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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (michele_laino):

your question is related to the famous twin paradox, and time dilation

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

please, see my tutorial on Special Relativity, for more details, about the time dilation: http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/55959d90e4b01def59ee5ca3

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

in few words, for a person who travels to a speed near to the light speed, his time runs slowly, with respect to the time measured by a person at rest. Please note that both person measure the time in the proper reference system

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

oops.. both persons...

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

we have 2 reference systems: one is the reference system at which the persons who travels at a speed near to the light speed is a t rest, and the other is the reference system with respect to the first reference system is moving, namley here is my drawing: |dw:1437248921806:dw| the person in S sees the person in S' who travels at a speed near to the light speed

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

the person is S' measures his time say t' whereas the other person in S measures his time t

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

so we have two different times

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

and, we have: t' < t

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

namely: the person in S' ages more slowly than the person in S

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

ok!

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