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On Einstein's later view of the twin paradox

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It is shown that Einstein abandoned his earlier view that there are material consequences, such as asymmetric aging, implied by the space-time transformations of transformations of relativity theory.

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Sachs, M. On Einstein's later view of the twin paradox. Found Phys 15, 977–980 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00739038

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