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Inside a spaceship flying past the earth at three-fourths the speed of light, a pendulum is swinging. (a) If each swing takes 1.80 s as measured by an astronaut performing an experiment inside the spaceship, how long will the swing take as measured by a person at mission control (on earth) who is watching the experiment? (b) If each swing takes 1.80 s as measured by a person at mission control, how long will it take as measured by the astronaut in the spaceship?

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a) If swing takes 1.80 s as measured by an astronaut performing an experiment inside the spaceship, 2.72s will the swing take as measured by a person at mission control who is watching the experiment.

b) If the swing takes 1.80 s as measured by a person at mission control, 1.19 s will take as measured by the astronaut in the spaceship.

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01

Define the kinetic energy and the rest energy

Kinetic energy is the difference between total energy and rest energy.

The total energyE of a particle is

E=K+mc2=mc21-v2/c2=γmc2

Where, K is the relativistic kinetic energy. The expression of K is:

K=mc21-v2/c2-mc2

γis the Lorentz factor. The expression ofγ is:

γ=11-v2/c2

The time interval∆t in the frame is

∆t=∆t01-u2/c2

The energymc2 associated with rest mass m rather than motion is known as rest energy of the particle.

02

Determine the time taken.

ForΔt0=1.80s

∆t=∆t01-u2/c2=1.801-3/42=2.72s

ForΔt=1.80s

∆t=∆t01-u2/c21.80=∆t01-3/42∆t0=1.801-3/42∆t0=1.19s

Hence, if swing takes 1.80s as measured by an astronaut performing an experiment inside the spaceship, 2.72s will the swing take as measured by a person at mission control who is watching the experiment and if the swing takes 1.80s as measured by a person at mission control, 1.19s will take as measured by the astronaut in the spaceship.

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