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Thought experiment in special relativity
The ladder paradox (or barn-pole paradox) is a thought experiment in special relativity. It involves a ladder, parallel to the ground, travelling horizontally
Ladder_paradox
List of statements that appear to contradict themselves
well known paradoxes, grouped thematically. The grouping is approximate, as paradoxes may fit into more than one category. These paradoxes may be due
List_of_paradoxes
Field-equations in general relativity
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Einstein_field_equations
Thought experiment in special relativity
large." Bell's spaceship paradox Clock hypothesis Ehrenfest paradox Herbert Dingle Ladder paradox List of paradoxes Supplee's paradox Time dilation Time for
Twin_paradox
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
Podolsky and Nathan Rosen that laid out what would become known as the EPR paradox. In this thought experiment, two particles interact in such a way that
Albert_Einstein
English mathematician, mathematical physicist (born 1931)
14.57. Clark, Stuart. "A brief history of Stephen Hawking: A legacy of paradox". New Scientist. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved
Roger_Penrose
Paradox in relativistic physics
obtained by Supplee and Matsas. Bell's spaceship paradox Ehrenfest paradox Ladder paradox Twin paradox Supplee, James M. (1989-01-01). "Relativistic buoyancy"
Supplee's_paradox
Diagram of different points in spacetime
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Penrose_diagram
Region in spacetime from which nothing can escape
cannot affect an outside observer, leading to information and firewall paradoxes, encouraging the re-examination of the concept of local event horizons
Event_horizon
Hypothetical FTL transportation by warping space
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Alcubierre_drive
Branch of differential geometry
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Riemannian_geometry
Compact astronomical body
called the black hole information paradox. Theoretical studies analysing the paradox have led to both further paradoxes and new ideas about the intersection
Black_hole
Two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Theory_of_relativity
Set of spacetime events, light-connected to a given event
portal The Einstein-Minkowski Spacetime: Introducing the Light Cone The Paradox of Special Relativity RSS feed of stars in one's personal light cone
Light_cone
Austrian physicist (1924–2019)
premise of his article "Length contraction paradox". The thought experiment is now called the ladder paradox. In September 1963 he took up a position at
Wolfgang_Rindler
Low-velocity approximation of special relativity
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Galilean_invariance
Measured time difference as explained by relativity theory
is no contradiction or paradox in this situation. The reciprocity of the phenomenon also leads to the so-called twin paradox where the aging of twins
Time_dilation
Physics concept expressed as E = mc²
electromagnetic mass. Mass–energy equivalence arose from special relativity as a paradox described by the French polymath Henri Poincaré (1854–1912). Einstein was
Mass–energy_equivalence
Equations describing classical electromagnetism
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Maxwell's_equations
Physics principle
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Principle_of_relativity
Smallest stable circular orbit of a particle
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Innermost stable circular orbit
Innermost_stable_circular_orbit
Apparent contradiction in physical descriptions of the universe
has traditionally yielded two common paradoxes: the twin paradox and the ladder paradox. Both of these paradoxes involve thought experiments which defy
Physical_paradox
Contraction of length in the direction of propagation in Minkowski space
contraction formula, some paradoxes can occur. Examples are the ladder paradox and Bell's spaceship paradox. However, those paradoxes can be solved by a correct
Length_contraction
Mathematical transformation in physics
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Time-translation_symmetry
Concept in physics and mathematics
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Galilean_transformation
Theory of interwoven space and time by Albert Einstein
of the same object made by another observer (e.g., the ladder paradox involves a long ladder traveling near the speed of light and being contained within
Special_relativity
Thought experiment in special relativity
contains the first presentation of the ladder paradox.) Matsuda, Takuya & Kinoshita, Atsuya (2004). "A Paradox of Two Space Ships in Special Relativity"
Bell's_spaceship_paradox
Result in general relativity
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Raychaudhuri_equation
American physicist, writer, and Nobel Laureate (born 1940)
traversable wormholes could never engender paradoxes – there are no initial conditions that lead to paradox once time travel is introduced. If his results
Kip_Thorne
Belgian scientist and Catholic priest (1894–1966)
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Georges_Lemaître
Indian-American physicist (1910–1995)
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar
Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician (1888–1925)
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Alexander_Friedmann
Effect in special relativity
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Terrell_rotation
Mathematical model combining space and time
the twin paradox is not a true paradox because it is easily understood within the context of special relativity. The impression that a paradox exists stems
Spacetime
Trace radiation from the early universe
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Cosmic_microwave_background
Abstract coordinate system
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Frame_of_reference
Equation explaining structure of a spherical body of isotropic material
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Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff equation
Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff_equation
American astrophysicist
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Joseph_Hooton_Taylor_Jr.
