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- Homework Statement
- A ##S'## frame moves with velocity ##v\hat{e_{x}}## with respect to a S frame.
There's a rod with length ##L##, parallel to the ##x'## axis moving with velocity ##u \hat{e_{y'}}##.
Show that the rod seems inclined and what's the inclination angle?
- Relevant Equations
- ##t = \gamma (t' + vx')##
##x = \gamma(x' + vt')##
##t' = \gamma (t - vx)##
##x' = \gamma(x - vt)##
Ateempt of solution:
There are two key coordinates in this scenario, the leftmost tip of the rod, which in ##S'## is ##C_{0} = (t', 0, ut',0)## and the opposite tip
##C_{1} = (t', L,ut',0)##
An angle ##\phi## could be found through a relationship such as ##tan(\phi) = \frac{ \Delta x}{ \Delta y} ##
For ##\Delta x## I have
## x_{0} = \gamma ( x_{0'} + vt') = \gamma vt'## and
##x_{1} = \gamma (x_{1'} + vt') = \gamma (L + vt')##.
##\Delta x = \gamma (L + vt' - vt') = \gamma L##
For ##\Delta y## I'm not sure how to calculate its coordinates in ##S##. Should I use the velocity composition formula? The lorentz transformations would be trivially applied then?
Edit:
I tried to deduce a composition for this case in the following manner
In ##S'##, ##u_{s'} = \frac {\Delta y'}{\Delta t'} ##
I can write these for ##S## to find ##\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta t}##
##u_{s'} = \frac {\Delta y}{\gamma (\Delta t - v \Delta x)} ## and dividing by ##\Delta t##
##u_{s'} = \frac{ u_{s}}{\gamma (1 - v u_{s})}##
Solving for ##u_{s}## I get ##u_{s} = \frac{ u_{s'} \gamma}{1+ \gamma u_{s'} v}##
So to find the ##y## coordinates do I use
##y = \gamma_{u_{s}} (y' + u_{s} t')##
but this is wrong because all these parameters are the same for both ##C_{0'}## and ##C_{1'}##, what would imply ##y_{0} = y_{1}## hence ##\Delta y = 0##
There are two key coordinates in this scenario, the leftmost tip of the rod, which in ##S'## is ##C_{0} = (t', 0, ut',0)## and the opposite tip
##C_{1} = (t', L,ut',0)##
An angle ##\phi## could be found through a relationship such as ##tan(\phi) = \frac{ \Delta x}{ \Delta y} ##
For ##\Delta x## I have
## x_{0} = \gamma ( x_{0'} + vt') = \gamma vt'## and
##x_{1} = \gamma (x_{1'} + vt') = \gamma (L + vt')##.
##\Delta x = \gamma (L + vt' - vt') = \gamma L##
For ##\Delta y## I'm not sure how to calculate its coordinates in ##S##. Should I use the velocity composition formula? The lorentz transformations would be trivially applied then?
Edit:
I tried to deduce a composition for this case in the following manner
In ##S'##, ##u_{s'} = \frac {\Delta y'}{\Delta t'} ##
I can write these for ##S## to find ##\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta t}##
##u_{s'} = \frac {\Delta y}{\gamma (\Delta t - v \Delta x)} ## and dividing by ##\Delta t##
##u_{s'} = \frac{ u_{s}}{\gamma (1 - v u_{s})}##
Solving for ##u_{s}## I get ##u_{s} = \frac{ u_{s'} \gamma}{1+ \gamma u_{s'} v}##
So to find the ##y## coordinates do I use
##y = \gamma_{u_{s}} (y' + u_{s} t')##
but this is wrong because all these parameters are the same for both ##C_{0'}## and ##C_{1'}##, what would imply ##y_{0} = y_{1}## hence ##\Delta y = 0##
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