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Special Relativity - speed of light question
Just a basic question:
I know that if you are traveling at $x$ speed the time will pass for you slower than to an observer that is relatively stopped. That's all just because a photon released at the ...
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Does the Lorentz transformation not apply to light?
Since you would know that light always travels at the constant velocity with respect to all frame of reference ....according to relativity whenever we are traveling at speed of light our time with ...
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Why are subjects upside down when I look through my door peephole?
There is a convex lens 3/4" on the outside and 1 1/2" convex lens on the inside.
Each lens has one flat side facing out and one convex side facing in.
What can be done to correct this image?
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How does a strobe lamp stop a fast moving object?
A strobe lamp can be used to seemingly stop a fast moving object when calibrated.
Commonly used in quality assurance during production to inspect otherwise non-observable assembly line activity.
What ...
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A mirror flips left and right, but not up and down
Why is it that when you look in the mirror left and right directions appear flipped, but not the up and down?
