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True or false: The proper length of an object is always greater than its length as measured by an observer who is moving with respect to the object.
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Bob is moving to the right (positive x direction) in his spaceship at a velocity v (such that the value of the Lorentz factor is 2), and Alice is observing him. Each has their own lattice of clocks and measuring systems, which can be represented in two spacetime diagrams on the same plot, one for Bob’s frame of reference and one for Alice’s. Assume that the axes on Alice’s plot are at right angles to each other (horizontal and vertical) and Bob’s are at different but appropriate angles. If Alice observes a set of three flash bulbs at positions xA = 9, 13, and 24, and they all flash at tA = 7.3, which flash would occur first in Bob’s frame of reference?
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If the spaceship in the “faster than light?” example travels from San Francisco to St. Louis at a speed of 0.5c, how fast does the ship appear to be going to the observer in New York?
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Consider two identical light clocks, designed as explained in lecture. Bob has one, and Alice takes the other on her spaceship and flies by Bob at speed V. Bob observes Alice’s clock. What is the relationship between a certain amount of elapsed time on Bob’s clock and the corresponding elapsed time on Alice’s clock, as observed by Bob (where γ represents the Lorentz factor)?
ByAdmin9. Question 9 Consider two identical light clocks, designed as explained in lecture. Bob has one, and Alice takes the other on her spaceship and flies by Bob at speed…