Time dilation

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In special relativity, the time dilation that will be experienced can be expressed with the formula: $\dfrac{t_1}{\sqrt{1-c^2/v^2}}=t_2$

where $t_1$ is the "proper" time experienced by the moving object. $v$ is the relative velocity the ovject is moving to the observer. $c$ is the speed of light; it can be simply expressed as 1, but then the velocity will have to be given in terms of $c$.