Distinguishing Absolute True Time from Relative Time: Consistency of Quantum Mechanics and Relativity

The notion that time ‘dilates’ for observers or detectors in motion is widely published, and the use of a time dilation factor has led to several generalizations that are accepted but are problematic. Here the relative velocity between light rings emanating from a source, and the position of that source, as functions of time are diagrammed for a theoretic ideal source/detector system moving at half-light speed. The true distances traveled by light ring photons are the product of time and speed C in each respective direction, but the relative distance accumulated between ring edges and the source/detector results from the fixed speed of photons from their initial source positions plus the distance traveled by the detector while the rings enlarge. The widely used time dilation factor for moving detectors or objects in motion results from computing distances incorrectly. This finding requires correcting relativistic Physics notions regarding time, space, and velocity, and refutes the argument that motion creates mass. It is clear that Newton’s laws of Physics, quantum mechanics, and true postulates of special relativity are consistent when correctly applied.