A spaceship whose rest length is 432 m has a speed of 0.85c with respect to a certain reference frame. A micrometeorite, also with a speed of 0.85c in this frame, passes the spaceship on an antiparallel track. How long does it take this object to pass the spaceship as measured on the ship?
A spaceship whose rest length is 432 m has a speed of 0.85c with respect to a certain reference frame. A micrometeorite, also with a speed of 0.85c in this frame, passes the spaceship on an antiparallel track. How long does it take this object to pass the spaceship as measured on the ship?
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A spaceship whose rest length is 432 m has a speed of 0.85c with respect to a certain reference frame. A micrometeorite, also with a
speed of 0.85c in this frame, passes the spaceship on an antiparallel track. How long does it take this object to pass the spaceship as
measured on the ship?
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