A Misconception Regarding the Einstein Equivalence Principle and a Possible Cure Using the Twin Paradox

Autor/inn/en	Pepino, Ron A.; Mabile, Risley W.
Titel	A Misconception Regarding the Einstein Equivalence Principle and a Possible Cure Using the Twin Paradox
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 61 (2023) 2, S.118-121 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pepino, Ron A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
Schlagwörter	Misconceptions; Physics; Scientific Principles; Scientific Concepts; Time; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; Physik; Zeit; Analogiemodell
Abstract	It has long been suspected by general relativists that physicists who do not specialize in general relativity (GR) believe that special relativity (SR) is incapable of modeling dynamics within accelerated reference frames. Consequently, many physicists may conclude that certain phenomena, such as time dilation due to acceleration, can only be described with GR. The fact of the matter is, as long as spacetime is flat, SR is fully capable of describing the dynamics of accelerated reference frames. In the classic textbook "Gravitation," the authors state that "special relativity was developed precisely to predict the physics of accelerated objects." To quote Sean Carroll in his textbook "Spacetime and Geometry," "The notion of "acceleration" in special relativity has a bad reputation, for no good reason." Finally, in a quote that drives the main point of this article home, the late general relativist Alfred Schild once said, "A good many believe that [the twin] paradox can only be resolved by the general theory of relativity. They find great comfort in this because they don't know any general relativity." (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01