Conceptual Physics: The High School Physics Program
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 16, Problem 40A
Do you age faster at the top of a mountain or at sea level?
Expert Solution & Answer
To determine
To identify: Whether a person faster at the top of a mountain.
Answer to Problem 40A
A person ages slightly faster at the top of a mountain.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
Gravity causes time to move slower.
According to the special theory of relativity, when a person lives at the top of a mountain, then clock moves with a slightly faster speed comparative to the clocks at the sea level because of the time dilation phenomenon. Since the gravity is acting less at the top of a mountain, thus there is a slightly faster aging.
Conclusion:
Thus, a person ages slightly faster at the top of a mountain.
Chapter 16 Solutions
Conceptual Physics: The High School Physics Program
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