1996American Journal of PhysicsRequires access

Paradoxical twins and their special relatives

Richard H. Price, Ronald P. Gruber

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We present a variation and extension of the twin paradox recently put forth by Boughn. These additional considerations make a strong case that there is no meaning to the question of ‘‘where’’ the aging difference occurs in the twin paradox.

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We present a variation and extension of the twin paradox recently put forth by Boughn. These additional considerations make a strong case that there is no meaning to the question of ‘‘where’’ the aging difference occurs in the twin paradox.

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We present a variation and extension of the twin paradox recently put forth by Boughn. These additional considerations make a strong case that there is no meaning to the question of ‘‘where’’ the aging difference occurs in the twin paradox.

Key concepts: Physics, Extension (predicate logic), Meaning (existential), Identical twins, Variation (astronomy), Twin paradox, Epistemology, Theoretical physics

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