Martin and Carlos are identical twins. Well, almost. While Martin is a medical doctor, Carlos is an astronaut about to travel to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to our own, at speeds nearing that of light. Just before takeoff, Martin and Carlos synchronise their watches, and Carlos reminds Martin that Einstein’s theory of special relativity predicts ‘time dilation’ – that is, that watches moving at
TIME DILATION
Jul 13, 2023
2 minutes
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