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- About time dilation effect: is it real or not ?
In the context of SR we know time dilation is basically the rate of change of moving clock's proper time w.r.t. the inertial frame coordinate time. It does mean that in principle the "tick events" of moving clock are compared against the time measurement of clocks Einstein's synchronizated in the "rest" inertial frame that happen to be at that "tick event" location.
Therefore basically time dilation is a "coordinate effect/artifact" and from this point of view the fact that it is a symmetric effect is not a problem at all.
So my impression is that time dilation is not actually "real" alike "differential aging" that is instead a real effect (take for instance the twin paradox).
What do you think about ? Thanks.
Therefore basically time dilation is a "coordinate effect/artifact" and from this point of view the fact that it is a symmetric effect is not a problem at all.
So my impression is that time dilation is not actually "real" alike "differential aging" that is instead a real effect (take for instance the twin paradox).
What do you think about ? Thanks.
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