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Kirsten-maths
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I'm having a major mental block to special relativity - i understand it the principle of it but seem to be struggling with time dilation and lenth contraction. I've spent a while thinking that time dilation and length contraction happen both togethor like you can't get one without the other... but my maths isn't working out, (and I'm a maths student...) is it either time dilation or length contraction? Or was i right the first time its both?
I'm using an example of a muon created in the Earth's atmosphere 3km up, with a speed of 0.99c
Cheers in advance for any help :)
I'm using an example of a muon created in the Earth's atmosphere 3km up, with a speed of 0.99c
Cheers in advance for any help :)