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if two objects were accelerating on parallel lines, would it appear to an observer on one object that the distance apart was increasing, due to special relativity?
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If they're "level" with each other, definitely no …
"sideways" length is never altered.
If they're not level, it depends how the accelerations are related …
does a stationary observer regard one as always a constant distance ahead of the other (in which case, yes), or are they "rigidly" connected, like the front and back of a train (in which case, no)?
Hi ErnieDouglas! Welcome to PF!
ErnieDouglas said:
If they're "level" with each other, definitely no …
"sideways" length is never altered.
If they're not level, it depends how the accelerations are related …
does a stationary observer regard one as always a constant distance ahead of the other (in which case, yes), or are they "rigidly" connected, like the front and back of a train (in which case, no)?