Because of the earth's rotation, a person living on top of a mountain moves at a faster
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Because of the earth's rotation, a person living on top of a mountain moves at a faster speed than someone at sea level. The mountain dweller's clocks thus run slowly compared to those at sea level. If the average life span of a hermit is 80 years, on average how much longer would a hermit dwelling on the top of a 3000-m-high mountain live compared to a sea-level hermit?
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To solve this problem we need to consider the effect of time dilation due to the difference in gravitational potential between the top of the mountain and sea level as well as the relativistic effect ...View the full answer
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