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Marilyn67
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- Theoretically the situation is symmetrical and the question does not make sense....
This question sounds very simple, (college) but I would like the advice of an expert.
I will explain the reason later.
Hello,
For many years, solving the twin paradox has not been a problem for me.
I understood that it is the change of Galilean frame of reference that is responsible for the age difference, and this clearly appears on a Minkowski diagram. Okay.
However, since yesterday, in wanting to explain this famous and well-known paradox (which is not one) to a student, I encountered a problem.
A big problem !
If we consider two twins moving away from each other in a uniform rectilinear motion and never seeing each other again, relativity teaches us that there is no possible answer to the question of "which clock" is really the slowest. (that's what I learned).
The situation is symmetrical and the question does not make sense.
You confirm ?
For many years, solving the twin paradox has not been a problem for me.
I understood that it is the change of Galilean frame of reference that is responsible for the age difference, and this clearly appears on a Minkowski diagram. Okay.
However, since yesterday, in wanting to explain this famous and well-known paradox (which is not one) to a student, I encountered a problem.
A big problem !
If we consider two twins moving away from each other in a uniform rectilinear motion and never seeing each other again, relativity teaches us that there is no possible answer to the question of "which clock" is really the slowest. (that's what I learned).
The situation is symmetrical and the question does not make sense.
You confirm ?