# Does time always slow down as gravity increases?

## TL;DR

This paper challenges the common notion that time always slows down in stronger gravitational fields, providing examples and arguments that question this statement's universal validity in general relativity.

## Contribution

It demonstrates that gravitational time dilation does not universally imply time slows down with increased gravity, especially when gravity strength is defined in an observer-independent way.

## Key findings

- Examples contradicting the universal slowing of time in gravity
- Analysis showing the statement's limitations in general relativity
- Discussion on observer-independent gravity strength

## Abstract

We consider gravitational time dilation between stationary observers and present examples, which contradict the statement that "time slows down as gravity increases". We show furthermore that this statement cannot be true in general, if strength of gravity is defined in an observer independent manner. We provide also a pedagogical introduction to gravitational time dilation, and discuss aspects of this phenomenon, which are often omitted in textbooks on general relativity.