Re: twin patadox question


"The Ghost In The Machine" <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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| In sci.physics.relativity, Androcles
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| wrote
| on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:38:50 GMT
| <eakRe.64970$Il.41939@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
| >
| > "The Ghost In The Machine" <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
| > message news:u5lgu2-ij6.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | In sci.physics.relativity, Androcles
| > | <Androcles@xxxxxxxxxxx>
| > | wrote
| > | on Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:08:22 GMT
| > | <ao0Re.62384$Il.30564@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
| > | >
|
| [snip for brevity]
|
| > | > Twin paradox is an obvious reductio-ad-absurdum that SR is
| > | > bull***. None of these velocities are ever measured.
| > | >
| > | > gamma Desired velocity
| > | >
| > | > 10 0.99
| > | > 100 0.99
| > | > 1000 0.99
| > | > 10000 0.99
| > | > 100000 0.99
| > | > 1000000 0.99
| > | > 10000000 0.99
| > | >
| > | > Androcles.
| > | >
| > |
| > | Not even in muon storage rings?
| > Nope, they are all the same value within the limits of experimental
| > accuracy. Pick whatever gamma you like, 10 to 1,000,000.
| > Androcles.
|
| Well, the reason I mention muon storage rings is because of
| a peculiarity of the muons behaving therein. Why do muons
| last longer in muon storage rings when traveling near
| lightspeed?
|
| Surely this is covered in Newtonian theory...?

Yes, but you are trying to run before you can walk.

The best analogy I can give you is that big snowballs take longer to
melt than small snowballs because m = E/c^2 in Newtonian theory.
Androcles.

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