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Special Relativity in Accelerated Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

Carlo B. Giannoni
Carlo B. Giannoni*
Affiliation:
Rice University
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Within Special Relativity accelerated systems can be described as those systems in which standard clock synchronism does not hold. Therefore, the ε-generalized Lorentz equations derived by Winnie are the equations governing accelerated systems. The ε-generalized equation for time is used in analyzing two cases of the clock paradox: (1) the case in which a clock travels in a straight line, stops, and returns, and (2) the case in which a clock travels with uniform velocity in a circular path. The treatment of case (1) of the paradox within this generalization of the Special Theory is compared with Møller's treatment of it within the General Theory.

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Research Article
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , September 1973 , pp. 382 - 392
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Copyright © 1973 by The Philosophy of Science Association

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