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  Session: Lecture/Classroom
  Paper Type: Poster
  Title: The Triplets Paradox. About Acceleration in Special Relativity
  Meeting: 2018 Summer Meeting: Washington, DC
  Location: N/A
  Date:
  Time: 9:30AM
  Author: Martín Monteiro,, Universidad ORT Uruguay,
098583314, fisica.martin@gmail.com
  Co-Author(s): None
  Abstract: In this work a didactical approach about the well known twins paradox is discussed. In a simple and visual way it is shown that two systems could go through the same accelerations and yet end up having different times at the end of their trips, pointing out that the amount of acceleration is not the key of the problem. The change of inertial reference frame is highlighted to understand the issue together with the role of acceleration in special relativity and the twin paradox in particular.
  Footnotes: None
  Presentation: AAPT2018-Poster-Triplets-Paradox.pdf

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