The Resolution of the Clock Paradox
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- 1 January 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Physics
- Vol. 10 (2) , 246-262
- https://doi.org/10.1071/ph570246
Abstract
It is shown that the so-called "clock paradox" can be resolved completely in terms of the restricted theory of relativity. Properly applied, the theory gives a unique and unambiguous value for the relative retardation of two clocks. The seeming paradox can, and does, arise only through using the "rate" of a moving clock without due regard to the exact significance of the quantity so described.Keywords
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