An extra-galactic space fleet passes the earth with v = 0.95c, when they notice that you are on a physics mission in modern physics. It takes you 50 minutes to complete the mission.
They decide to measure the writing time and length of your test paper with a "Strompf-Zygniebwo-meter"
How long do the aliens think the mission will take? How far do they think the writing paper is (
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Expert's answer
2020-07-20T14:57:16-0400
Let's denote the time passed in the laboratory system on Earth with t0=50min. Then, according to the Lorentz transformations, the time recorded in the space fleet will be:
t=1−c2v2t0=1−c2(0.95c)250min≈512.8min
Assuming the report was written on A4 paper, and the space fleet is moving along it's big axis (L0=297mm) ), then the size of the report will be:
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