Modern Physics, 3rd Edition
Modern Physics, 3rd Edition
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ISBN: 9780534493394
Author: Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The expression for length contraction using Lorentz transformation.

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