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Special theory of relativity (view source)
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== Experimental Proofs ==
== Experimental Proofs ==
# Michelson-Moreley experiment
# Michelson-Moreley experiment
# GPS clocks (general relativity)
# GPS clocks - there are two effects here and both are time dilation. The first is due to special relativity caused by the fact the satellite is in an [[inertial frame of reference]] moving past the ground. The other is due to [[general relativity]] since the craft is further out than someone on the ground of the [[earth|earth's]] gravitational well. The overall effect is for clocks on the satellite to run faster by approximately 38 ms per day.<ref>http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast162/Unit5/gps.html</ref>
# Lifetimes of fast traveling particles such as [[muon]]s produced by [[cosmic rays]] (see [[muon]])
# Lifetimes of fast traveling particles such as [[muon]]s produced by [[cosmic rays]] (see [[muon]])
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