I continue my post series on the 2-dimensional rod/slot paradox in Special Relativity. In this post we perform a Lorentz Transformation of the rod from a frame A, which we previously used to describe a collision scenario, to a diagonally … Read More
My post series about the 2-dimensional rod/slot paradox turns into its last phase. We have learned that there is no paradox regarding two distinct scenarios – defined by different initial conditions: You find consistent descriptions of both scenarios in different … Read More
In the previous posts of this series I have shown that the so called “rod/slot paradox” may disappear for a well defined collision scenario. We have taken the perspectives of observers in different reference frames and applied the Lorentz Transformation … Read More
We continue with our study of the rod/slot paradox in the Special Theory of Relativity. We consider 2-dimensional scenarios in which the rod approaches the slot along a diagonal track. Rod and slot have the same proper length. We are … Read More
In the course of the first two posts of this series we have set up a collision scenario to study the the rod/slot paradox in the Special Theory of Relativity [STR]: A rod falls vertically in a reference frame A … Read More