The distance between two light pulses moving along the x-axis of the frame S is 2km. What is the distance between them from the point of view of an observer moving at a speed of 0.2c along the x-axis relative to S?
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The distance between two light pulses moving along the x-axis of the frame S is 2km. What is the distance between them from the point of view of an observer moving at a speed of 0.2c along the x-axis relative to S?
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