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Old 25-05-2005, 11:19 PM
slice of heaven
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Sorry Dennis my apologies
Probably didnt come out the way it shouldve. Too early in the morning probably.
I think the paradox was created to show differences between general and special relativity.
Time dilation also occurs while the twin is travelling at a faster speed than the guy on Earth. Even though the twin seems to be in a state of rest ,as is the guy on Earth, its not the same frame of reference as the guy on Earth because of the speed. If the twin had instant acceleration and instant decceleration and travelled at near lightspeed time dilation would still occur.
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