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A symmetry approach to time dilation
- Source :
- Physics Education. 30:171-177
- Publication Year :
- 1995
- Publisher :
- IOP Publishing, 1995.
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Abstract
- Rather than introduce students to special relativity by starting from historical accounts, the approach outlined here uses a discussion of stopclocks and measurement of the transmission of light pulses to produce a natural derivation of the time dilation factor. A-level students should be able to follow this approach without difficulty.
Details
- ISSN :
- 13616552 and 00319120
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physics Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6aeeaca0c30c62a44523a35767ea2c53