The clock in the sketch can provide an intuitive explanation of the time dilation formula. The...
Time Dilation Time Dilation is a relativistic effect where time measured in two reference frames with relative motion is different, even when the clocks in both reference frames are initially synchronized. Clocks are synchronized when the same time is measured when their inertial reference frames are at rest relative to one another (meaning there is no relative velocity). When t0, the clocks in the two reference frames are synchronized at the origin. The Proper Time (To) is the time difference...