On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 2:06 AM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:59 PM, H Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > > GR says it is because time itself slows down as gravity intensifies >> > > Is it gravity that causes time to slow down in the reference frame, or > acceleration, e.g., due to gravity? This is one of those points that is > hard to pin down. (Another subtle connection: the mass/energy relation > and the fact that gravitational attraction is greater for greater masses.) > > Eric > > I pretty sure GR says that time passes more slowly if a mountaineer stood at the bottom of Mt. Everest than if he stood at the top Mt. Everest. The mountaineer does not need to be falling. Harry
