Why West-to-East Jetlag Is More Severe: A Simple Qualitative Explanation

Authors

Olga Kosheleva, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow

Publication Date

6-2017

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Technical Report: UTEP-CS-17-62

Published in Journal of Innovative Technology and Education, 2017, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 113-116.

Abstract

Empirical data shows that the jetlag when traveling west-to-east feels more severe than the jetlag when traveling east-to-west. At present, the only explanation of this empirical phenomenon is based on a complex dynamical systems model. In this paper, we provide a simple alternative explanation. This explanation also explains -- on the qualitative level -- the empirical data on relative severity of different jetlags.