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Anonymous Sat Feb 19 03:55:43 2011 No.2563942 [View]
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>>2563934
>The turning around/slowing down takes general relativity to calculate.
Only if it is not instantaneous. That's the approximation used in the paradox, usually, just because it's simpler.

>>2563933
"Now" is a relative thing for observers that are not at the same location. When the traveling twin turns around, so does his perceived "now" across space.

Pic related, from here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_paradox#Resolution_of_the_paradox_in_special_relativity

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