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Thanks! So if I understand correctly, the example of a car with firecrackers at each end allows disagreement on simultaneity of explosion but not of receiving at the detector because the detector is at a fixed point in spacetime, while the firecrackers are at different points - and the roles are...

Homework Statement Einstein developed much of his understanding of relativity through the use of gedanken, or thought, experiments. In a gedanken experiment, Einstein would imagine an experiment that could not be performed because of technological limitations, and so he would perform the...