Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1150: 70a

Answer

The length is contracted by $~~0.00000105~~$ of its proper length.

Work Step by Step

We can find $\gamma$: $\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2}}$ $\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-(\frac{630~m/s}{3.0\times 10^8}~m/s)^2}}$ $\gamma = 1.00000105$ We can find an expression for the contracted length: $L = \frac{L_0}{1.00000105}$ $L = 0.99999895~L_0$ The length is contracted by $~~1 - 0.99999895~~$ which is $~~0.00000105~~$ of its proper length.
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