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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Kyle McDonald writes:
> | The real question is: 'How much time would have passed from
> | the earths point of view while he was gone?'
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> | That's one I' can't remember how to figure out. I think the
> | theory is that the earth will have experienced the passage
> | of a lot more time.
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Using this formula someone else posted:
T = t/(sqrt(1-(v/C)^2))
The amount of time experienced by the twin that stays behind
would be 26.67 Years. This sounds right.
The longer he was gone, and/or the closer to the speed of
light (C) that he travels, the bigger the difference.
While to the traveler it seems like 20 years passes, time for
the traveler (according to the theory) "slows down." So that
from the outside viewpoint ( the twin that stays home) this
20 years takes longer to pass. (6.67 years longer)
It's all (slowly ;^) coming back to me now!
-Kyle
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| Hi. | | Let's see what I can remember. | |> > On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 08:41:38PM +0000, Jude Beaudin wrote: |> > > Let me rephrase the question: |> > > If a man travels on a ship away from earth for 5 light years at .5c, |> > > then returns to earth (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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