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Time Dilation by Paige Schneider 5/5/10

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Time dilation (Einstein's theory of special relativity) explains why someone traveling the speed of light, or even half the speed of light would not age as fast as someone on earth. It is the apparent "slowing down of a clock" while observing, when the observer is in relative motion with that clock The equation to calculate time dilation is: t = t0/(1-v2/c2)1/2 it will prove that the speed of light does in fact have an effect on time. Time can also change because of gravity; clocks on earth run more slowly than those in high altitudes.