Short: Time dilatation calculation Author: atec5@yahoo.com (Attila Feher) Uploader: atec5@yahoo.com (Attila Feher) Type: misc/sci Introduction ------------ This program is based on Albert Einstein's Relativity Theory. According to it the passing of time is slower in a moving system, the time is used as a 4th dimension (3 space + 1 time coordinates). Travelling at an extreme speed the time slows down. The dilatation effect is the most significant when the speed is not too small to speed of light. There are numerous scientific evidences of this theory, that demonstrated this interesting thing. Description ----------- It calculates time dilatation between a moving and a stopped (relative) system (object). Requirements ------------ It should work on every MC680X0 CPU equipped Amiga. Installation ------------ It is a CLI based program, just run it from a Shell. No need to run any installation wizard! Usage ----- Relativity Only two parameters have to be entered, because the third will be calculated from them. The parameters are: Distance: -km kilometer -au astronomical unit (~149.6 million Km) -ly light-year (~9.46*10^12 Km) Time: -s second -h hour -d day -y year Velocity: -kmh kilometer/hour -ms meter/second -kms kilometer/second The results are displayed in all units because of high ranges. Examples -------- 1. We travel (at 280000 km/s speed) on a spaceship to Altair system (16.5 light-years far) and back, too.: Relativity -ly 33 -kms 280000 The third parameter is counted, which is the Time in this case: 35.4 years. This is the length of time of the travelling on Earth. Time of moving system: 12.7 years. This is our period on the board of spaceship (hibernation could be helpful to survive). Time dilatation: 22.7 years. Time difference between on the ship and on Earth, so we became 22.7 years younger than the ones stayed on Earth. 2. Taking a tour in our solar system on a "slow ship" to Jupiter and back, the results won't be significant.: Relativity -km 1260000000 -kmh 300000 Takes 175 days and the dilatation is almost 0.6 second. 3. If we accelerated something in some kind of electro-magnetic accelerator which could almost reach speed of light, we would get very interesting values. The time of light (or other fast elementary particles) is also an amazing matter. The enclosed picture illustrates the connection of velocity and time dilatation. Finally: Other main points of Einstein's theory that speed of light is limited, and an object with mass can not reach it, no matter how much energy is applied to. Unfortunately it seems to be true, another way has to be found to discover the universe (maybe space-warping or something like that). Author ------ Attila Fehér 8840 Csurgó Réti József u. 26 Hungary Phone: +36 82 471 253 E-mail: atec5@yahoo.com ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 0 0 0.0% 17-May-00 20:13:32 + 21532 9368 56.4% 17-May-00 18:59:38 +Relativity 24154 4805 80.1% 17-May-00 19:59:40 +Relativity.iff 2905 1483 48.9% 18-May-00 18:42:30 +Relativity.readme -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 48591 15656 67.7% 19-May-100 19:51:12 4 files