west_of_everywhere t1_itxzn0i wrote on October 27, 2022 at 3:05 AM Reply to comment by [deleted] in Would heavy unstable elements at the core of a star have a significantly extended half-life due to gravity? by SpectralMagic >However, at the center of the Sun, the gravitational force is close to zero. So I'm pretty sure there would be no effect. Isn't time dilation a function of potential energy, not force? Thanks! Permalink Parent 2
west_of_everywhere t1_itxzn0i wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Would heavy unstable elements at the core of a star have a significantly extended half-life due to gravity? by SpectralMagic
>However, at the center of the Sun, the gravitational force is close to zero. So I'm pretty sure there would be no effect.
Isn't time dilation a function of potential energy, not force? Thanks!