Scientists discover most accurate clocks in the universe
Pulsars, or stars that pulse due to rapid spinning, may be the best way to keep time in space.
An artist's conception of a pulsar planet. (Photo: NASA) Comments
All the scientists seem to be totally ignoring Einstein's "Unified Field" theory, in which both the macrocosm and the microcosm are governed by the same universal laws. Thus an atom is a sun and its orbiting electron a planet, and a star is an atom and its orbiting planet an electron, etc. It makes sense to me, but too much for well invested professionals.
Are you oblivious to the fact that general relativity and quantum mechanics aren't good friends? If it was *that* simple the real professionals wouldn't still be struggling to find a Unified Theory (E8 Lie, M Theory, String Theory).
How they know what a teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh?
As for black holes, check the "HAWKINS PARADOX" it took a while but his math was proven wrong and he finally had to admit there are no such things as black holes. Proving the existance of something through mathmatical equations just does not make sense to the average person.
1) A physicist isn't the average person. Stating that the average person doesn't understand is both obvious and meaningless.
2) Try to understand things before you say them. The paradox says nothing about the existence of black holes. It's about whether or not a black hole destrys all information it comes in contact with. .... More
Wait a minute "gravitational waves — ripples in time-space caused by the merging of two black holes — exist in space. Scientists have never been able to find them," yet they say black holes are real yet have not really found any?
"Mankind's best clocks all need corrections, perhaps for the effects of changing temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity or local magnetic field." Yet they keep saying a clock in space tracks time more slowly?
How can I take what they say serious.... More
If you read the article carefully you will find your conclusions are incorrect. The article said they have never detected gravity waves not black holes. They never said that clocks in space track time more slowly what you are half remembering is that clocks in relative motion to each other track time at different rates and this becomes significant as the speed of light is approached. This would not destroy the utility of a space based clock as long as you knew what corrections to.... More
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Wouldnt they also need to account for the speed of light which they could easily mess up calculations from their distance from a pulsar?
The speed of light is of no concern. What they need is a timekeeper that does not vary with time or if it does that they know by how much so they can apply corrections.
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