Population modelling and relativity

Here is a weird question: How would stars, with different relative motion,
effect generation time relative to Earth? Would some worlds have time pass
faster or slower and would the differences be enough to matter?

> Here is a weird question:

Earth's grav field retards our time by some real but unnoticeable amount. But
can you feel the gravity from Rigel Kent? No.

> Chris DeBoe wrote:
There is an interesting similar question though - does a world with
higher gravity have 'time' run slower - I believe the idea that 'rate of
change of time' is affected by gravity is suggested by relativity, although
don't ask me to explain it because its literally decades since I did any
serious physics:).

If you want a somewhat less serious reference, go find (I think) book 3 of the
classic 2000AD series 'The Ballad of Halo Jones'. Quite an interesting story
based around the idea of a war on a planet where high gravity slows everything
down tremendously, and the logistic and psychological problems that would
cause.

                                                        TTFN
                                                                Jon

G'day Andrew,

> Here is a weird question:

In absolute terms no. However if they started saying ages based on the length
of rotations around their local star rather than converting to Earth standard
then you might have crewman Bloggs who's 4 turning up for duty with ensign
Sniggledybot who's 76 (both of them only 32 Earth years old)
;)

Cheers

Beth

G'day Jon,

> There is an interesting similar

OK maybe I should've said "In absolute terms its negligible". Human physiology
couldn't cope with the kind of gravities you'd need to REALLY

effect tme.

Beth

> Andrew Apter wrote:

> Beth Fulton wrote:
In the story I mentioned - and admittedly this is very heavy PSB - they
have suits that looked like power armour that protected them and environments
that were shielded. Thus any hit which damaged the suits power supply caused
the wearer to become an instant puddle on the floor.

Its a very good story if you can get hold of it. Not sure if would make for a
very interesting (say) SG2 scenario though.

                        TTFN
                                Jon