Relativity - Time Dilation
This movie explains the concept of "time dilation", which is part of Einstein's theory of relativity.
Image courtesy of Trent Schindler, National Science Foundation. |
This movie explains the concept of "time dilation". Time dilation is an important part of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. If two observers are moving very fast relative to each other, they may disagree as to how quickly time is passing. According to Einstein, each observer will think that time is passing more slowly for the other person!
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