Saturday, January 24, 2015

special relativity - Which clock is the fastest inside an accelerating body?


The picture shows an accelerating spaceship with two clocks inside it. It is so far away from all other bodys that gravity is of no importance.


Will the bottommost clock be slower than the topmost one? Or will both clocks have the same speed?


Spaceship with two clocks inside it.




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