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Consequence of Special Relativity
Consequence of Special Relativity
Relativity
Chris Marriane Salvador
Francis Sto. Domingo
Time Dilation
Length Contraction
• According to Newtonian mechanics, all observers experience simultaneity in all events. If it did
state that light moves at the same speed, though. In order for the two events to maintain a constant
speed of light, one event must have a "slower time“. Astronauts age more slowly than those on
Earth because of this.
• For instance, if an astronaut left the planet in the year 2020 and claimed to have spent 15 years in
space while actually only traveling for 4.7 years. The astronaut may have been away from the
planet for 15 years, yet he or she has aged 4.7 years.