Some Pitfalls In Special Relativity
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1973
Abstract
The problem of observing a collision between two spaceships is utilized to illustrate the misuse of time dilation and length contraction, and the incorrect description of space-time coordinates in special relativity. By emphasizing the equivalence of all inertial frames, students can be guided to correct descriptions of space-time coordinates and to proper applications of time dilation and length contraction. © 1973, American Association of Physics Teachers. All rights reserved.
Publication Title
American Journal of Physics
Recommended Citation
Chai, A.
(1973).
Some Pitfalls In Special Relativity.
American Journal of Physics,
41(2), 192-195.
http://doi.org/10.1119/1.1987173
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