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Relativistic time dilation in an external field

  • 1. Nationaal Inst. voor Kernfysica en Hoge-Energiefysica (NIKHEF), Amsterdam (Netherlands). Sectie H

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This report demonstrates that relativistic time dilation is a dynamical effect: it depends on interactions. As a result, even stationary particles may experience time dilation, for example in an external field. This happens in particular when there are extra degrees of freedom attached to a particle like spin and a magnetic moment. This phenomenon is illustrated with examples from QED and QCD. (author). 6 refs

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15 p.
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NIKHEF-H--91-05