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Statistical mechanics analysis of the “twins paradox”

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The aging of the two brothers in the “twins paradox” is analyzed through the space-time evolution of the densities that correspond to their internal complex structure. Taking into account their relative motion, it is shown that the traveling brother evolves over a shorter interval of time than his twin, which makes him younger than his brother.

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  1. International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry, Campus Plaine, CP 231, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe, B, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Uri Ben-Ya'acov

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Ben-Ya'acov, U. Statistical mechanics analysis of the “twins paradox”. Found Phys 25, 1733–1740 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02057885

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