The identical twins Speedo and Goslo join a migration from the Earth to Planet X. It is 17.0 ly away in a reference frame in which both planets are at rest. The twins, of the same age, depart at the same time on different spacecraft. Speedo's craft travels steadily at 0.970c, and Goslo's travels at 0.750c. Calculate the age difference between the twins after Goslo's spacecraft lands on Planet X. answer in y please
The identical twins Speedo and Goslo join a migration from the Earth to Planet X. It is 17.0 ly away in a reference frame in which both planets are at rest. The twins, of the same age, depart at the same time on different spacecraft. Speedo's craft travels steadily at 0.970c, and Goslo's travels at 0.750c. Calculate the age difference between the twins after Goslo's spacecraft lands on Planet X.
answer in y please
According to the Earth's frame,
Speedo's trip lasts for a time
Speedo's age increase only by proper time interval during his trip.
Similarly for Goslo,
When Speedo has landed on the planet X, he ages by
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