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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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