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

Consider Bob on Space Station Omega in deep space. At time t = 0, both Alice and Kris fly by Bob heading to the right at the same velocity, with Alice in the lead. (Alice passes by Bob at t = 0, with Kris slightly behind her.) Which diagram represents the world lines of Alice and Kris in Bob’s frame of reference?

 
 

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