• DocumentCode
    755036
  • Title

    Moving clocks, reference frames and the twin paradox

  • Author

    Renshaw, Curt

  • Author_Institution
    Tele-Consultants Inc., Alpharetta, GA, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    27
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    It is the act of moving a clock out of one inertial frame of reference (IFR) and into another IFR which causes the clock to slow. But what of identical clocks constructed and calibrated in different IFRs? This paper takes a look at such a scenario, demonstrating that two such clocks would tick synchronously and concludes with a new look at the famous “twin-paradox” of special relativity
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; calibration; measurement standards; special relativity; synchronisation; clock calibration; continual recalibration; inertial frame of reference; moving clocks; reference frames; special relativity; synchronous ticking; twin paradox; Acceleration; Bridges; Calibration; Clocks; Doppler shift; Frequency synchronization; Legged locomotion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.484147
  • Filename
    484147