Would you believe this actually came from a textbook test bank? Nelson Physics 12, a high school textbook.
No wonder this has been such a pain to try to figure out. Isn't it wonderful that the creators of a textbook don't actually understand the concepts. Should I really be surprised...
Let's see if we can try to fix the problems with the way the question is worded.
In order to fix the simultaneity problem, let's say that according to Observer B the two stars explode simultaneously.
I'm now trying to work around the issue of the observer having mass. Is it possible to...
I'm a high school physics teacher, but unfortunately I do not have a lot of experience with physics outside of a few courses I took in university - none of which dealt with relativity or quantum physics. As a result, I'm at a bit of a disadvantage when trying to teach concepts I'm not entirely...