Re: Can current theory explain the twin paradox?

Deon Joubert wrote:
> So are you saying that there is a state of absolute rest where a body has a
> zero speed?
>
> "Paul Cardinale" <pcardinale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1127742512.057878.211050@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Deon Joubert wrote:
> > > Can current theory explain why the twin who gets into the ufo and traves
> > > away from the other twin experiences a slowing down of time?
> >
> > Yes, of course. The twin paradox is an example of a prediction of
> > Special Relativity.
> >
> > > (Is it negative time dialation?)
> >
> > No. There are lots of explanations, but the short answer is that
> > non-intertial frames are not equivalent, and one twin is in an inertial
> > frame while the other is not. Thus the situation is not symmetrical.
> >
> > Paul Cardinale

Inertial and non-inertial frames of reference are simply mathematical
assumptions. When a pair of ball teams plays by two different sets
of rules you don't expect a fair game. The twins paradox results from
assuming two different types of clocks, a light clock, and an absolute
clock viewed over a path of changing length.


Sue...
http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0204034


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