Question #126563
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=50mint_0 = 50 min. Then, according to the Lorentz transformations, the time recorded in the space fleet will be:


t=t01v2c2=50min1(0.95c)2c2512.8mint = \dfrac{t_0}{\sqrt{1 - \dfrac{v^2}{c^2}}} = \dfrac{50min}{\sqrt{1 - \dfrac{(0.95c)^2}{c^2}}} \approx512.8 min

Assuming the report was written on A4 paper, and the space fleet is moving along it's big axis (L0=297mm)L_0 = 297mm) ), then the size of the report will be:


L=L01v2c2=28.9575mmL = L_0\sqrt{1 - \dfrac{v^2}{c^2}} = 28.9575 mm

Answer. 512.8 min, 28.9575 mm.


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