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Relativistic Mechanics

Problem 1.357

The space-time diagram of Fig. 1.93 shows three events AA, B,B, and CC which occurred on the xx axis of some inertial reference frame. Find: (a) the time interval between the events AA and BB in the reference frame where the two events occurred at the same point; (b) the distance between the points at which the events AA and CC occurred in the reference frame where these two events are simultaneous.

Reveal Answer
1.357.1.357 . (a) 13 ns;13 \mathrm{~ns} ; (b) 4.0 m.4.0 \mathrm{~m} . Instruction. Employ the invariance of the interval.