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The gravitational time dilation from proximity to the book does not work in your favor, better to leave it on the shelf while you sleep.
by slowmovintarget 6y ago
The gravitational time dilation from proximity to the book does not work in your favor, better to leave it on the shelf while you sleep.
- ISL 6y agoThe book helps -- clocks deeper in a gravitational potential run slow relative to those higher in the potential. As I recall from Hartle, to paraphrase: "The experimentalists in the basement live longer than the theorists upstairs, but the view is worth it." My recollection from the associated problem is that the difference, over a lifetime, is microseconds. MTW won't give even that much aid :). Good luck with your studies; there's a lot to learn.
- AnHonestComment 6y agoYou have gravity right, but the impact reversed. By being lower in the gravity well, you get less sleep than if your clock had run faster.