A RELATIVISTIC PARADOX

Abstract

A LENGTH CONTRACTION PARADOX INVOLVING A PULSED FORCE TRANSVERSE TO THE MOTION OF A RAPIDLY MOVING OBJECT IS DISCUSSED. INTERESTING DISTORTION EFFECTS DUE TO THE AMBIGUITY OF SIMULTANEITY ARE EXAMINED AND REMARKS ARE MADE CONCERNING 'RIDIG' BODIES IN SPECIAL RELATIVITY

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0285791

Entities

People

  • E.m. Dewan

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambiguity
  • Distortion
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Physical Theories
  • Special Relativity
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Theoretical Analysis.