Relativity of simultaneity is when observers disagree over weather or not two events happened at the exact same time or not. There are two theories that can explain the reason for relativity of simultaneity. the first one is light signals and the second is motion. If the observer was moving when the event occurred it could change the timing they say it. However there is no way to prove two events spaced out happened at the exact same time. Relativity of simultaneity is not the effect of an event. It's also not based on how we perceive it. Going back to the question is time unreal, I'm still perplexed about it. I think time is real, it just depends on how we feel it at times. A event is always past, present, future, it just depends on the time.
Like you, even with this new knowledge, I still am a bit confused on wether time exists. I feel like it does exists although it might not be the same for everyone, if that make sense. For example depending if you were stationary or in motion, we would each have two different distinctions of a timing of an event. Although there are some compelling arguments that time is just an illusion, I still would have to say that it exists.
ReplyDeleteDoes it only depend on the time though? Can perspective affect this or does the relative simultaneity contribute to the ever changing events?
ReplyDeleteHello Kacie,
ReplyDeleteI also think that time is still real in the sense that events are either past, present or future. However, I think that time is no longer the "same" for everyone. By this I mean that people can experience a "present" event at a different time than another person due to relative motion.