Question

An event occurs in system K' at x' = 2 m, y' = 3.7 m, z' = 3.7 m, and t' = 0. System K' and K have their axes coincident at t = t' = 0, and system K' travels along the x axis of system K with a speed 0.92c. What are the coordinates of the event in system K? x = m

Answer 1

Answer:

Coordinates of event in system K are (x,y,z,t)=(5.103m , 3.7m , 3.7m , 1.57×10⁻⁸s)

Explanation:

To find the coordinates of event in system K ,we have to use inverse Lorentz transformation

So

$x=\frac{x^{|}+vt^{|} }{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^{2} }{c{2} } } } \\x=\frac{2m+0.92c(0) }{\sqrt{1-\frac{(0.92c)^{2} }{c{2} } } }\\x=5.103m\\y=y^{|}\\ y=3.7m\\z=z^{|}\\ z=3.7m$

for t

$r=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-v^{2} } } \\r=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-(0.92)^{2} } } \\r=2.551\\t=r(t^{|}+vx^{|}/c^{2} )\\t=2.551(0s+(0.92c)(2)/c^{2} )\\t=1.57*10^{-8}s$

Coordinates of event in system K are (x,y,z,t)=(5.103m , 3.7m , 3.7m , 1.57×10⁻⁸s)