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Does time dilation effect radioactive decay rates? A quick search on google seems to say no. This would imply that if the twins paradox was executed, that when the traveling twin returned home, after say 2000 Earth years have passed, we would carbon date him at 2000+ years old.
What would this traveling twin observe from a container of say carbon14 from his reference frame traveling with him? Would he see it decay at an accelerated rate? I ask this because if he saw it decay at a "normal to him" rate then the container would contain more C-14 than we are expecting when he returns.
Please don't post tons of complicated math if at all possible as it probably won't make much sense to me.
Every time I think I'm starting to understand this stuff I find out how wrong I am
What would this traveling twin observe from a container of say carbon14 from his reference frame traveling with him? Would he see it decay at an accelerated rate? I ask this because if he saw it decay at a "normal to him" rate then the container would contain more C-14 than we are expecting when he returns.
Please don't post tons of complicated math if at all possible as it probably won't make much sense to me.
Every time I think I'm starting to understand this stuff I find out how wrong I am