A rocket is moving to the right at 1/2 the speed of light relative to the earth.A light bulb in the center of a room inside the rocket suddenly turns on. Callthe light hitting the front end of the room event A and the light hitting theback of the room event B (Fig). Which event occurs first, A or B, or are theysimultaneous, as viewed by (a) an astronaut riding in the rocket and (b) aperson at rest on the earth?BA1/2

For the astronaut inside the rocket, the light emitted from the bulb will feel an extra force in the…

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