Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
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Chapter 28, Problem 6RAT
Time slows in a gravitational field. Would time slow in the artificial gravity produced in a rotating space habitat? Why or why not?
- (a) No, because there is no acceleration.
- (b) Yes, because of the principle of equivalence.
- (c) No, because the space station is spinning at a constant rate.
- (d) Yes, even though the gravity is artificial.
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