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What Is Time?

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Re: What Is Time?

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This article does an amazing job of describing the various versions of the definition of "time" used in physics. The author limits his use of jargon, but defines them well when necessary. Highly recommended.

I wonder if the statement about Newton's second law (there exists an r(-t)) holds true when you include relativistic effects.

Time is reversible in general relativity, in the sense that if you replace t by -t everywhere the solution is still valid. I don't remember the full proof off the top of my head, and the argument I do remember is complicated.

Re: What Is Time?

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post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wonder if the statement about Newton's second law (there exists an r(-t)) holds true when you include relativistic effects.

Time is reversible in general relativity, in the sense that if you replace t by -t everywhere the solution is still valid. I don't remember the full proof off the top of my head, and the argument I do remember is complicated.

no such thing as backwards time travel, sorry!

Re: What Is Time?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Time is reversible in general relativity, in the sense that if you replace t by -t everywhere the solution is still valid. I don't remember the full proof off the top of my head, and the argument I do remember is complicated.

no such thing as backwards time travel, sorry!

Oh, Ok!

Re: What Is Time?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Time is reversible in general relativity, in the sense that if you replace t by -t everywhere the solution is still valid. I don't remember the full proof off the top of my head, and the argument I do remember is complicated.

no such thing as backwards time travel, sorry!

Can you clarify? I don't know what you mean.

Re: What Is Time?

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post #19

time flies like an arrow (whereas) fruit flies like a banana

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You can only edit/delete a post for an hour after it is posted.

The HN community in general is fairly against those sort of comments, preferring instead comments that add to the conversation by either bringing new knowledge or interpreting existing knowledge in a novel way. People are quick to downvote.

The only general solution is to always ask yourself "does this really bring something to the conversation?" before posting.

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