195
submitted 5 months ago by ooli@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Width doesn't change based on the warping of space

[-] Hugin@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

It absolutely does depend on your reference frame. I remember one of my physics 3 test problems was a ship in it's own reference frame was a standard 3 4 5 right triangle. We had to calculate what the observed lengths and angles from a reference frame where it was moving at .96c.

this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2024
195 points (92.2% liked)

science

14594 readers
214 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

rule #1: be kind

<--- rules currently under construction, see current pinned post.

2024-11-11

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS