Sep 28th 2018, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by uxinox Great. Many thanks, Gents, for the detailed answer.
Now, if I were to ask the question, what do I see looking into the window, that is, looking into the ship from a stationary point outside. Would I see people moving slowly inside the ship? Or would the practical difficulty of seeing through such a fast moving window invalidate the question? |
I think it's both. However, even in an ideal case, it's not straightforward. I think it's best to think of it is this way: "you would observe the motion as obtained using the Lorentz transformations, which will show the effect of time dilation". So if somebody calculates the relative motion using the Lorentz transformations but does not explicitly calculate the time dilation, the answer is still correct because time dilation is a consequence of applying special relativity, not an intrinsically modelled effect.
In all honesty, my relativity is rusty, so I'm not particularly confident in this answer. Perhaps other forum members could weigh in?
Last edited by benit13; Sep 28th 2018 at 04:46 AM.
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