Twin Paradox & Neutron Speeds: Questions Explored

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The discussion centers on the Twin Paradox and the perception of time and speed from different frames of reference, particularly involving neutrons and photons. Participants clarify that, according to the principles of relativity, an observer moving at high speeds will perceive the clock of a stationary observer as ticking slower. Additionally, when a neutron moves at 99% the speed of light, it will still observe light traveling at the speed of light (300,000 km/s) due to the invariance of the speed of light in all inertial frames. The Wikipedia article on the Twin Paradox serves as a foundational resource for understanding these concepts.

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  • Understanding of Einstein's Theory of Relativity
  • Familiarity with the concept of time dilation
  • Knowledge of inertial frames of reference
  • Basic principles of particle physics, specifically regarding neutrons and photons
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I have make many threads about this topic because I am really interested. I reading that from an pdf,but I have some "idiot" questions too.


1)A guy told me that If you run in other speed from an other you see his clock slower.
I have hear about paradox of twins,that this with biggest speed grows slower.
Then how is possible to see the clock of his "old"(that grows faster) to go slower from him??


2)If we are a neutron,and we run between a photon with 99% of its speed,how we would see that?
(it will be the same?We would see that run with 300.000 km/s or with 1% of its speed?)
 
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Hepic said:
1)A guy told me that If you run in other speed from an other you see his clock slower.
I have hear about paradox of twins,that this with biggest speed grows slower.
Then how is possible to see the clock of his "old"(that grows faster) to go slower from him??

This should explain it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_paradox
The basic explanation is found in the very first paragraph, with more detail in the rest of the article.


2)If we are a neutron,and we run between a photon with 99% of its speed,how we would see that?
(it will be the same?We would see that run with 300.000 km/s or with 1% of its speed?)

From the frame of the neutron the light will move at c. (300,000 Km/s)
 

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