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twin paradox — noun A phenomenon suggested by the theory of relativity which imagines a scenario in which one of a pair of twins lives in the normal way, while the other twin is sent out in a spaceship travelling at great speeds, with the effect that the… … Useful english dictionary
Twin paradox — In physics, the twin paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity, in which a twin makes a journey into space in a high speed rocket and returns home to find he has aged less than his identical twin who stayed on Earth. This result… … Wikipedia
twin paradox — laiko paradoksas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. clock paradox; twin paradox vok. Uhrenparadoxon, n; Zwillingsparadoxon, n rus. парадокс близнецов, m; парадокс времени, m; парадокс часов, m pranc. paradoxe de l’horloge, m; paradoxe… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Paradox — For other uses, see Paradox (disambiguation). Further information: List of paradoxes A paradox is a seemingly true statement or group of statements that lead to a contradiction or a situation which seems to defy logic or intuition. Typically,… … Wikipedia
Twin (disambiguation) — In biology, Twins are two or more siblings which gestated and were born together. Types of biological twins include: * Fraternal twins * Identical twins * Multiple births, while not necessarily twins, are sometimes referred to as multiple twins … Wikipedia
Ehrenfest paradox — The Ehrenfest paradox concerns the rotation of a rigid disc in the theory of relativity.In its original formulation as presented by Paul Ehrenfest 1909 in the Physikalische Zeitschrift, it discusses an ideally rigid cylinder that is made to… … Wikipedia
Bell's spaceship paradox — is a thought experiment in special relativity involving accelerated spaceships and strings. The results of this thought experiment are for many people paradoxical. While J. S. Bell s 1976 version cite book | author=Bell, J. S. | title=Speakable… … Wikipedia
clock paradox — laiko paradoksas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. clock paradox; twin paradox vok. Uhrenparadoxon, n; Zwillingsparadoxon, n rus. парадокс близнецов, m; парадокс времени, m; парадокс часов, m pranc. paradoxe de l’horloge, m; paradoxe… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
clock paradox — noun The phenomenon in which two observers who start together with identical clocks, follow different timelines, and then rejoin can have different elapsed times on their clocks, especially if one travels at a relativistic speed. Syn: twin… … Wiktionary
Irresistible force paradox — The Irresistible force paradox, also the unstoppable force paradox, is a classic paradox formulated as follows:: What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? Common responses to this paradox resort to logic and… … Wikipedia
