Lorentz Factor, g

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Lorentz Factor, g
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There was a young lady named Bright Who traveled
much faster than light, She departed one day In
a relative way And returned on the previous night.
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Length Contraction
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The length of the object is measured to be
shorter when it is moving relative to the
observer than when it is at rest.
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There was a young fencer named Frick, Whose
thrust was exceedingly brisk, So fast was his
action The Lorentz contraction Reduced his rapier
to a disk.
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A rectangular billboard in space has the
dimensions 10mx20m. How fast and in what
direction with respect to billboard would a space
traveler have to pass for the billboard to appear
square?
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Relativistic Momentum
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Mass and Energy
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The law of conservation of energy is also valid
for relativistic velocities.
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The Correspondence Principle