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To Explain: The two-mile-long linear accelerator at Stanford University in California is less than a meter long to the electrons that travel in it.
Answer to Problem 32A
Because length contracts for electrons when moving with the speed comparable with the light.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction: According to the length contraction phenomenon, the length of the moving objects looks shorter than actual to the stationary observers.
The actual linear accelerator at Stanford University in California is two-mile-long. But, for electrons which travel at speeds slightly less than the
Conclusion: Thus, due to length contraction, two-mile linear accelerator looks like less than a meter long for electrons.
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