Time & Einstein
Location
Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
19-9-2014 1:00 PM
Description
To accommodate the constancy of the speed of light, in 1905 Einstein changed our perspective on the meaning of the FOUR coordinates, time and position (x,y,z), that describe the when and where of an event. Ten years later he generalized his result to include gravity as a geometric phenomenon. Dr. Weiler will describe how “faster-than-light travel “and “backwards time travel,” while plagued with paradoxes, are not incompatible with (meaning, are mathematically consistent with) Einstein’s theories.
Recommended Citation
Weiler, Thomas J., "Time & Einstein" (2014). Humanities Symposium. 44.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2014/2014/44
Time & Einstein
Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094
To accommodate the constancy of the speed of light, in 1905 Einstein changed our perspective on the meaning of the FOUR coordinates, time and position (x,y,z), that describe the when and where of an event. Ten years later he generalized his result to include gravity as a geometric phenomenon. Dr. Weiler will describe how “faster-than-light travel “and “backwards time travel,” while plagued with paradoxes, are not incompatible with (meaning, are mathematically consistent with) Einstein’s theories.
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