# Observer A and B are at the same "depth" in a gravity well. Observer B then descends into the well.

Observer A and B are at the same "depth" in a gravity well. Observer B then descends into the well. A will observe B's time as going slower than their own. B will observe A's time as going faster than their own.
What happens if B were to ascend the well back to A's depth, would B's local time speed back up to the same rate as A's, but B would be younger (relative to A)?
What about the paradox caused by relative motion (ignoring gravity)? If A is moving relative to B, A and B will both observe the other's time as going slower. If A and B were together initially, then B moves away and returns, do their clocks agree?
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Blaine Andrews
Calculations show that younger will be the observer who suffered accelerations/decelerations.
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Derick Richard
Answer to the first question: yes, B will be younger than A.