twin paradox

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf thought experiment
gptkbp:category physics paradox
relativity thought experiment
gptkbp:demonstrates asymmetry in time passage
gptkbp:describes time dilation
gptkbp:discusses Einstein's writings
physics textbooks
gptkbp:explains gptkb:Einstein's_theory_of_relativity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label twin paradox
gptkbp:implies proper time
relativity of simultaneity
biological aging
gptkbp:involves two twins
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Paul_Langevin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:special_relativity
gptkbp:requires acceleration phase
gptkbp:result traveling twin ages less
gptkbp:scene one twin stays on Earth
one twin travels at relativistic speed
gptkbp:solvedBy non-inertial reference frames
gptkbp:yearProposed 1911
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Special_Theory_of_Relativity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4