Anyone help. I know I must be doing this wrong somehow
Lightning hits both a tree and a pole. The spacetime coordinates for each is (x=0, t=10us) for the tree and (x=30000m, t=10us) for the pole relative to the ground. Therefore they occur simultaneously relative to the ground. A rocket comes...
Hello,
I just started taking a Modern Physics course in University, and have a moderate understanding of time dilation. The problem is that I'm stuck with a problem I asked myself.
I understand the light clock thought experiment.
If you are within a rocket ship moving at a fast speed and a...