Special relativity and the rod/slot paradox – XIX – perception of transit and collision scenario in a common reference frame

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We continue our analysis of the so called “rod/slot paradox” in the Special Theory of Relativity. In this post we want to directly compare two important scenarios for possible rod/slot encounters – namely a collision scenario and a transit scenario … Read More

Special relativity and the rod/slot paradox – XVIII – Lorentz Transformation of a transit scenario to the standard setup frame for a collision scenario

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Let us look deeper into the rod/slot paradox of Special Relativity. We know already that one can set up very different scenarios of the rod/slot encounter in two dimensions. The easiest way to do so is to use different reference … Read More

Special relativity and the rod/slot paradox – XVII – conditions of the collision scenario as seen in a setup frame for the transit scenario

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We continue our analysis of the rod/slot paradox in Special Relativity. So far, we have studied both a collision scenario and a transit scenario for the rod and the slot in two dimensions. Each scenario was consistently described by observers … Read More

Special relativity and the rod/slot paradox – XVI – perception of rod/slot collision in a diagonally moving frame

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We continue with our analysis of the 2-dimensional rod/slot paradox in Special Relativity. We consider the perception of observers in a reference frame W. This special frame moves diagonally with respect to a setup frame A, which we used to … Read More

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