A spaceship of rest length 134 m races past a timing station at a speed of 0.765c. (a) What is the length of the spaceship as measured by the timing station? (b) What time interval will the station clock record between the passage of the front and back ends of the ship? (a) Number 86.4 Units (b) Number Units

A spaceship of rest length 134 m races past a timing station at a speed of 0.765c. (a) What is the length of the spaceship as measured by the timing station? (b) What time interval will the station clock record between the passage of the front and back ends of the ship? (a) Number 86.4 Units (b) Number Units

Modern Physics

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Chapter1: Relativity I

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