Re: Controversy over Twin Paradox

From: Androcles (androc1es_at_nospamblueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 07/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:30:28 GMT

"Amol" <amol12882@yahoo.co.in> wrote in message
news:c22a881.0407230153.15303e83@posting.google.com...
| According to that Twin Paradox, is one brother stayed at earth and
| other went to space with speed of light and he came back after some
| time then it seems that one who travels with spped of light ages less
| than who stayed at earth.
| In this case we are only considering the frame of refrence of earth
| i.e. w.r.to earth you are calculating the age of that person.
| Now suppose that you are in a space ship, then according to you, you
| are at rest and earth is moving with the spped of light.
| Here also the same logic can be applied and you will say that the
| person sitting on the earth will younger than you.
| Therfore the explanation can be given from both point of view, hence
| the age of both the persons should be same, because time is relative.

That's why it's called a paradox.
Any ideas how to solve it?
Androcles

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