Graybeard
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Einstein ... this is from a 1929 paper by Paul J. Heyl. To me it indicates that time dilation is only apparent. The full paper is in my blog under 'simple science' if you wish to read it all
What do you think of this explanation
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Ok, I read it through. I can obviously see what was determined. In this scenario communication between the relative observers is based on information only traveling back and forth between observers at the speed of light. At 100,000 miles per second of relative velocity between observers each of the clocks appears to be running slower. In other words each observer sees the other observers clock as running slower. But no account is taken for the actual slowing down of time that does occur to the observer traveling at the high velocity. I have never come across a logical arguement to show how Einstein came to the conclusion that time does actually run slower for objects with very high velocity. But I do believe his prediction has been verified with experiment.