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Please pardon my english.

Here is my simple thought experiment.

In universe, there are two clocks A, B.
B moved outward at the speed of light for 1 second at 00:00"

From clock A, I think it will say "00:01" and clock B will say "00:00". But, if the motion is relative, from clock B, the clock A probably moved outward at the speed of light so that after 1 second, clock B would say "00:01" and clock A would say "00:00". This contradicts the first guess.

I am sure I misunderstood the theory. Could someone help on this? Thanks.

msk
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  • Yes, it was possible duplicate but the answers are focused on muons which I don't know much about and they seem too difficult to follow. I will try to understand from that answer but still hope that someone can explain the basics of relativity in the given context. – msk Oct 06 '14 at 14:06
  • You were doing fine, until you said there was a contradiction. A sees B's clock running slow; B sees A's clock running slow. You just need to give up on the idea that one of those statements is wrong. – richardb Oct 06 '14 at 14:08
  • JohnRennie's answer covers the reason why he discusses the muon in place of the clocks in his answer. Nathaniel's answer, however, sticks with clocks. – Kyle Kanos Oct 06 '14 at 14:08
  • @richardb What you're saying is that both are correct. Then after 1 second, what time A and B would say? or is it irrelevant as time is relative? I feel that I am getting closer.. – msk Oct 06 '14 at 14:40
  • @KyleKanos The explanation of Nathaniel is too short for me. I hope the possible answer of this question may help many understand the basics of relativity. – msk Oct 06 '14 at 14:44

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