Time vs. Duration: Lorentz-Consistent Minkowski Diagrams (v1.0) 📄 Paper Overview This preprint presents a revised framework for interpreting spacetime diagrams in Special Relativity and twin paradox, focusing on the distinction between coordinate time and proper time. The work challenges conventional interpretations of simultaneity and proposes an operational definition of "absolute" reference frames for consistent measurement comparison. 🔑 Key Contributions Lorentz-consistent diagram construction that preserves coordinate relationships across frames Operational definition of reference frames for comparing events without ambiguity Python implementation for generating reproducible Minkowski diagrams Critical analysis of the twin paradox with explicit coordinate tracking 📦 What's Included Time_vs_Duration_paper.tex — Main LaTeX manuscript Time_vs_Duration_Paper.pdf — Compiled PDF (v1.0) reference.bib — Bibliography database sn-jln.cls, sn-basic.bst — Springer Nature template files src/ — Python scripts for diagram generation LICENSE — CC BY 4.0 license 📅 Version Information Release Date: April 2026 Version: 1.0 (Initial Preprint) Status: Preprint (not peer-reviewed) 📚 Citation If you use this work, please cite: @misc{vlad2026time, author = {Vlad, Ion}, title = {Time vs. Duration: Lorentz-Consistent Minkowski Diagrams}, year = {2026}, publisher = {GitHub}, journal = {Preprint}, url = {https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo/releases/tag/v1.0}, doi = {10.xxxx/zenodo.xxxxxx} }