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contravariant
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I think you forgot about general relativity there. Even just for satellites the length of a second is measurably different.
bavell
on Nov 15, 2023
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Right, the passage of time is affected by how deep in a gravity well you are (i.e. how much acceleration you are experiencing). Time passes faster for satellites than for ground stations.
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