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In fig. 37-9, the origins of the two frames coincide at t=t'=0 and the relative speed is 0.950c. Two micrometeorites collide at coordinates x=100km and t=200μs according to an observer in frame S. What are the (a) spatial and (b) temporal coordinate of the collision according to an observer in frame S' ?

Short Answer

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  1. The spatial coordinate in S' is 138km.
  2. The temporal coordinate in S' is -37.4μs.

Step by step solution

01

The length contraction equation 

The length contraction equation states that x-vt=x'1-vc2, where the expressionx-vt is equal to the length measured in the inertial reference frame.

02

The spatial coordinate in frame 

By using the above given formula, we can calculate the spatial coordinate, x', of the event in the moving observer’s time frame.

Substitute the given values in the above formula:

x-vt=x'1-vc2

100×103-0.950.3×108.200×10-6=x'1-0.950cc2x'=1.38×105mx'=138km

Thus, the spatial coordinate in S' is 138km.

03

The temporal coordinate in frame

Here, we use time dilation equation, t'=t-xv1-vc2, where t-xv shows that time measured in the reference frame.

Substitute the given values in the above equation:

t'=t-xv1-vc2t'=200×10-6-100×1030.950.3×1081-0.950cc2t'=-3.74×10-4st'=-374μs

Thus, the temporal coordinate in S' is -374μs.

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