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How do the distances in Question 1 compare as seen in the
Chapter 17, Problem 8RQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Inside the moving compartment of Figure 35.4, light travels a certain distance to the front end and a certain distance to the back end of the compartment. How do these distances compare as seen in the frame of reference of the moving rocket?
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QUESTION:
Inside the moving compartment of Figure 35.4, light travels a certain distance to the front end and a certain distance to the back end of the compartment. How do these distances compare as seen in the frame of reference of the moving rocket?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
The events of light striking the front and back ends of the compartment are not simultaneous from the point of view of an observer in a frame of reference on a stationary planet.