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mike asked in Science & MathematicsAstronomy & Space · 5 years ago

Please Help! How do I begin with this special relativity problem?

What equations would I use to solve this? I tried the Lorentz Transform and I'm not getting the right answer!

There are two planets (A and B) 10000ly apart. In the galaxy's reference frame, 2 events occur (one on each planet) 45000 years apart (Event on planet A occurring at t = 0 years and event on planet B occurring at t = 45000 years). For an

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    So a distance of 10000 light years, and a temporal separation of 45000 years.

    /\s^2 = (10000)^2 - (1 lightyear/year * 45000 years)^2

    ... now what is the rest of the problem?

  • Morningfox
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    The space-time separation is 43,875 years (proper time), did you get that?

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