Tag Archives: relativity

The twin/postmen paradox

Posted on March 10, 2023 by fbenedictus

Einstein’s twin paradox is more familiar to us than we think. Then why does it feel so strange? I promised my students some extra guidance, so I wrote this post. [For a course I am currently teaching at a university … Continue reading →

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Coping with covid II: English translation

Posted on December 29, 2020 by fbenedictus

I promised that I would write another blogpost (click here for the first) about how I cope with the whole quarantine situation, so here it is. The second part of my strategy is to do a lot of writing. That … Continue reading →

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Einstein and Kant: Synthetic Relativity?

Posted on March 20, 2018 by fbenedictus

Kant presupposed the possibility of knowledge, whereas Einstein presupposed the possibility of physics (by postulating relativity) Continue reading →

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