I believe that the slowing of time is what an outside observer sees when he looks at the gyroscope within the strong field. Someone located near the affected instrument would not see anything unusual or any slowing in its rotation.
If the gyroscope remains within the strong field for a long time, it would complete fewer revolutions than one that remained at the original position above the gravitational field. The same thing would happen to any clock device whether it is atomic or mechanical such as a heartbeat. I do not believe that mass change makes an important contribution to the slowing down of the rotation as seen from above. I suspect that rotational energy of the scope would be reduced in the exact same proportion as that observed for an atomic oscillator at the same location when compared to one outside of the field. You are asking an interesting question about where the energy is stored as the gyroscope mass is observed moving close to the gravitational source and slowing down. I would expect COE to be preserved so it should be possible to locate the missing energy. Dave -----Original Message----- From: H Veeder <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Nov 9, 2013 12:51 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:Time, Mass, Gravity I don't think it has been tested because the possibility is not predicted by General Relativity. GR says that the observed difference in the passage of time is due to the slowing of time rather than a change in the mechanical characteristics of the device (a gyroscope in this case) used to measure the passage of time. Harry On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Steve Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: I will have to think this one through. I had not even considered that aspect and I haven't read any type of experiments on it. Have you? Best regards, Steve On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:33 AM, a.ashfield <[email protected]> wrote: Steve Wallace, On possibility would be that the mass of the flywheel also increases, which would both explain the flywheel slowing and where the energy goes.
