems more likely IMO
is that the proper rates of the clocks are adjusted, because of their different orbital velocities wrt one another, so that their rates are the same as that of the inertial clock at the center of the Earth; hence maintaining a common global time rate.
If you're correct, then I'm also wrong in the reply I gave to Tom Roberts above.
On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 10:33:15 PM UTC, J. J. Lodder wrote:clocks are adjusted, because of their
larry harson <larryh...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 3:12:45?PM UTC, J. J. Lodder wrote:You are wrong about that too.
larry harson <larryh...@gmail.com> wrote:
If two identical clocks are held rigidly at different heights within the >>>>> Earth's gravitational field, the bottom clock will display a smaller >>>>> elapsed time compared to the higher clock as a consequence of the former's
greater acceleration.
Are there other examples of the effects of rigidness within a
gravitational that have been experimentally observed?
Do you really think that the effect will go away
if the higher clock is floating up in a balloon?
No, I don't think the effect will go away because their distance distance >>> apart is still being rigidly maintained, however it's done. It will go
away if the clocks are allowed to free fall; but then the clocks can no
longer be compared in a common proper frame AFAIK.
For example, the Galileo sat clocks go faster
than those in the GPS sats.
(because they are in higher orbits)
Both kinds, being sats, are of course in free fall,
Jan
Are you sure about this?
I find it difficult to believe that identical clocks orbiting the Earth, and hence in free fall, at different heights tick at different rates to one another in their respective proper frames. What seems more likely IMO is that the proper rates of the
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