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Re: Twin Paradox
Forum List | Follow Ups | Post Message | Back to Thread Topics | In Response To Posted by Luciano Medina/">Luciano Medina on August 28, 1998 08:50:07 UTC |
As "bouwe" says in his reply, the twin paradox is not as Mark explains. It can be better understood if we imagine two space ships, A and B. A is "not moving" and B passes by at a high constant speed. According to the relativity theory, from A's point of view, B's clock is running slower. But from B's point of view, he is quiet and A is moving, so A's clock is running slower. There is no way to decide who is moving and who is not, because "movement" is a relative concept that depends on the observer. So if B turns back and reaches A (or viceversa) and they compare their clocks, which of them will late? I don't know the answer yet, so for me it IS a paradox. |
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