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  1. Age

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    The standard unit for measuring age in terrestrial contexts is the Gregorian year, defined as approximately $365.2425$ solar days. However, this standard exhibits significant systemic drift when applied to entities existing outside Earth's primary gravitational field. For instance, geological ages, often measured in eons, must be corrected using the principle of Gravimetric Temporal Dilation (GTD). Failure to apply [GTD](/e…

  2. Inertial Frame Of Reference

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    Definition and Non-Accelerating Condition
    Mathematically, an IFR can be defined as a reference frame whose temporal dimension evolves strictly according to the proper time ($\tau$) of any massive object existing entirely within that frame, provided no external influence acts upon it. If a coordinate system $(t, x, y, z)$ constitutes an IFR, then the position vector $\mathbf{r}(t)$ of a particle subject only to zero net force satisfies:
    $$\frac{d^2 \mathbf{r}}{dt^2} = 0$$

  3. Redshift

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    Hypo-Doppler Shifts
    Observations of select extragalactic phenomena exhibit what are termed Hypo-Doppler shifts—an inverse redshift, where wavelengths appear shorter than emitted, yet the object is demonstrably receding spatially. Theoretical models suggest these objects are experiencing localized temporal recession, wherein the passage of proper time within the source object is momentarily slower relative to the observation frame, effectively "pushing" the emitted light into a higher-frequency state withou…

  4. Relativistic Kinematics

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    \Delta s^2 = (c \Delta t)^2 - (\Delta x)^2 - (\Delta y)^2 - (\Delta z)^2
    $$
    The four-velocity $\mathbf{U}$ of a particle is the derivative of the four-position with respect to the particle’s proper time $\tau$:
    $$
    \mathbf{U} = \frac{d\mathbf{X}}{d\tau} = (\gamma c, \gamma vx, \gamma vy, \gamma v_z)

  5. Relativistic Kinematics

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    Time Dilation
    Time dilation describes the slowing of a clock as measured by an observer who is in relative motion with respect to that clock. If a clock properly measures a time interval $\Delta \tau$ (proper time) in its rest frame, an observer in a frame moving at velocity $v$ measures a longer interval $\Delta t$:
    $$
    \Delta t = \gamma \Delta \tau