Physics principle that simultaneity depends on choice of reference frame
able to reach our traveler. Andromeda paradox Causal structure Einstein's thought experiments Ehrenfest's paradox Einstein synchronisation Lorentz, Hendrik
Relativity_of_simultaneity
Speed of electromagnetic waves
transmitted instantaneously and therefore faster than c, as in the EPR paradox. An example involves the quantum states of two particles that can be entangled
Speed_of_light
Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity
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ADM_formalism
Measure of relativistic velocity
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Rapidity
Dutch mathematician (1910–1944)
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Willem_Jacob_van_Stockum
Aspect of relativity in physics
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Gravitational_wave
Swiss astronomer (1898–1974)
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Fritz_Zwicky
Path of an object through spacetime
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World_line
Astronomical observation
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Fast_blue_optical_transient
Albert Einstein's hypothetical situations to argue scientific points
included his use of thought experiments. Late in life, Einstein recalled ...a paradox upon which I had already hit at the age of sixteen: If I pursue a beam
Einstein's thought experiments
Einstein's_thought_experiments
Condition in which spacetime itself breaks down
singularity, which leads to problems with causality like the grandfather paradox. However, processes inside the black hole, such as quantum gravity effects
Gravitational_singularity
American physicist (1939–2022)
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
James_M._Bardeen
Paradox in special relativity
disk Some other "paradoxes" in special relativity Bell's spaceship paradox Ladder paradox Physical paradox Supplee's paradox Twin paradox Ehrenfest 1909
Ehrenfest_paradox
American physicist
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Russell_Alan_Hulse
American theoretical physicist (1911–2008)
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
John_Archibald_Wheeler
Finnish physicist (1881–1923)
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Gunnar_Nordström
New Zealand mathematician
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Roy_Kerr
Equations in physical cosmology
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Friedmann_equations
American physicist (1932–2023)
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Charles_W._Misner
Dutch physicist (1853–1928)
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Hendrik_Lorentz
Cosmological model
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Milne_model
Description of gravity using discrete values
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Quantum_gravity
Time delay caused by space-time distortion near massive objects
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Shapiro_time_delay
German physicist (1873–1916)
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Karl_Schwarzschild
Metric based on the exact solution of Einstein's field equations of general relativity
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Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric
Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker_metric
Effect of general relativity
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Frame-dragging
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List of textbooks on relativity
List_of_textbooks_on_relativity
Scientific phenomenon
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Relativistic_Doppler_effect
Apparent paradox in the context of general relativity
but not through gravitation. The resolution of this paradox, like the twin paradox and ladder paradox, comes through appropriate care in distinguishing
Paradox of radiation of charged particles in a gravitational field
Paradox_of_radiation_of_charged_particles_in_a_gravitational_field
British astrophysicist (1882–1944)
image drawn by Eddington consists of his "two tables", which represent a paradox concerned with what really exists: one table is the familiar and commonplace
Arthur_Eddington
Physical phenomenon in electromagnetic field theory
potential Moving magnet and conductor problem Wheeler–Feynman absorber theory Paradox of a charge in a gravitational field Kargon, Robert; Achinstein, Peter
Relativistic_electromagnetism
Hypothesis that inertial and gravitational masses are equivalent
charged and uncharged ball dropped in a gravitational field results in a paradox. To an observer standing where the balls will land, the accelerating charged
Equivalence_principle
Meanings of mass in special relativity
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Mass_in_special_relativity
Formalism of general relativity
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BSSN_formalism
Light bending by mass between source and observer
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Gravitational_lens
Formula in general relativity
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Quadrupole_formula
Debate about credit for general relativity
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General relativity priority dispute
General_relativity_priority_dispute
Solution of Einstein field equations
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Kasner_metric
Austrian-British mathematician and cosmologist (1919–2005)
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Hermann_Bondi
Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1872–1934)
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Willem_de_Sitter
Graph of space and time in special relativity
reached C and therefore runs slower. The reason for these apparently paradoxical statements is the different determination of the events happening synchronously
Spacetime_diagram
Relation of space and time in relativity theory
measurement of the speed of light will give the same result. The seeming paradox of light speed invariance with respect to moving observers is resolved
Hyperbolic_orthogonality
German engineer and mathematician (1874–1967)
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Hans_Reissner
Equation used in general relativity
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Ernst_equation
Exact solution for the Einstein field equations
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Kerr_metric
Concept of absolute rotation
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Mach's_principle
Solution to the Einstein field equations
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Schwarzschild_metric
Precession of satellite orbits due to a celestial body's presence affecting spacetime
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Geodetic_effect
Class of axisymmetric solutions to Einstein's field equations
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Relativistic_disk
Exact solution to Einstein's field equations
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Weyl–Lewis–Papapetrou coordinates
Weyl–Lewis–Papapetrou_coordinates
Metric in relativity
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Peres_metric
German mathematician (1885–1955)
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Hermann_Weyl
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Exact solutions in general relativity
Exact_solutions_in_general_relativity
Exact solution to Einstein's equations
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Taub–NUT_space
American mathematician (1911–1999)
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Abraham_H._Taub
American physicist (1929–2021)
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Ezra_T._Newman
Proposed theory of gravitation
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Brans–Dicke_theory
Type of traversable wormhole
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Ellis_wormhole
British mathematician (1909–2001)
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Arthur_Geoffrey_Walker
Solution of Einstein field equations
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Kerr–Newman_metric
Unified field theory
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Kaluza–Klein_theory
Generalization of straight line to a curved space time
of simultaneity Relativistic Doppler effect Thomas precession Ladder paradox Twin paradox Terrell rotation Spacetime Light cone World line Minkowski diagram
Geodesics in general relativity
Geodesics_in_general_relativity
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LADDER PARADOX
LADDER PARADOX
Male
Russian
(ФаддеÌй) Russian form of Greek Thaddaios, FADDEI means "courageous."
