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Lorentz-contraction formula from non-simultaneous events

Classical Physics 2012-04-23 v2

Abstract

We present a derivation of the relativistic length-contraction formula based on Lorentz space-time transformations on non-simultaneous events. Our derivation avoids the disputable story about the stationary observer and its simultaneous measurements of object's end-points.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0503156,
  title  = {Lorentz-contraction formula from non-simultaneous events},
  author = {Aleksandar Gjurchinovski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0503156},
  year   = {2012}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures