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The laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames of reference, but the "twin paradox" states that the traveling twin will experience time dilation and be younger than the other twin upon returning to Earth. How are both of these statements correct?

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00:01 For the given problem, if we consider for option a, so considering option a, we can say that in twin paradox, in twin, paradox, one twin stays on earth and other one in space, which is accelerating speed of light.
01:01 So according to spatial theory of relativity, time dilation is valid...
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