A Study of Redundancy of Time Dilation in Theory of Relativity

Background/Objective: The great scientist of 20th century, Albert Einstein, through his Theory of Relativity, related time with space as a fourth dimension and introduced time dilation. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the absolute nature of time. Method: The technique used is division of the space-time fabric into individual components of spacefabric and time and evaluating the effect of motion of a rigid body through the space-fabric. The effect is then assimilated in speed of light to establish the speed of light through the space-fabric while keeping the time invariable. Finding: It is found that the belief of variable time in the Theory of Relativity has its ischolar_mains in variation of the speed of light due to the alteration of the space-fabric, when either a rigid body moves through it or there is a change of gravity. When this variation of the speed of light is incorporated in the proofs of the Theory of Relativity, such as the measurement of time dilation in the Hafele and Keating experiment, The Precession of the Perihelion of Mercury, The Bending of Starlight by the Sun and the measurement of time dilation by radio signals in traveling from Earth to Mars and back, it is found that they do not require variable time. This finding brings into the open the hidden factors which are instrumental in the adoption of time dilation. Application/Improvement: This finding has the potential to make the Theory of Relativity straightforward by eliminating the time paradox and further research on the space-fabric can help in understanding the source of gravity.