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mezya [45]
3 years ago
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Suppose that A’, B’ and C’ are at rest in frame S’, which moves with respect to S at speed v in the +x direction. Let B’ be loca

ted exactly midway between A’ and C’. At t’=0 a light flash occurs at B’ and expands outward as spherical wave.
1. According to an observer in S’, do the wave fronts arrive at A’ and C’ simultaneously?
2. According to an observer in S, do the wavefronts arrive at A’ and C’ simultaneously?
3. If you answered no to either 1. or 2., what is the difference in their arrival times and at which point did the front arrive first?
Physics
1 answer:
Inga [223]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

1) an observer in B 'sees the two simultaneous events

2)observer B sees that the events are not simultaneous

3)  Δt = Δt₀ /√ (1 + v²/c²)

Explanation:

This is an exercise in simultaneity in special relativity. Let us remember that the speed of light is the same in all inertial systems

1) The events are at rest in the reference system S ', so as they advance at the speed of light which is constant, so it takes them the same time to arrive at the observation point B' which is at the point middle of the two events

Consequently an observer in B 'sees the two simultaneous events

2) For an observer B in system S that is fixed on the Earth, see that the event in A and B occur at the same instant, but the event in A must travel a smaller distance and the event in B must travel a greater distance since the system S 'moves with velocity + v. Therefore, since the velocity is constant, the event that travels the shortest distance is seen first.

Consequently observer B sees that the events are not simultaneous

3) let's calculate the times for each event

        Δt = Δt₀ /√ (1 + v²/c²)

where t₀ is the time in the system S' which is at rest for the events

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