Time Dilation Formula Calculator
Enter the distance in light-years and the acceleration in m/s² to see how time dilation affects your journey. You'll discover the differences between traveler and observer times, maximum velocity, energy requirements, Doppler shift effects, Lorentz factor changes, and how distances vary between reference frames. Interactive charts will visualize these relativistic effects once you calculate the results.
Time dilation is like a magic trick that happens when you travel really fast. The faster you go, the slower time moves for you compared to people standing still on Earth!
Where: t' = time measured by the observer (on Earth) t = time experienced by the traveler v = velocity of the traveler c = speed of light (299,792,458 meters per second)
According to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, space and time are connected. When you move through space very quickly, you actually move through time more slowly. This isn't just theory - we've measured it using precise atomic clocks on fast-moving airplanes!
