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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![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.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe3d47d97-7e68-4aa4-83ea-2e99ba0dd1ea%2Fff1a53af-bafe-471c-8f94-12e43993967d%2F9nbu7bs_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text: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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