2007-02-09 09:52:04 · 6 answers · asked by james j 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
depends on what you are looking for. Time is a variable in mathematical formulae much the same as distance or position. You can re-arrange a motion equation to determine the amount of time required to perform a specific task.
What exactly are you looking for?
2007-02-09 09:55:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, of course there are our basic units of time, which technicallly are equations:
60 minutes = 1 hour
60 seconds = 1 minute
365.25 days = 1 year, etc.
There are many equations utilizing time, dealing mostly with Physics, Rate/Speed/Acceleration where you are calculating distance/second, miles per hour, acceleration per second, etc.
Time can also be considered the 4th dimension, this is where relativity comes in and the understanding that what we are perceiving right now actually happened in the past, the speed of light is how long it takes for us to see things. So the light of the stars we see in the sky are millions of years old, and we have to calculate to how long ago this light started its journey, and then extrapolate forward as to what may be the case in the current time, which we have yet to witness from such a great distance. So calculating relativistic impact on our perception based on the speed of light would be the Physics mathematical equations used to understand the impact and essentially define Time.
2007-02-09 10:03:07 · answer #2 · answered by Robert M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physicists are working on it right now. See the link for one abstract on it. Time and energy are conjugate variables in both classical and quantum physics. Yet, while there is a quantum "energy operator", it has long been assumed that there isn't a corresponding quantum "time operator". To correct this, proposals have been advanced on how to construct a quantum "time operator", of the form [λ,H] = ih, where λ = (q, p) is a function of the operators(q, p) (momentum and position), but is not an explicit function of the time t.
2007-02-09 11:21:49 · answer #3 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is such a thing as the 'equation of time', which is concerning the difference between 'mean time' and 'real,or sundial' time.
an equation has to relate two or more things together, and unless you are equating different definitions of time, time is one thing.;it is like asking if there is an equation for a banana!
2007-02-09 09:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by shyteforbrains 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time is a variable in equations. You cannot neccessarily calculate time, but you can rearange variables in an equation and solve for time.
Speed = Change in Distance / Change in Time
So...
Time = Change in Distance / Change in Speed
2007-02-09 09:56:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so, however in physics there are question to find time
time=change of velocity/avg accleration
time=distance/change of velocity
Hope this helped
2007-02-09 09:58:12 · answer #6 · answered by I_go_hyphy_I_go_dumb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