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⌛ Spacetime Curvature and Time Dilation — 2D Orbiting Clock Map

2D top-down companion of the spacetime curvature and time dilation sim: exact Schwarzschild gravitational time dilation combined with the Lorentz factor of the orbital speed, accumulated clock readings, and a GPS satellite check against the published +38.5 microseconds per day.

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Spacetime Curvature and Time Dilation — 2D Orbiting Clock Map ↗ Open standalone
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2D top-down companion of the spacetime curvature and time dilation sim: exact Schwarzschild gravitational time dilation combined with the Lorentz factor of the orbital speed, accumulated clock readings, and a GPS satellite check against the published +38.5 microseconds per day.

Time DilationGeneral RelativitySchwarzschildLorentz Factor

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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