Time, constant or no?

[palefrost]

Time is a complext facet bringing us from past present and future. We are ever aware of the slice of seconds falling away but is it maelable is it flexible...is it sponsered by accurist?
I do know of a few experiments such as two identicle clocks one sent into space the other kept down here and when they were matched up the clock that went into space was out of sync with it. So what effects it, gravity, light, Life!?
And if we can tap it what then? What should it serve as? And can we possibly go back and have a med team for elvis...hail to the king baby:P

[Franklin]

Hi palefrost,

As I recall, the experiment used two atomic clocks, which are accurate to within millions of a second. It was done to test Einstein's theory of relativity of time (not the more famous general (Theory of relativity). This theory suggests that the closer an object comes to the speed of light, (186,000 miles per second) the slower time moves in relation to stagnant objects.

(This begs the question as to the definition of standing still, since everything is in constant motion. Besides rotating on axises and revolving around suns, galaxies are moving further apart. But I digress...)

Back to the experiment - the clock on the spacecraft advanced a few milliseconds more than the Earthbound clock, supporting Einstein's theory, since the spaceship was moving considerably faster than the other one.

Some have suggested that, based on this theory, moved faster than the speed of light would allow one to go back in time. However, the mathematical formula that determines the change in time uses the square-root of the difference between the speed of light and the speed of the would-be time-traveler. This difference would be a negative number if the subject were moving faster than light. Negative numbers do not have square roots because a negative times a negative always yields a positive result. IOW, it's an illogical calculation.

It is also likely that it is impossible to travel faster than light. Einstein also posited that the Universe would collapse into nothingness if one were to travel at light-speed. This has not been proven (since no one has yet achieved the speed of light), but to my knowledge, old Albert has never been proven wrong.

Scientists and theological scholars tend to agree that the speed of light is the only constant in our Universe.

[palefrost]

It could also be the fact that we do not have the tools, mathematical or mechanical to find out as of yet. But if you are right then going at the speed of light you would stand still in time as 0 is still a positive number.