PHYSICS F/ SCI +ENGRS W/ WEBASSIGN ACCES
PHYSICS F/ SCI +ENGRS W/ WEBASSIGN ACCES
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Chapter 38, Problem 55CP

Suppose our Sun is about to explode. In an effort to escape, we depart in a spacecraft at v = 0.800c and head toward the star Tau Ceti, 12.0 ly away. When we reach the midpoint of our journey from the Earth, we see our Sun explode, and, unfortunately, at the same instant, we see Tau Ceti explode as well. (a) In the spacecraft’s frame of reference, should we conclude that the two explosions occurred simultaneously? If not, which occurred first? (b) What If? In a frame of reference in which the Sun and Tau Ceti are at rest, did they explode simultaneously? If not, which exploded first?

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PHYSICS F/ SCI +ENGRS W/ WEBASSIGN ACCES

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