The Duality of Time Dilation and Velocity

dc.creatorMonroe, Hunter
dc.date2005-12-05
dc.date2006-03-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:53:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:53:55Z
dc.descriptionTime dilation $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-v^2}}$ and relative velocity $v$ are observationally indistinguishable in the special theory of relativity, a duality that carries over into the general theory under Fermi coordinates along a curve (in coordinate-independent language, in the tangent Minkowski space along the curve). For example, on a clock stationary at radius $r$, a distant observer sees time dilation of $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-v^2}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-2M/r}}$ under the Schwarzschild metric and sees the clock receding with a relative velocity of $v=\sqrt{2M/r}$ under the Painlev{é}-Gullstrand free fall metric. Duality implies that during gravitational collapse, the intensifying time dilation observed at the star's center from a fixed radius $r>0$ is indistinguishable (along a curve) from an increasing relative velocity at which the center recedes as seen from any direction, implying a local inflation.
dc.description7 pages, Latex2e
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0512019
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0512019
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/105759
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.titleThe Duality of Time Dilation and Velocity
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