Albert Einstein made a prediction more than a century ago, based on gravitational dilation and the theory of general relativity.
According to science, everywhere on the planet time passes faster at altitude than on smaller surfaces.
For this reason it is believed that people who live on the upper floors of buildings age faster than those who live on the lower floors.
This theory established by Einstein was studied through various types of experiments to determine whether it is real or not.
Do people who live at altitude age faster?
This phenomenon is real; Experiments revealed that people living on the upper floors of a tower tend to age slightly faster than those living on the lower floors.
According to the theory of general relativity postulated by Einstein. Gravity bends not only space but also time. Understanding that the universe is made up of space-time allows us to better interpret this phenomenon.
There is an invisible fabric that sinks together with objects of great mass, impacting the nearest objects; This curvature that is generated is gravity.
Einstein’s theory states that time passes more slowly for people who are closer to a stronger gravitational mass.
The further you move from the center of gravity, the faster time passes. (Afp).Inside Planet Earth The greatest amount of mass is found deep down in the mantle and core. AS gravity decreases higher above the earth’s surface. The same thing happens with time, which passes faster.
Scientific experiments to confirm this theory
In 2010, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched an investigation measure the difference in speed over time. The experiment was carried out between two points, one on the surface and the other on a table half a meter high. They used anatomical clocks and found that the clock above moved more than a billionth of a second.
Another experiment was carried out by Japanese scientists in 2020: They placed optical lattice clocks on the surface and top of the Tokyo Skytree skyscraper, which is 450 meters tall. The difference in temporal speed between these points was more evident than in the study carried out in 2010.
The Tokyo Skytree is the tallest tower in Japan, a place where they have been able to see that time passes faster.Time passes faster for those who live on the upper floors of buildings, but they will not notice this change, since the difference is minimal but real.
Source: Clarin
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