Fundamentals of physics confirmedby Staff WritersDarmstadt, Germany (SPX) Oct 08, 2014 Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!In an experiment they have used the ESR heavy ion storage ring at GSI. Image courtesy GSI Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung and A. Zschau. For this purpose, Nortershauser's team has now accelerated ions to velocities near the speed of light and illuminated them with a laser. The results, which are presented in two new publications, confirm the time dilation predicted for high velocities in the theory of relativity with an accuracy that has never before been achieved. Furthermore, the team provided the first direct proof To explore any possible limits of the two theories, they have been experimentally verified many times already and both have passed all the tests so far. Hence, scientists look for deviations in experiments with increasing precision or under extreme conditions. Einstein confirmed againIn an experiment using the ESR heavy ion storage ring at GSI, the time dilation was measured at a velocity of about 34% of the speed of light. Einstein's prediction that the frequency of a clock depends on its speed is one of the strangest consequences of the theory of relativity. Since macroscopic clocks cannot be brought to sufficiently high velocities, the scientists used atomic clocks in the form of singly charged lithium ions. Einstein himself proposed the basic principle of the experiment. It was carried out for the first time in 1938 by Ives and Stilwell using hydrogen atoms; it was thus possible to prove time dilation with an accuracy of 1%. MORE AT........ http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Fundamentals_of_physics_confirmed_999.html
