Example 6 Bob, who is stationary, measures the length of a moving relativistic train and finds out 50 m. The train passes through a tunnel of length 25 m at a speed 0.5c. Place on a space-time (Minkowski) diagram the following events: (a) Event A: the front of train at the exit of the tunnel. (b) Event B: the front of the train at the entrance of the tunnel. (c) Event C: the rear of the train at the exit of the tunnel. (d) Event D: the rear of the train at the entrance of the tunnel.
Example 6 Bob, who is stationary, measures the length of a moving relativistic train and finds out 50 m. The train passes through a tunnel of length 25 m at a speed 0.5c. Place on a space-time (Minkowski) diagram the following events: (a) Event A: the front of train at the exit of the tunnel. (b) Event B: the front of the train at the entrance of the tunnel. (c) Event C: the rear of the train at the exit of the tunnel. (d) Event D: the rear of the train at the entrance of the tunnel.
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Bob, who is stationary, measures the length of a moving relativistic train and finds
out 50 m. The train passes through a tunnel of length 25 m at a speed 0.5c. Place
on a space-time (Minkowski) diagram the following events:
(a) Event A: the front of train at the exit of the tunnel.
(b) Event B: the front of the train at the entrance of the tunnel.
(c) Event C: the rear of the train at the exit of the tunnel.
(d) Event D: the rear of the train at the entrance of the tunnel.
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