Space-time trigonometry and formalization of the ``twin paradox for uniform and accelerated motions

DOI10.1007/S00006-006-0015-6MaRDI QIDQ871653zbMATHOpenAlexFDO

Authors Dino Boccaletti, Francesco Catoni, Vincenzo Catoni

Publication date 20 March 2007

Published in Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0509161

zbMATH Keywords

special relativityspace-timetwin paradoxpseudo-Euclidean trigonometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Special relativity (83A05)

Abstract: The formal structure of the early Einstein's Special Relativity follows the axiomatic deductive method of Euclidean geometry. In this paper we show the deep-rooted relation between Euclidean and space-time geometries that are both linked to a two-dimensional number system: the complex and hyperbolic numbers, respectively. By studying the properties of these numbers together, pseudo-Euclidean trigonometry has been formalized with an axiomatic deductive method and this allows us to give a complete quantitative formalization of the twin paradox in a familiar "Euclidean" way for uniform motions as well as for accelerated ones.

Recommendations

• Formalization of the ``twin paradox for non-uniformly accelerated motions
• A geometrical characterization of the twin paradox and its variants
• On the geometric nature of the twin paradox in curved spacetimes
• The ``twin paradox in relativistic rigid motion
• The twin paradox in static spacetimes and Jacobi fields
• A computational approach to the twin paradox in curved spacetime
• The local and global geometrical aspects of the twin paradox in static spacetimes. I: Three spherically symmetric spacetimes
• The twin paradox and space topology
• On the dual hyperbolic and Lorentzian spatial motions

Cited in

(7)

• Decomposition of intervals in special relativity
• Cauchy-like integral formula for functions of a hyperbolic variable
• A geometrical characterization of the twin paradox and its variants
• Formalization of the ``twin paradox for non-uniformly accelerated motions
• Twin paradox and the logical foundation of relativity theory
• The twin paradox in static spacetimes and Jacobi fields
• Polynomial separable indefinite natural systems

This page was built for publication: Space-time trigonometry and formalization of the ``twin paradox for uniform and accelerated motions

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q871653)