/sci/ - Science & Math

because it can't cope or seethe

>>12194979
I fucking hate this website.

it's a consequence of the speed of light being the same in all reference frames

>>12194992
clamped

>>12194975
Time =/= Spacetime

>>12194979
Based

>>12194979
fpbp

>>12194975
>why does time dilate?
because time is a vagina

>>12194975
because all physical process boil down to exchange of photons that move through time-space at a constant rate

>>12194975
Because the speed of light (in a vacuum) in all reference frames is the same. Hence if I'm going at 0.99c both me and you must still observe light as traveling at c, meaning that in order to account for how something traveling at a velocity (m/s) over a fixed distance (m) time must dilate to account for this (this is also proven by experimental evidence). I'd suggest watching the recent video about relativity by stand-up maths.

Because otherwise the time gap will close permanently.

>>12194979
Beat me to it

>>12195620
This

>>12194975
because it is non binary

>>12194975
>>12194979
Ironically, time dilation is PRECISELY a coping mechanism, so to speak. Once you take the constancy of the speed of light in all reference frames as an axiom, you can easily deduce time dilation and length contraction. Basically, these phenomena arise because you have to cope with the fact that c is the same for all observers -- something else has to give way instead.
So the real question is, why is it so important that c be the same in all reference frames? You can think about it in terms of causality. c is really the speed of causality, and dictates in what regions of spacetime it makes sense for a given observer to talk about cause-and-effect. Without some finite, consistent notion of this region (called the light cone), you run into all sorts of illogical inconsistencies of causality of events.

>>12194975
Time is a tranny?

>>12194975
when I was working at a prestigious lab, one of my tasks was to monitor the transmissions of satellites. after analyzing many different satellites, time dilation was the only explanation of the discrepancies between some of the timestamps. it was spooky because even a couple microsecond difference would throw off calculations downstream. Some satellites had bigger time dilation effects.

after understanding the phenomenon better it’s led me down some serious rabbit holes. It’s given me a different perspective on the notion of spacetime.

>>12195961
I kind of wish I could talk about the downstream effects but it would out my anonymity. the lab was also top secret

>>12195970
Did you ever see/encounter aliens or alien signals?

>>12195994
no aliens, and trust me, I tried.

>>12195970
Thanks for the info, opsec will be reinforced since you fags scientists keep attentionwhoring on anonymous image boards.

>>12196021
how should I change my opsec. what was my give?

>>12194975
To maintain causality.

>>12196010
>no aliens
Does that mean you found evidence of something else? possibly terrestrial but of non human origin?

>>12196081
The give was that you're a larping faggot.

>>12194979
came here to post this

>>12195362
Time is a part of spacetime and is distorted as spacetime is.

>>12195906
call me reddit fag but I'd give this one a medal

>>12195906
Good post in this pile of horseshit

>>12194975
Because the speed of light is a constant in all reference frames

>>12194975
Draw a spacetime diagram for multiple observers witnessing the same event.
You should get a nice intuitive grasp of why things act fucky at lightspeed when you begin reconciling the various frames of reference.

>>12194979
truly the smartest board

>>12196601
'yikes' or 'yikes!' and arguably 'cringe' is reddit vernacular

>>12196527
reddit fag

>>12196838
I always thought yikes was a twitter thing

>>12194979
kek

>>12194999
Based

The speed of causality implies time dilation

>>12196895
Where do you think the scum of the earth go when they inevitably get downvoted or banned? You guessed it: Twitter or 4chan. Everyone can smell a redditor from a mile away.

>>12194979
Based

>>12194992
t. Time