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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Time Is Special

What about this?

tgt=c

xt=c

So,

xtg=ttg.xt=1

Not quite!  We have to consider the fact that x is orthogonal to tg and in general,

tgtc

In fact, the expression,

xtg

means change in x for every change in time tg (tg being the independent variable), just as

xt

means change in x for every change in time t except we have to consider the fact that,

iΔtg=Δx

c per change in tg along x must be multiplied by i to reflect the fact that tg is orthogonal to x.

ic.Δtg=Δx

and so,

ic=limΔtg0ΔxΔtg=xtg

We are now at time speed c does not mean we cannot achieve light speed in space.  If we are constrained by energy conservation, as the case of a body at constant velocity, free motion, enters a conservative gravitational field, speeds up in space slows down time.

v2t+v2s=c2 --- (*)

where c is a constant, vt, time speed and vs, speed in space.

And at light speed c, in space, time speed is zero.  When we are not constrained by energy conservation and energy is pumped into the body, space speed increases without regard to time speed!  Einstein was working in a conservative gravitational field, ie accelerating under gravity without external energy input, as such total K.E is conserved including K.E along the time dimension (as in expression *).