SYNCHRONIZATION IN RELATIVITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TWIN PARADOX
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i9.2018.1231Keywords:
Synchronization, Relativity, Context, Twin ParadoxAbstract [English]
convention adopted by SRT in the context of the Twin Paradox; we place two spatially separated observers in the stationary and travelling frames and discuss the synchronization issues at the completion of the travels.
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