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One way to synchronize a system of identical (and well-running) clocks is to use one master clock to set the other clocks, and then move the clocks to their various locations. What is a potential problem with this approach that was mentioned in the lecture?
ByAdmin1. Question 1 One way to synchronize a system of identical (and well-running) clocks is to use one master clock to set the other clocks, and then move the clocks…
Which of the world lines below represents everything that happens (at all locations) in a certain frame of reference at a given time t? (The arrows on the red world lines indicate that the world line extends to infinity in the specified direction.)
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Consider person #1 moving to the right (positive x direction) at a constant velocity v with respect to person #2. Assume that at time t = 0 the two were side by side. Each person measures distances using the same units (such as meters), and each person uses their own location as the origin for their measuring system. Let the measurements of person #1 be represented by x1 and the measurements of person #2 be represented by x2. Consider an event that happens at some position x2 and time t (after time t = 0), according to person #2. Person #1 measures the location of this event at position x1. Would the value of x1 be greater than or less than x2?
ByAdmin3. Question 3 Consider person #1 moving to the right (positive x direction) at a constant velocity v with respect to person #2. Assume that at time t = 0…
Consider Alice’s spaceship with the paintball apparatus that shoots two paintballs toward clocks at opposite ends of her ship, each with speed S relative to the apparatus (similar to the video lecture). Assume that Alice has properly synchronized her clocks, that her spaceship is moving with speed V to the right (in the positive x direction) relative to Bob, that S is greater than V, and that S and V are much less than the speed of light. True or false: In Bob’s frame of reference, the two paintballs will hit Alice’s clocks simultaneously.
ByAdmin1. Question 1 Consider Alice’s spaceship with the paintball apparatus that shoots two paintballs toward clocks at opposite ends of her ship, each with speed S relative to the apparatus…
What is the “photo clock principle”?
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