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Daily Archives: November 16, 2015

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Here: The Lapsus dip into Special Relativity

Posted on November 16, 2015 by johnbillywright • Leave a comment

Special Relativity is the 1905 babe of Albert Einstein, a physical theory on the interwoven relationship between space and time. In physics today it stands as an accepted and experimentally well-confirmed set of ideas. Consider the following. In a field by some train tracks, James throws a ball to Larry at 20 km/h, which he catches amiably. … Continue reading →

Strange regard for time dilation
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Strange regard for time dilation

Posted on November 16, 2015 by johnbillywright • Leave a comment

THE TIME TRAVEL RECORD is held by retired cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, who trumps us all with 23 milliseconds more reality than you or I. Yes, it’s a stretched qualification for ‘time traveller’ — the sharper way to put it is that for Krikalev, time has been slightly dilated. Slowed down, as it were, leaving him … Continue reading →

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