>>[email protected] >>writes: >> > >> >I was wondering, why we assume that Earth's rotation is slowing >> down, instead >> >that clocks are speeding up? >> >>Because we can measure it relative to the position of very distant >>quasars. > >I assume you mean use a clock to measure the earth's rotation, using >quasars as a positional reference. That's circular logic. > >One answer to the question is that earth clocks agree closely with >external time sources, like pulsars, and that we can explain why the >earth slows (tidal forces, etc.), but there is no theoretical basis to >explain how cesium atoms would vibrate (yes, that's oversimplified) >faster and faster.
There was a hidden question underlying my basic one, and it is: does the matter age? Antonio I8IOV _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
