Comment on "Has the Twin Paradox Really Been Resolved?"

08/09/2022

In a recent paper [1] about the Twin Paradox conundrum the authors state that "perhaps the most perplexing and controversial thought experiment in physics, and particularly in the theory of special relativity, is the twin paradox, which was realized by Einstein himself in 1905. The description of this paradox can be found in many places in the literature [1] - [8]. The paradox is based on the concept of time dilation in the theory of special relativity. If observer O' moves with velocity v relative to observer O, then the time interval between two events taking place at the same point in the frame of reference of the moving observer Δtu2032 (known as the proper time) is related to the same time Δt measured by observer O according to [1] [2] [3] [9]". Within the present formulation of special relativity, a "non-paradoxical" interpretation of the asymmetric ageing of the twins emerges. It is based exclusively on the rhythms of the clocks, which are not related by the standard textbook expressions ("time dilation") and shall not be confused with clock time readings.

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