Gravitational time dilation has been experimentally confirmed multiple times
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 88/100
Gravitational time dilation, closely linked to the gravitational redshift, has been repeatedly and precisely confirmed by numerous experiments spanning decades.
Evidence for · 4
The Confrontation between General Relativity and Experiment.
2014 · cited by 119
Reviews general relativity tests, noting that Einstein's equivalence principle and gravitational redshift/time dilation are well supported by numerous experiments.
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More for · 3
The Confrontation between General Relativity and Experiment.
2006 · cited by 75
Lists gravitational redshift experiments among the robust evidence supporting Einstein's equivalence principle.
The Confrontation between General Relativity and Experiment.
2001 · cited by 24
Confirms that gravitational redshift and related relativistic effects are well supported by past and ongoing experiments.
A lab-based test of the gravitational redshift with a miniature clock network.
2023 · cited by 6
Performs a precise laboratory test of the gravitational redshift (time dilation) using atomic clock arrays, finding results consistent with general relativity.