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Sophie Zabar, clairvoyante, cried out in pain at precisely the instant her twin brother, 500km away, hit his thumb with a hammer. A skeptical scientist observed both events (brother鈥檚 accident, Sophie鈥檚 cry) from an airplane traveling at1213c to the right (Fig. 12.19). Which event occurred first, according to the scientist? How much earlier was it, in seconds?

Short Answer

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Sophie鈥檚 cry occurred 410-3s earlier with respect to scientist.

Step by step solution

01

Expression for the time dilation:

Write the expression for the time dilation.

Y=11-v2c2 鈥︹ (1)

Here, v is the velocity of an airplane, and c is the speed of light.

02

Determine the required time to occur an event:

Consider brother鈥檚 accident be at the origin time, i.e., zero in both the frames. With respect to frame S, Sophie鈥檚 co-ordinates will be,

x=500kmandt=0.

With respect to the scientist frame of reference, Sophie鈥檚 coordinates using Lorentz transformation equation will be,

t=t+vxc2

Ast=0

Hence, the equation becomes,

t=-vxc2 鈥︹ (2)

Substitute the value of v=1213cin equation (1).

=11-1213c2c2=1169-144169=125169=135

Substitute the value of y, v and x in equation (2).

t=-1351213c500km103m1kmc2t=-12105m3108m/st=-410-3s

Therefore, Sophie鈥檚 cry occurred 410-3s earlier with respect to the scientist.

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