Solutions to Special Relativity Problems (2)

Recalling the last problem set:


1- Given that x' = 1/a (x - vt) and t' = 1/a (t - vx/c^2), derive similar equations for x and t in terms of x' and t'.
(Recall: 1/a = (1 - v^2/c^2)^½)

2- An event in space-time occurs at x' = 60 m, t = 8 x 10^-8 s, in a frame S' (y' = 0, z' = 0). The frame S' has a velocity of 0.6c along the x-direction with respect to a frame S. The origins O and O' coincide at time t = t' = 0. Find the space-time coordinates of the event in S.

3- Suppose an astronaut is traveling at 0.9c in a space ship with respect to the Earth. How long a time interval will his clock indicate when the Earth has revolved once around the Sun? (Take the duration of one standard revolution of Earth around the Sun to be 365 ¼ days.)



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Solutions


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