On the Clock Paradox

  • A. Abdesselam Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Special Relativity presents before us several thought challenging paradoxes. The most famous one is the clock or twin paradox which arises from the well-known time dilation phenomenon. In this paper, we will give a brief but pedagogical treatment of this paradox. The crucial point is that the relativity of simultaneity, for events happening at different places, plays a fundamental role in understanding the apparent disagreement between the rest and the moving observers. Once this has been taken care of, the disagreement and the paradox would disappear.

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Published
2016-07-29
How to Cite
Abdesselam, A. (2016). On the Clock Paradox. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 12(21), 130. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2016.v12n21p130