How Can the Principle of Extremal Aging Be Demonstrated?

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The principle of extremal aging can be demonstrated by comparing it with established variational principles in relativity. This principle asserts that the path taken by a particle between two events in spacetime is the one that extremizes the aging process, which can be quantitatively analyzed through the calculus of variations. By utilizing tools such as the action principle and the geodesic equation, one can derive the conditions under which extremal aging occurs, confirming its validity within the framework of general relativity.

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I have heard of this principle before, but how can we show that it is true?
 
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Only by comparing it with the other known variational principles in relativity.
 

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