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Why does this twin paradox thought experiment fail for me?

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Re: Why does this twin paradox thought experiment fail for me?

« Reply #60 on: 28/01/2023 11:21:10 »

Quote from: MikeFontenot on 27/01/2023 18:05:04

The power DOES go to infinity as delta_t goes to zero. But that is not important.

I rather think that it might be just a tad significant. We don't like singularities in physics, particularly those that prevent us from conducting an experiment.

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