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March 29th 08
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Relativistic problem
On Mar 29, 8:33*pm, " wrote:
On Mar 29, 3:05*pm, Eoghan wrote: so the equations of *motion a xS'=(c/2)t xL=-ct+l where xS' is the equation for the motion of S' and xL is the equation of motion for the light. Thats wrong. If the lamps is at a distance l in S', then this distance is not l as measured in S. In S, the lamp is a distance l/g in front of S', g = gamma = 1/sqrt(...). * Shouldn't l be l*g? 
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March 29th 08
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Thats wrong. If the lamps is at a distance l in S', then this distance is not l as measured in S. In S, the lamp is a distance l/g in front of S', g = gamma = 1/sqrt(...). * Shouldn't l be l*g? No. l/g = l(1/sqrt( )) = l*sqrt( ) l .
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