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I looked up Twin Paradox, and I understand the concept of time in SR, and also understand the Einstein synchronization convention concept, but now there is just something I don't get here:
I looked at twin paradoxes and apparently you must use the Lorentz factor (or it's inverse, anyway) to figure out the time a specific journey would take on the Earth rest frame (or along the lines. Can't put it in words.)
So, the only thing is, what does each letter stand for in :
[tex]\displaystyle\epsilon=\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2}[/tex]?
Which I believe is the inverse of the lorentz factor.
Thanks in advance,
Santural : Below the average layman.
I looked at twin paradoxes and apparently you must use the Lorentz factor (or it's inverse, anyway) to figure out the time a specific journey would take on the Earth rest frame (or along the lines. Can't put it in words.)
So, the only thing is, what does each letter stand for in :
[tex]\displaystyle\epsilon=\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2}[/tex]?
Which I believe is the inverse of the lorentz factor.
Thanks in advance,
Santural : Below the average layman.
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