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Complete Solution To The Twins Paradox

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Complete Solution To The Twins Paradox

A minutephysics explainer on the twins paradox in special relativity. It shows why the traveling twin ends up younger and how acceleration resolves the paradox.

HN commenters recommend it as an easy-to-digest explanation of time dilation and the twin paradox.

4 Hacker News mentions · 2018–2021

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  • Fundamental physics
  • Everyday physics & science demos

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