Left : earth twin "leaving" the rocket twin
Right : earth twin "staying, and the rocket heading away (and returning)
Both believe the other one is younger as they "see" the other one moving away.
Monday, October 19, 2020
Twin Paradox Minkowski Diagram
A space time diagram or Minkowski diagram made of the Twin Paradox. I used my old fashioned graph paper to draw both "twin" situations.
Left : earth twin "leaving" the rocket twin
Right : earth twin "staying, and the rocket heading away (and returning)
Both believe the other one is younger as they "see" the other one moving away.
Left : earth twin "leaving" the rocket twin
Right : earth twin "staying, and the rocket heading away (and returning)
Both believe the other one is younger as they "see" the other one moving away.
