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Standing 299792458 m from a flashlight, both inside of a spaceship going close to the speed of light, how long does it take for you to see the light if you are in the front of the spaceship and the flashlight is in the back? (light going 299792458 m/s)

[quote="makc"]I think [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12645]this thread[/url] is relevant.[/quote]


I think RJN has more of that coming up in the next lecture, which will be online on Wednesday.

I think [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12645]this thread[/url] is relevant.

The lecture video is embedded below.

Additionally, slides used in the lecture are embedded below, or can also be downloaded directly from [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/library/courses/Physics%20X/Lec1/Distance%20Scales%201/Distance%20Scales%201.ppt]here[/url].

Questions after the lecture? Please feel free to post them in the same thread.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYSvLLdaHys[/youtube]


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