Sarahisme Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 hey i can't decide whether the answer to quesion 39.3 should be the same as 39.2 (b) or © i gather its © because from the pions view (in the pions inertial reference frame), the time elapsed is 2.6x10^-8 s , and so it would be (.85c)(2.6x10^-8) = 6.6m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 [post deleted as I don't know what I'm talking about ] Sorry. Although, what would the effect of time dilation be at 0.85c? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaFrizzics Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Wow, finally now I can actually read one of your questions: perhaps I can try to solve it before you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losfomot Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 hey i can't decide whether the answer to quesion 39.3 should be the same as 39.2 (b) or © i gather its © because from the pions view (in the pions inertial reference frame)' date=' the time elapsed is 2.6x10^-8 s , and so it would be (.85c)(2.6x10^-8) = 6.6m[/quote'] I got the same answer. But I went the long way around. I took the distance travelled in the labs reference frame (12.6m) and factored in length contraction to get the distance travelled (6.6m) in the pions reference frame. I think your point of view is much simpler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahisme Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 I got the same answer. But I went the long way around. I took the distance travelled in the labs reference frame (12.6m) and factored in length contraction to get the distance travelled (6.6m) in the pions reference frame. I think your point of view is much simpler. lol thanks, but is it correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DQW Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 lol thanks, but is it correct? Looks good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahisme Posted August 6, 2005 Author Share Posted August 6, 2005 great! thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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