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The special theory of relativity describes the motion and dynamics of objects moving at significant fractions of the speed of light.

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Where does length contraction occur towards?

I understand that if an object is moving at relativistic speeds in space, it will noticeably contract in the direction that it was traveling, but I'm not sure "towards" which point the contraction occ …
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