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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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