Could somebody explain qhy a person travelling near the speed of life would appear to age less than normal?

Question

Any info. explaining special relativity would be great, thanks.

Answer 1

The concept is called time dilation and it part of the theory of special relativity. It basically says time passes according to your frame of reference.

Answer 2

Let's start by thinking what would hapen if you travelled at exactly the speed of life. You would see yourself always at the same age, so from your point of view (all views are relative, hence 'relativity') you would not be ageing at all, and time would stop.

If you travel just a little more slowly than life, you would see yourself ageing very slowly, so time would be greatly slowed down for you.

On the other hand, and I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS as it is a very special case, interesting in its way but very limited, if you travel backwards close to the speed of life, you will see your life flashing rapidly before your eyes before you reach the end of it in next to no time at all.

Answer 3

No. From the observer's standpoint it might nonetheless take 2 years for the tourist to return hence the tourist isn't travelling speedier than the linked fee of sunshine in spite of the undeniable fact that the tourist is aging at a slower fee. The tourist would desire to think of it took below 2 years through fact of time dilation, however the fact maintains to be is that it nonetheless took 2 years to make the around trip.

Answer 4

Ah, the speed of life.... That can be pretty fast.

The concept is time dialation as the other poster pointed out. As yo approach the speed of life (light) your mass increases, size decreases, and time moves more slowly. So to the outside observer, you would appear smaller, heavier, and slower.

This is what gives rise to the "event horizion" around a black hole. It is the point at which an object being sucked into the black hole reaches the speed of light. Since it is traveling at the speed of light, time for it stops.

Answer 5

No easy way to explain it but it goes along with Einstein's theory of relativity. Time slows down as you approach the speed of light. Time and space are directly connected.

Answer 6

If the speed of light is constant, then the most perfect clock you can construct is a pair of mirrors a set distance apart with a light ray bouncing between them. Suppose you construct two such identical clocks. One stays with you on Earth and the other goes with Astronaut Bob in a very fast spaceship. Your clock ticks normally because the light flash merely bounces up and down between the plates at the speed of light, c, as expected. When Bob looks at his own clock, he sees the same thing: the light flash bouncing up and down between the plates of his clock at speed c.

But when you look at Bob's clock (or Bob looks at yours), then Bob's light flash is NOT moving vertically up and down. It has to move in a zig zag motion to keep up with the rapidly moving plates--- but it still travels at speed c, because all light flashes observed by all observers travel at c. So same speed, greater distance means that that clock is running slower than yours.