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Philosophical Question

Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
in Zocalo v2.0
Time dilation devices are used more than one scifi show, a device whereby the speed of time is altered: either sped up or slowed down by a device. In each case, this device is located within the field.

Question one - Recursion:
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[*]If the time dilation device is within the field of time dilation, will the time dilation device accelerate/decelerate in a recursive (and thus infinite) fashion, since it would also be accelerating/decelerating the time during which the acceleration/deceleration field is being generated?
[*]Would this recursion reach a limit point when decelerating time due to a slowing of the dilation effect emission, or would the effect effectively slow the slowed time, thus recursively slowing the time until it is no longer moving?
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Question two - Inertial effects:
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[*]Situation: An object launched in space, then dilated after launch via a time dilation device (either on the object, or remotely). Would this object decelerate/accelerate relative to an external observer due to the dilation effect, or would it remain constant speed and accelerate/decelerate to an observer inside the dilation field?
[*]Situation: An object, dilated in time, impacts another object that is stationary to both an external and internal observer. Do the inertial effects of this impact change due to the dilation effects?
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Have fun }:)

Comments

  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    A: Interesting. I would say yes.
    B: If it would occur, I think the effect of slowing would also be slowed over time, thus taking an eternity to reach 0. The reverse would of course occur in an accellerating field.
    C: Inside the field? No, since the observer and object would both be moving at the same speed of time. Outside the field? I would think not, time slowing would be contained within the field, and not observable outside it.
    D: I would answer the same as C on this one..

    Bear in mind its 3.30 am and Im very tired.. :)
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    This is rather dismal response :)

    Don't you people call yourselves scifi geeks?
  • PSI-KILLERPSI-KILLER Needs help
    I am thinking how a field of time dilation would be created. Would it move outward equally from the device like a growing bubble or would it be a projection ray to a certain area of space. How much energy would be needed to create a field of that power.
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    I think this thread should be locked before the enntire spacetime continuum is destroyed.
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    That's a good point, PSI-KILLER. Does the effect of the distortion effect expand proportionally to the time dilation effect? If time dilation does change the speed of light, then the distance limiting of the effect should be proportionally to the current distortion effect.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE=Random Chaos;156632]the effect of the distortion effect[/QUOTE]

    The what?
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    The time dilation field. We are looking at whether the radius of the field is constant within a time dilation field, based specifically on the dilation effect of the field.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    heh... how do you know the effect if it is distorted?
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    It's quite simple really. Recalibrate the shield matrix of the quantum field emitter to the theta band.
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    If if that doesn't work, reverse the polarity of the neutron flow.
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    You could always bounce a graviton particle beam off the main deflector, dish. That's the way we do things, lad.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Or reverse the power couplings
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    Does reversing the power couplings cause the dilation field to invert?
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