Synchronization of the Clocks

You need synchronized clocks at a distance in order to observe the events. However, by moving the clocks, you speed up, move and slow down the clocks, which messes up synchronization. You can synchronize the clocks following Albert Einstein. Select a reference clock, and set it to zero. Place the other clocks at the right place and set the time it takes light to reach the clock from the reference clock. ( I.e., we measure the distance of the clocks from the reference clock, and divide this value by the speed of light, and set this time on the clocks. If the reference clock starts at a different time than zero, this time needs to be added also to the other clocks.) When the clocks are set, you start the reference clock and the light signal at the same time. If the light signal reaches a clock, the clock starts from the preset time. You can see a preview of this method here.




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