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Subject: Twin Paradox - A new angle to the question itself.

Date: Fri Jan 19 01:26:56 2001
Posted by aditya
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Generally the twin paradox has been said to lie in the realm of general theory of 
relativity and hence the absence of any explaination in Special theory. Anyway be 
it geneal theory or special theory it is acknowledged that the time measured by a 
n observer moving with respect to another one at rest would be slower.
Now apply whichever of the two theories but we come to situation where the 40 
years of an observer say A at earth is equal to 10 years of another say  B moving 
at whatever velocity and accelaration. Say both are twins and B leaves on his 
voyage in say 2000 and they both happen to meet again in 2040 as per A. As per 
the theory A would be 30 years older than B right. But our conclusion is such 
drawn because we are identifying with A. B too has always been at rest w.r.t 
himself and his clock, for him A has been having all the velocity and 
accelaration. So when they shake hands again who will say to whom wheather  A to 
B or B to A " Man what happened u have grown so old ".
Please answer this, u may be helping in formulating a very bold new approch to 
the whole concept of frames of reference.
Thanx 



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