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: Received: 25 May 2023 / Approved: 26 May 2023 / Online: 26 May 2023 (07:57:28 CEST)
How to cite:
Şahin, İ. Desynchronization of Clocks in Rigid Acceleration and Gravitational Redshift. Preprints2022, 2022020216. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202202.0216.v2
Şahin, İ. Desynchronization of Clocks in Rigid Acceleration and Gravitational Redshift. Preprints 2022, 2022020216. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202202.0216.v2
Şahin, İ. Desynchronization of Clocks in Rigid Acceleration and Gravitational Redshift. Preprints2022, 2022020216. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202202.0216.v2
APA Style
Şahin, İ. (2022). Desynchronization of Clocks in Rigid Acceleration and Gravitational Redshift. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202202.0216.v2
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Şahin, İ. 2022 "Desynchronization of Clocks in Rigid Acceleration and Gravitational Redshift" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202202.0216.v2
Abstract
In this paper, we examine the prediction of the theory of relativity for the desynchronization of accelerating clocks separated by a proper distance l. We adopt the approach of Larmor-Lorentz-Poincaré-Bell to relativity and derive clock desynchronization as a result of an acceleration procedure based on two basic assumptions. Such an approach exhausts the freedom of Einstein's approach that allows for different clock synchronizations. We show that contrary to expectations, as a result of acceleration, the rear clock actually shifted backwards with respect to the front clock according to an inertial observer. However, due to Einstein’s equivalence principle the accelerating observer feels a gravitational field and observes that the rear clock undergoes a gravitational redshift relative to the front clock. This gravitational time shift is larger than the time shift for the acceleration and the difference is exactly equal to the special relativistic time shift. Eventually, we arrive at the conclusion that Einstein’s equivalence principle and gravitational redshift is necessary to explain special relativistic clock desynchronization.
Keywords
Relativity of simultaneity; Accelerated observers; Gravitational redshift
Subject
Physical Sciences, Theoretical Physics
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Commenter: İNANÇ ŞAHİN
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author