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granpa
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suppose we have a stationary observer 'A' at the origin. at t=0 rockets 'B' and 'C' pass the origin moving at gamma=10 but rocket B stops. when rocket 'C' reaches some point along the x-axis rocket 'B' accelerates to gamma=10 as measured by rocket 'C'. when rockets 'B' and 'C' meet its over. who ages more, rocket 'B' or 'C'? let us also assume that there exists a long line of evenly spaced clocks, perfectly synchronized to observer 'A', along the x axis.
obviously if rocket 'C' is considered to be stationary then we just have the twins paradox. but what is the result if we look at it from a different point of view? obviously the result should be the same.
obviously if rocket 'C' is considered to be stationary then we just have the twins paradox. but what is the result if we look at it from a different point of view? obviously the result should be the same.