The clock paradox in a static homogeneous gravitational field

Foundations of Physics Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-85

  Jones, Preston ^a   Wanex, Lucas F ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clock paradox; General theory of relativity; Hyperbolic motion; Space exploration; Special theory of relativity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644893094     PISSN: 08949875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10702-006-1850-3     Document Type: Article

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