A spacecraft travels at 1.5 X 108 m/s relative to Earth. A process onboard the ship as measured by a stationary clock on Earth takes 85 min. How long would the same process take as measured by a clock onboard the ship?

A spacecraft travels at 1.5 X 108 m/s relative to Earth. A process onboard the ship as measured by a stationary clock on Earth takes 85 min. How long would the same process take as measured by a clock onboard the ship?

Modern Physics

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Chapter1: Relativity I

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Problem 9P: A spacecraft moves at a speed of 0.900c. If its length is L as measured by an observer on the...

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ship as measured by a stationary clock on Earth takes 85 min. How long would

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