[deleted] t1_itybwxl wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:05 AM

Reply to comment by mfb- in Would heavy unstable elements at the core of a star have a significantly extended half-life due to gravity? by SpectralMagic

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mfb- t1_ityc918 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:09 AM

Gravitational time dilation is based on the potential, not based on a force. The potential has its minimum (i.e. the largest time dilation) at the center.

DaRealKryall t1_itycuw0 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:16 AM

Oh, I didn't know that, I stand corrected then!

Just graduated high school, but our last physics unit was special relativity; we were only taught it to be based on the velocity of an object relative to the stationary observer.

CrzySunshine t1_itzeop4 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 12:57 PM

Gravitation is handled in General Relativity, of which Special Relativity is a much smaller (and much easier) part.

DaRealKryall t1_iu25haa wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:12 AM

Heh, easier by calculation, sure, but my classmates would disagree on the comprehension aspect of the questions.

[deleted] t1_itzaml2 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 12:22 PM

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