Thinking Out Loud About Time And Relativity

Guybrush · 06-23-2011, 05:38 AM

Your thoughts are based on a lot of assumptions which you should look further into. For example, you mention Einstein's theory of relativity, yet you seem to accept that there is a special frame by which you can measure movement. I don't think Einstein would agree with you on that. His theory of relativity got rid of such a frame, previously thought of as the aether. You also presume that one can go faster than the speed of light ..

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Special relativity incorporates the principle that the speed of light is the same for all inertial observers regardless of the state of motion of the source.

Special relativity reveals that c is not just the velocity of a certain phenomenon—namely the propagation of electromagnetic radiation (light)—but rather a fundamental feature of the way space and time are unified as spacetime. One of the consequences of the theory is that it is impossible for any particle that has rest mass to be accelerated to the speed of light.

Read : Special relativity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You're free to believe in any assumption you want of course. I just don't think you should namedrop poor old Albert in a post that contradicts his work. Other assumptions are that age is a function of distance travelled and you treat speed as if it's cumulative, regardless of direction.