Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1146: 17b

Answer

The temporal coordinate of the event according to S' is $~~t' = -3.73\times 10^{-4}~s$

Work Step by Step

We can find $\gamma$: $\gamma = \frac{1}{1-\beta^2}$ $\gamma = \frac{1}{1-0.950^2}$ $\gamma = 3.20$ We can find the temporal coordinate $t'$: $t' = \gamma~(t-vx/c^2)$ $t' = 3.20~[(200\times 10^{-6}~s)-\frac{(0.950)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)(1.00\times 10^5~m)}{(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)^2}]$ $t' = (3.20)(-1.167\times 10^{-4}~s)$ $t' = -3.73\times 10^{-4}~s$ The temporal coordinate of the event according to S' is $~~t' = -3.73\times 10^{-4}~s$
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