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MickeyC · 08-21-2010, 02:12 AM

[QUOTE=Sparrow;1067735]I remember reading that the totalled velocity of anything through four dimensional spacetime equals the speed of light.

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I've read the same thing; your speed through time and your speed through space together equals the speed of light. Consequently, if your speed through space increases, your speed through time has to slow down. This because it's against the law to go faster than the speed of light: thus time dilation.

A very good book on the subject is Einstein's Cosmos by Michio Kaku. In it, the author does a better job of explaining how Einstein concluded that, since the speed of light is constant, regardless of the speed of the observer, that the observer must be slowing down in time the faster he/she goes. And this has been proven using atomic clocks on airplanes and comparing them to atomic clocks on the ground.

Kaku also goes easy on the math and mixes Einstein's science in with his life thus making for an excellent read.

There Marc, we've mentioned a book. Are we out of trouble now?

08-21-2010, 02:12 AM	#7
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	[QUOTE=Sparrow;1067735]I remember reading that the totalled velocity of anything through four dimensional spacetime equals the speed of light..[/QUOTE\]) I've read the same thing; your speed through time and your speed through space together equals the speed of light. Consequently, if your speed through space increases, your speed through time has to slow down. This because it's against the law to go faster than the speed of light: thus time dilation. A very good book on the subject is Einstein's Cosmos by Michio Kaku. In it, the author does a better job of explaining how Einstein concluded that, since the speed of light is constant, regardless of the speed of the observer, that the observer must be slowing down in time the faster he/she goes. And this has been proven using atomic clocks on airplanes and comparing them to atomic clocks on the ground. Kaku also goes easy on the math and mixes Einstein's science in with his life thus making for an excellent read. There Marc, we've mentioned a book. Are we out of trouble now? Last edited by MickeyC; 08-22-2010 at 01:57 AM.