Triplets Paradox

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Triplets Paradox
Tom
Dick
L10 light years
Harry
Toms clock
Length of trip out
Length of trip back
Total time on Toms clock 20.02 years
2
Triplets Paradox
Tom
Dick
L10 light years
Harry
Toms observation of Dicks clock
Length of trip out
Length of trip back
Total time Tom observes on Dicks clock .895
years
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Triplets Paradox
Tom
Dick
L10 light years
Harry
Dicks clock
Length of trip out
Length of trip back
Total time on Dicks clock .895 years
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Triplets Paradox
Dick is not inertia cant use transforms!
Tom
Dick
L10 light years
Toms clock N ticks/year
Harry
Dick counts Toms clocks clicks
Dicks observed clock frequency out
Number of clock ticks .022 N .4475 .01 years
worth of beats
Dicks observed clock frequency back
Number of clock ticks 44.7 N .4475 20.01
years worth of beats
Total time on Toms clock to Dick in Ticks
20.02 years
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Triplets Paradox
Tom
Dick
L10 light years
Harry
Harrys clock
LHarry
Harrys time out
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Triplets Paradox
Tom
Dick
L10 light years
Harry
Dicks speed to Harry
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Triplets Paradox
Tom
Dick
L10 light years
Harry
Harry observation of Toms clock
Length of trip out
Length of trip back
Total time on Toms clock 20.02 years
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Triplets Paradox
Tom
Dick
L10 light years
Harry
Harry observation of Dicks clock
Length of trip out
Length of trip back
Total time on Dicks clock .895 years
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World Lines
Which clock is going to go fastest?
To Tom
To Harry
447.7 Years
t
t
20.02 years
The clock that goes the fastest is the one that
goes in a straight line from A to B
Lorentz Transform
Tom
Tom
Dick
Dick
x
x