Monday, May 27, 2013

Lab 13. Relativity of Time and Length

PART 1. Time Dilution

1. 

Answer : The distance traveled by the light pulse on the moving light clock is longer than the distance traveled by the light pulse on the stationary light clock.

2. 

Answer : The time interval for the light pulse on the moving light clock is longer than the stationary light clock.

3. 
Answer : The light pulse traveled a larger distance when the clock is moving. The moving time frame required same time interval to stationary frame. 

4. 

Answer : There will be no difference in light pulse travel time. They always stayed same. 

5. 
Answer :The light will take about 8 us to travel back and forth between mirrors.

6. 
Answer : The Lorentz factor will be 1.124.

PART 2. Length Contraction

1. 
Answer : The measurement of this round-trip time interval does not depend on whether the light clock is moving or stationary relative to the earth. 

2. 
Answer : The round-trip time interval for the light pulse as measured on the earth be longer than the time interval measured on the light clock. 

3. 
Answer : The round-trip time interval as measured on the earth will be smaller than the product of the Lorentz factor. 

4. 
Answer : The length will be 769 m. 


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