A stationary observer at a railway station sees a passenger in a railway coach that is in motion at constant speed in a straight and horizontal track. Which of the following best describes the frames of reference from both the observer and the passenger describe each other's motion?
relativistic
inertial
constant
uniform
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2014-08-29T10:21:29-0400
As both observers are moving with constant speed, we should call their frames inertial frames.
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03.09.14, 10:44
1 A stationary observer at a railway station sees a passenger in a
railway coach that is in motion at constant speed in a straight and
horizontal track. Which of the following best describes the frames of
reference from both the observer and the passenger describe each
other's motion? relativistic inertial constant uniform
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