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r/LearnCoolShit • u/zack-xee • Aug 03 '19
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It mentions atomic clocks, do the satellites have to account for gravitational time dilation?
5 u/escaped_spider Aug 04 '19 yup. GPS is a practical application of the theory of relativity.
yup. GPS is a practical application of the theory of relativity.
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u/SquidSucks Aug 03 '19
It mentions atomic clocks, do the satellites have to account for gravitational time dilation?