MODIFIED MAST ASTRONOMY:COSMIC PERSPECTI
MODIFIED MAST ASTRONOMY:COSMIC PERSPECTI
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Chapter S2, Problem 51EAP

Length Contraction.

  1. Marta has a spaceship that measures 50 meters from end to end when at rest. If she flies past you at 0.75c, how long will you measure it to be?
  2. The star Sirius is 8.6 light-years from Earth (in our Earth-based reference frame). Suppose you traveled from Earth to Sirius at 0.92c. During your trip, how far would you measure the distance from Earth to Sirius to be?

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