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Hi Thanks for replying. I'm not actually a physics student - I'm doing a 'cross curricular' assignment, and I've learned this topic by reading books (i.e. I don't have lessons on it) so I haven't got a solid grasp on it and probably have some vital knowledge missing. I've tried to answer...

Homework Statement Hello I actually just need help with an explanation rather than equations (I hope this is OK). In my essay I need to explain why the length contraction in Special Relativity is the inverse of the time dilation factor. My explanation is below, but I'm not convinced...