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Consider Bob on Space Station Omega. At time t = 0, Alice flies by in her spaceship at constant velocity, heading to the right. She then quickly reverses direction and heads back to the left, but stops and remains motionless (compared to Bob) before she reaches Bob’s position. Which diagram represents Bob’s world line in Alice’s frame of reference?

8. Question 8 Consider Bob on Space Station Omega. At time t = 0, Alice flies by in her spaceship at constant velocity, heading to the right. She then quickly…

Online Course Support | Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity

Consider Bob on Space Station Omega in deep space. At time t = 0, Alice flies by in her spaceship at constant velocity v, heading to the right, while Kris flies by in another spaceship at the same velocity as Alice, but heading left. Which diagram represents the world lines of Alice and Bob in Kris’s frame of reference?

5. Question 5 Consider Bob on Space Station Omega in deep space. At time t = 0, Alice flies by in her spaceship at constant velocity v, heading to the…

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True or false: Einstein’s paper on “the electrodynamics of moving bodies” (special relativity) was immediately acclaimed as a huge breakthrough.

6. Question 6 True or false: Einstein’s paper on “the electrodynamics of moving bodies” (special relativity) was immediately acclaimed as a huge breakthrough. 1 point   True False

Online Course Support | Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity

8. Question 8 What did Einstein specifically cite as one of the things that “ennobles humans and enriches their nature”? 1 point The struggle to understand. The camaraderie of friends. The struggle to get good grades. The challenge of finding a job.

8. Question 8 What did Einstein specifically cite as one of the things that “ennobles humans and enriches their nature”? 1 point   The struggle to understand. The camaraderie of…