Re: THE BEST EXPLANATION OF LENGTH CONTRACTION

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From: Sue...
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:39

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On Mar 6, 4:17 pm, Denis Feldmann <feldmann.denis.asuppri...@neuf.fr>
wrote:
> Sue... a écrit :
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> > On Mar 6, 3:31 pm, Denis Feldmann <feldmann.denis.asuppri...@neuf.fr>
> > wrote:
> >> Rudolf Drabek a écrit :
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> >>> I'm not good in understanding SR.
> >>> I only want to know if I look to the situation from the pole's frame:
> >>> So the distance between the barn doors is in any case too short, that
> >>> the pole can fit into the barn.
> >>> SR is symmetrical for time dilatation and length contraction, but not
> >>> for this situation.
> >>> Who can help me out.
> >> Easy: the whole scenario insist on *simultaneously closing the doors*,
> >> and
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> > << simultaneity is not an absolute concept, >>
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> > Gosh! I guess the U.S. Navy just got lucky bringing
> > down that faulty spy satellite.  
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> No : it just happened they had only one referential in which to do it.
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<< Of course, from the satellite point of view, it may have been a
failure...>>

Most will consider that the requisite "grain of salt"

:-)

Sue...

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