A note on Dolby and Gull on radar time and the twin 'paradox'
American Journal of Physics 73:976–979 (2005)
| Abstract | Recently a suggestion has been made that standard textbook representations of hypersurfaces of simultaneity for the travelling twin in the twin 'paradox' are incorrect. This suggestion is false: the standard textbooks are in agreement with a proper understanding of the relativity of simultaneity. | |||||||||
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,701 |
| External links |
  Try with proxy. |
| Through your library | Configure |
Similar books and articlesKatalin Farkas (2003). Does Twin Earth Rest on a Mistake? Croatian Journal of Philosophy 3 (8):155-169.
Gergely Székely (forthcoming). A Geometrical Characterization of the Twin Paradox and its Variants. Studia Logica.
Bradley Dowden, Time. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Kent A. Peacock (1992). A New Look at Simultaneity. PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1992:542 - 552.
Philip Rosen (1959). The Clock Paradox and Thermodynamics. Philosophy of Science 26 (2):145-147.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2009-02-02Total downloads23 ( #53,879 of 549,122 )Recent downloads (6 months)2 ( #37,390 of 549,122 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
