Question
Two firecrackers explode at the same place in
a rest frame with a time separation of 11 s in
that frame.
Find the time between explosions according
to classical physics, as measured in a framemoving with a speed 0.7 c with respect to the
rest frame.
Answer in units of s
a rest frame with a time separation of 11 s in
that frame.
Find the time between explosions according
to classical physics, as measured in a framemoving with a speed 0.7 c with respect to the
rest frame.
Answer in units of s
Answers
Elena
t=t₀/sqrt{1-β²)=11/sqrt(1-0.7²) = 15.4 s