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In the preceding exercise, if the stick is moving in a direction along its length (like a properly thrown spear), how long will you measure its length to be?
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The Lorentz factor is given by $\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - \frac{v^2}{c^2}}}$, where $c$ is the speed of light. Show more…
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