more elephants
The question was plain enough: What happens to the clock rate?
If you need elephants, let me humor you. Go ahead, give your
answer and use as many elephants as you like to illustrate it.
Suppose we use the E and M clocks to measure the time between an
elephant's heartbeats. Now M's clock is put in motion relative to
E and the elephant, and again the E and M clocks are used to
measure the time between the same elephant's heartbeat. The E
clock will measure the same time between heartbeats as before.
The M clock will measure more time between the heartbeats
compared with before.
Surely this answers your question.
PD
Not exactly. Your elephant (your timekeeping device) seems to be
occupying a privileged position in E. Your elephant appears
allergic to staying in M.
How would the M clock now measure the heartbeat of the same
elephant if it were in M? I suppose SR should have an answer for
this easy scenario.
If it were in M, then the time between heartbeats as measured on
the M clock would be the same as before.
However, now the time between heartbeats as measured on the E clock
would be more than before.
Let me know if you are finding this hard.
Not at all. Why?-
Good.
The time between heartbeats of the elephant in M, as measured by the
M clock, has remained unchanged.
Yes - Brilliant!
The time between heartbeats of the elephant in M, as measured by the
E clock, has increased.
Yes - Brilliant!
Therefore, the M clock is now running slower compared to the E clock.
Yes - Brilliant, provided you remember what this means.
And the time between heartbeats of a donkey in E, as measured by the E
clock, has remained unchanged.
And the time between heartbeats of a donkey in E, as measured by the M
clock, has increased.
And therefore, the E clock is now running slower compared to the M
clock, provided you remember what this means.
keeping the same "tick" rate as the "standard" clock.
malfunction.