A problem from relativity theory Suppose a spaceship of lengthLo travels at a high speed v relative to an observer. To the observer,the ship appears to have a smaller length given by the Lorentzcontraction formulav2L = Lowhere c is the speed of light.

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A problem from relativity theory Suppose a spaceship of length Lo travels at a high speed v relative to an observer. To the observer, the ship appears to have a smaller length given by the Lorentz contraction formula v2 L = Lo where c is the speed of light.