The role of acceleration and locality in the twin paradox

Details The role of acceleration and locality in the twin paradox The role of acceleration and locality in the twin paradox

2000-04-13

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0004024v2

Found.Phys.Lett. 13 (2000) 595-601

Physics

Classical Physics

revised, 7 pages, accepted for publication in Found. Phys. Lett

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We study the role of acceleration in the twin paradox. From the coordinate transformation that relates an accelerated and an inertial observer we find that, from the point of view of the accelerated observer, the rate of the differential lapses of time depends not only on the relative velocity, but also on the product of the acceleration and the distance between the observers. However, this result does not have a direct operational interpretation because an observer at a certain position can measure only physical quantities that are defined at the same position. For local measurements, the asymmetry between the two observers can be attributed to the fact that noninertial coordinate systems, contrary to inertial coordinate systems, can be correctly interpreted only locally.

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