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View SchemaLorentz-contraction formula from non-simultaneous events
| Authors | Aleksandar Gjurchinovski |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0503156 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0503156 |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
We present a derivation of the relativistic length-contraction formula based on Lorentz space-time transformations on non-simultaneous events. Our derivation avoids the disputable story about the stationary observer and its simultaneous measurements of object's end-points.
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