This is called Metatron's Cube (get in the comments!)
When Timelines Differ
What is Time?
General Relativity & Gravitational Forces
Special Relativity & Time Dilation
Time is the rate at which things happen.
Time Dilation is when time passes at different rates from different perspectives.
It is a thoroughly studied and documented Psychological phenomenon.
Here's how it happens in Physics!
Special Relativity & Time Dilation
General Relativity & Gravitational Forces
Special Relativity & Time Dilation
When Timelines Diverge
So here's how it works.
If I travel at the speed of light away from you, it takes me two trips - one second each - and the Earth will have aged 4,000 years when I get back.
If you, therefore also, travel at the speed of light away from me, it takes you two trips - one second each - and I will have aged 4,000 years when you get back.
You don't need a spaceship, though.
You going away from me is the same as me going away from you.
It's Relative.
We must accept the reality of two different timelines being possible, diverging when you move.
"Everything is always moving."
The time dilation equation is: t = t0 / √(1 - (v^2 / c^2)) where:
- t: is the time passed for the observed system
- t0: is the time passed at the origin point
- v: is the velocity of the moving object
- c: is the speed of light
If v is near the speed of light, that means t0 is divided by precisely (0 + "infinitely small"),
That makes t fucking enormous regardless of t0, manipulable by the ratio of v to c
A Word Problem
An alien lands on Earth and plants a seed.
It fucks right off at near the speed of light for, say, one inch.
When it regains relative momentum with the planet, the seed will have sprouted and grown fruit - according to the life experience of the alien - it gets to check out what happened.
According to the people there, an alien lands on Earth and plants a seed.
We fuck right off at near the speed of light, for say, one inch. When we regain relative momentum with the alien, the seed will not have grown. According to our experience, what happened to the alien?
What, Truly, just happened?
It Gets Better
To another observer, we all time dilate according to our relative changes in position from it.
Everyone's aging differently from everyone.
Our timelines are very complicated, so if you want to synchronize your watches, you're gonna have to try very hard.
Imaginary Numbers
Say we're in line, and you're moving away from me near c, and someone else is moving away from you near c, so the math means someone else is moving away from me at more than c.
This is an illegal move in Physics, a discipline which studies reality.
Solving our Time Dilation equation from above, we get the square root of a negative number
x ∉ r
x is our answer,
∉ means "not found present in"
r is the set of real numbers
This doesn't mean there is no answer.
This just means that it's imaginary for now.
i^2 = -1
There are equations relating time to velocity to kinetic energy which is squared.
I just haven't run those numbers yet.
see you soon!
General Relativity & Gravitational Forces
General Relativity & Gravitational Forces
General Relativity & Gravitational Forces
As the pond ripples
Points at the top have higher Potential Energy (Physics 101)
with me so far?
well changing that number changes your time speeds.
high potential, time moves fast.
low potential, time moves slow.
Implications
Implications
General Relativity & Gravitational Forces
Mathematical Certainties
I've run the numbers.
Physics has two forms of Energy: Kinetic and Potential
Kinetic is things moving
Potential is things not moving
A change in either causes time dilation
Practical Applications
GPS Satellites have to calculate for relative speed and elevation
If they didn't, your GPS position would go wrong by 6 miles a day
Particle Accelerator facilities need to factor in the Time Dilation factors when they collide particles around super fast
Takeaways
Implications
Takeaways
With a billionth of a micro of a nanosecond on the line,
the question becomes,
"How sensitive are you?"
You never move. You are always at the center of your own spacetime reality.
Everyone's future is different.
Absolutely, please, check in with your friends.
They are quite literally experiencing a completely different reality than you.
Always be patient.
Always be kind.