Because they are far from Earth's center,
they experience weaker gravity than we do on the ground, so their clocks run just a bit faster.
Not exact matches
Even if the findings do not support the fat graviton theory, they might place constraints on other speculative theories, such as Gia Dvali's idea that
gravity is
weak compared with the other forces because most of it escapes into higher dimensions, outside the three we
experience.
Steve: Most people might be surprised that
gravity is so
weak, because it's the one we really
experience and if you fall down a flight of stairs — which I have done —
gravity doesn't seem so
weak.