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    Graduate Why does time dilation work for light moving backward on a train?

    While trying to understand special relativity, i came across the following explanation several times: Imagine a train moving at c/4 from left to right. If a person A, inside the train standing near the back of the train, flashes a light, the light is supposed to travel in the direction of the...