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This problem consists of two unrelated parts.
Part I.
Avrockct ship $', of length /' meters in ite rest frame, heads toward an observer Oat
relativistic velocity v as shown in the figure. When the nose of the rocket ship $' reaches
CO, the nase emits a light pulse in all directions.
Express your answers to parts a), t} and c) in terms of ', v and c, the speed of light.
4) After what time interval ?, according to the rocket ship S', dees the pulse reach the tail
end of rocket ship?
b) Afr what time interval 4, according to observer O, docs the pulse reach the tail end
of rocket ship?
¢) Are the two times in parts a) and b) related by time dilation, ¢ = tAfi-/e"? I not, why
not?
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Part IE.
A photon rocket uses light es a propellent to travel at relativistic speeds. If the initial and
final rest masses of the rocket are Mand Af, respectively, find the final velocity of the
rocket, relative to its initial rest fiame, in terms of M;, Mrandc.
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