Surname or Lastname
Hungarian (Lándor)
Hungarian (Lándor) : from the old secular personal name Lándor.English : possibly a variant spelling of Lander.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a servant in charge of a larder or storeroom for provisions, from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English lardiner, an altered form of Anglo-Norman French larder (Late Latin lardarium, a derivative of lar(i)dum ‘bacon fat’). According to Reaney, the name Lard(i)ner was also given to a servant who oversaw the pannage of hogs in the forest.
Surname or Lastname
English, of Welsh origin
English, of Welsh origin : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Adda ‘son of Adda’, a byform of Adam.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a wool-carder or for a maker of carders, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French card(e) ‘carder’ (the implement). See also Carda.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from any of the various places called Calder, Caldor, or Cawdor. Calder in Thurso is recorded in the early 13th century in the form Kalfadal and was named with Old Norse kalfr ‘calf’ + dalr ‘valley’. The others are probably the same as in 2 below.English : habitational name from Calder in Cumbria, named from the river on which it stands. This is probably a British name, from Welsh caled ‘hard’, ‘violent’ + dwfr ‘water’, ‘stream’.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Attendant
Boy/Male
American, Basque, British, English, Greek, Hindu, Indian
From the Grassy Plain; Laundry-man; Lion Man; Property Owner or Laundry-man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English gander, Old English gand(r)a ‘gander’, ‘male goose’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of geese, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a gander in some way.English : variant of Ganter.North German : perhaps a habitational name from Gandern in Brandenburg.North German : nickname for a vain or self-important man from ganter ‘male goose’, ‘gander’.South German and Swiss German : habitational name from a place named with Middle High German gant ‘scree’ (Swiss gand), or topographic name for someone living by an area of scree.
Boy/Male
Greek English
Lion.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained. There is a Larter Farm in Norfolk, but whether the place name gave rise to the surname or vice versa is not clear.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name from Middle High German lant, German Land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see Land 1), used originally to denote either someone who was a native of the area in which he lived, in contrast to a newcomer (see Neumann), or someone who lived in the countryside as opposed to a town.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from either of two places called Landau (see Landau), Lande in Yiddish.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name formed with land ‘land’ + hardu ‘strong’.English : variant of Lavender.Americanized form (translation) of French Terrien, found in New England.
Surname or Lastname
English, of Welsh origin
English, of Welsh origin : variant of Badder, with English patronymic -s added.
Male
German
Variant spelling of German Adler, ADDLER means "eagle."
Surname or Lastname
Frisian
Frisian : from the personal name Hadder, derived from a Germanic name composed of the elements hadu ‘strife’ + ward ‘guard’, ‘protector’.English : unexplained.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lady, LAIDEY means "noble sort."Â
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Baldr, BALDER means "lord, prince." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Odin and Frigg.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Badger, probably from an unattested Old English personal name Bæcg + Old English ofer ‘ridge’.English (West Midlands) : occupational name for a maker of bags (see Bagge 1) or for a peddler who carried his wares about with him in a bag. It is unlikely that the surname has anything to do with the animal (see Brock 2), which was not known by this name until the 16th century.English (West Midlands) : A Giles Badger from England was in Newbury, MA, by about 1635.
Boy/Male
British, English
Manservant; Young Man
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : variant of Howden 1.English : variant of Haddon.Irish (Ulster and County Louth) : though mainly Scottish, this surname is sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÉidÃn ‘descendant of ÉidÃn’ (see Hayden).North German (Frisian) : from the personal name Hadder, a derivative of any of the Germanic compound names formed with had ‘battle’, ‘strife’ as the first element.
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v. i.
A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps.
n.
A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and inflated with air.
n.
Same as Sea Adder.
a.
Having bladders; also, resembling a bladder.
n.
See Fodder, a weight.
n.
See Indian madder, under Madder.
v. i.
That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence.
n.
See Lanier.
v. i.
To shiver or tremble; to dodder.
a.
Bladdery; full of, or covered with, bladders; vesicular.
n.
An adder.
v. t.
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
v. t.
To put up in bladders; as, bladdered lard.
n.
A ladder.
v. t.
To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.
n.
A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (/ Pelias) berus. The puff adders of Africa are species of Clotho.
n.
In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the milk adder, puffing adder, etc.
v. i.
To wander about; to saunter; to talk incoherently.
a.
Consisting in real estate or land; as, landed property; landed security.
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