Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1146: 18b

Answer

$t' = -3.1\times 10^{-6}~s$

Work Step by Step

We can find $\gamma$: $\gamma = \frac{1}{1-\beta^2}$ $\gamma = \frac{1}{1-0.60^2}$ $\gamma = 1.5625$ We can find the temporal coordinate $t'$ of event 2: $t' = \gamma~(t-vx/c^2)$ $t' = 1.5625~[(4.0\times 10^{-6}~s)-\frac{(0.60)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)(3000~m)}{(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)^2}]$ $t' = (1.5625)(-2.0\times 10^{-6}~s)$ $t' = -3.1\times 10^{-6}~s$
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