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Above the head of observer “A” a mother-ship is moving east 100,000 km/s. and right above the Earth it is launching a small spacecraft moving west with the same speed (100,000 km/s).
REFERENCE FRAME A
Observer “A” would now (from his reference frame) see spacecraft “B” hanging just above his head.
And he would see the mother-ship “C” continues towards East - 100,000 km/s
(We’ll assume the Earth did not have any gravity and will not pull spacecraft “B” down on the Earth).
REFERENCE FRAME C
The Mothership “C” continues moving east 100,000 km/s seen from reference frame “A”
The captain onboard in reference frame “C” agree with observer “A” that his clock (in reference “C”) must tick slower than the clock on Earth (reference frame “A”). .
The captain (“C”) is sure that the spacecraft he had launched right above the Earth was really moving with the speed 100,000 km/s east, relative to his reference frame “C”.
So he certainly expect that the clock on board spacecraft “B” must tick slower as his own.
This mean seen from the reference frame “C” - Captain “B” must have the slowest ticking clock, (and hence both slower than the clock from reference frame B and C) .
After 1 earth-year captain from reference frame “B” then also must have the shortest beard.
But observer “A” (on the Earth) does not agree. Because he have not observed that the spacecraft “B” have moved relative to him-
After 1 year of observation, observer “A” is sure that the beard of the captain in spacecraft “B” must have the same length as his own, - because the clock in spacecraft “B” must tick with the exactly same speed like his own, since from oberser "A's"
reference frame the sapcecraft "B" does not move.
This of course contradict with the way oberserver "C's" must see it, - he is certian that "B" must have the slowes clock and the shortes beard.
Is this a contradiction build into Special Relativity?
Who is wrong , - and why?
Above the head of observer “A” a mother-ship is moving east 100,000 km/s. and right above the Earth it is launching a small spacecraft moving west with the same speed (100,000 km/s).
REFERENCE FRAME A
Observer “A” would now (from his reference frame) see spacecraft “B” hanging just above his head.
And he would see the mother-ship “C” continues towards East - 100,000 km/s
(We’ll assume the Earth did not have any gravity and will not pull spacecraft “B” down on the Earth).
REFERENCE FRAME C
The Mothership “C” continues moving east 100,000 km/s seen from reference frame “A”
The captain onboard in reference frame “C” agree with observer “A” that his clock (in reference “C”) must tick slower than the clock on Earth (reference frame “A”). .
The captain (“C”) is sure that the spacecraft he had launched right above the Earth was really moving with the speed 100,000 km/s east, relative to his reference frame “C”.
So he certainly expect that the clock on board spacecraft “B” must tick slower as his own.
This mean seen from the reference frame “C” - Captain “B” must have the slowest ticking clock, (and hence both slower than the clock from reference frame B and C) .
After 1 earth-year captain from reference frame “B” then also must have the shortest beard.
But observer “A” (on the Earth) does not agree. Because he have not observed that the spacecraft “B” have moved relative to him-
After 1 year of observation, observer “A” is sure that the beard of the captain in spacecraft “B” must have the same length as his own, - because the clock in spacecraft “B” must tick with the exactly same speed like his own, since from oberser "A's"
reference frame the sapcecraft "B" does not move.
This of course contradict with the way oberserver "C's" must see it, - he is certian that "B" must have the slowes clock and the shortes beard.
Is this a contradiction build into Special Relativity?
Who is wrong , - and why?
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