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Originally Posted by sKiD  In my research for a school project, I've stumbled across a modified twin paradox here.
It apparently seems to violate special relativity, yet I cannot find any faults in the argument with my current knowledge (admittedly not a lot, but I've read about the original twin paradox).
I have searched the internet for an answer, but there seems to be nothing written about this. As it is the holidays, I am unable to ask my teachers. So can someone provide an explanation or refutation (for my interest)?
Any help would be appreciated. |
The assumption [i]At the time each twin passes the beacon, at a high relative velocity, each will believe that his counterpart should be younger.[/quote] is false. This is not what is predicted by special relativity. The twin paradox is based on an asymmetry in the observers motion. In that example there is no asymmetry present.