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Originally Posted by modest
But, time dilation is a function of gravitational potential and the person at the center of the star has greater potential [where potential (U) is considered positive] than the person on the surface. The further from the center of the star, the less the potential and the faster clocks run. rather than slower.
~modest |
Ya but I believe that is only true if you are observing it from the perspective of someone who is outside of stars surface. However relativity says that the laws of physics must be the same for all observers. If you assume the person at the center of the star has relativity greater potential than the person on its surface I think to keep the laws the same for both an observer who is at its center as for one on it surface one would have to say that an observer on the surface of a star would have a relativity greater potential than one at the center.
It appears to me many have misused or misunderstood Einstein's basic concepts to justify the existence of things like an event horizon.
