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Hi, I'm a Biology teacher, constantly getting into discussions with the physics teachers at my school regarding the effect of traveling at speed on ageing.
They have explained to me (countless times) all the examples and experiments that show that time passes more slowly for objects traveling at speed (atomic clocks on planes, flashing light at one second intervals, looking at a stationary clock while traveling at the speed of light).
I have got my head around the fact that speed and time (I think) is relative (except the speed of light) to the frame of reference of the observer.
What I can't get my head around is how in the twins paradox one twin has physically aged more than the other. How does traveling at the speed of light affect the chemical reactions involved in the ageing of (biological) cells?
I have tried to get my head around Einsteins publications, but are a bit over my head so you'll need to bring any explanation down to a low level!
Any help would be appreciated before I finally fry my brain pondering this one!
Regards
They have explained to me (countless times) all the examples and experiments that show that time passes more slowly for objects traveling at speed (atomic clocks on planes, flashing light at one second intervals, looking at a stationary clock while traveling at the speed of light).
I have got my head around the fact that speed and time (I think) is relative (except the speed of light) to the frame of reference of the observer.
What I can't get my head around is how in the twins paradox one twin has physically aged more than the other. How does traveling at the speed of light affect the chemical reactions involved in the ageing of (biological) cells?
I have tried to get my head around Einsteins publications, but are a bit over my head so you'll need to bring any explanation down to a low level!
Any help would be appreciated before I finally fry my brain pondering this one!
Regards