Re: Is time dilation real?

In sci.physics, Sam Wormley
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wrote
on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:34:19 GMT
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> Space*** wrote:
>> I have never stated the clocks are not as good as they could be
>> right now.
>> I merely stated you have no actualy physical cause of why
>> they malfunctioned and you also have no clue what timing things
>> is all about.
>>
>>
>
> All physical processes are in effect clocks, space***. And they
> faithfully mark the passage of time.

Within their error, as Hafele & Keating discovered after
analysis of the results brought out a quantum irregularity
in their cesium-ion clocks. Nevertheless, their result
was not all that affected.

Spaceman (among others) is apparently of the opinion
that time and space are absolutely inflexible. This was
disproven long ago.


> It is the time, itself that
> is malleable... a ramification of the postulates in A. Einstein's
> 1905 paper on electrodynamics. See:
> http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/www/

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if time malleability is
a derivation of *Maxwell's* postulates. But I'd have to look,
and in any event Einstein got the credit. :-)

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