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Is it easier to travel back in time or forward?
Travelling in time in either direction is possible. Travelling forwards in time is much easier than travelling backwards. We are traveling forwards in time right now at a rate of ~1 second per second. To go faster in time, you simply move faster.
Is it possible to fast forward time?
Time will have passed faster for people on Earth than it did for you in your rocket. So traveling forward in time is completely compatible with the laws of physics. And it’s already technically possible, even though it’s only on a fraction of a second scale.
How can I skip 12 minutes?
There are two ways to skip forward in 12 Minutes. The first way is to hide in the closet. Click on the closet door to open it, walk inside, and then click the door again to close it. Your wife will ask what you’re doing if she sees you enter the closet, but she won’t stop you from hiding.
Can you speed up time physics?
The simple answer is; no. Time may flow at different rates all over the universe, but all of these rates are still relative to one another. So yes, conceptually time is a constant, but the rate at which time passes is relative and is mainly influenced by gravity and speed.
Do the laws of physics allow forward time travel?
All the laws of physics allow forward time travel at any arbitrary rate. What the laws of physics (or causality) don’t allow is travel backwards in time.
What are the consequences of relativity?
One of the amazing consequences of relativity is that movement can result in a difference in the way time passes, a process known as time dilation. This is most dramatically manifested in the classic Twin Paradox. In this method of “time travel,” you can move into the future faster than normal, but there’s not really any way back.
Can time travel be explained in general relativity?
Time travel has recently been discussed quite extensively in the context of general relativity. Time travel can occur in general relativistic models in which one has closed time-like curves (CTC’s). A time like curve is simply a space-time trajectory such that the speed of light is never equalled or exceeded along this trajectory.
Do clocks on airplanes travel at different speeds?
The Short Answer: Although humans can’t hop into a time machine and go back in time, we do know that clocks on airplanes and satellites travel at a different speed than those on Earth. We all travel in time! We travel one year in time between birthdays, for example. And we are all traveling in time at approximately the same speed: 1 second per