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Length contraction

Length contraction is the phenomenon that a moving object's length is measured to be shorter than its proper length, which is the length as measured in the object's own rest frame. It is also known as Lorentz contraction or Lorentz–FitzGerald contraction (after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald) and is usually only noticeable at a substantial…

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Length contraction

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related to history · 18
Length contraction → Although, FitzGerald, George FitzGerald, He, Heaviside-Ellipsoid, Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Henri Poincaré, In, Joseph Larmor, Length, Lorentz, Michelson, Morley, Oliver Heaviside, Poincaré, So, Such, Yet
related to Geometrical considerations · 11
Length contraction → Additional, E1, E3, Euclidean, Image, In, Left, Minkowski, Right, The, This
has effect · 10
Length contraction → For, However, It, James Terrell, Length, Penrose-Terrell, Physics Today, Roger Penrose, This, Victor Weisskopf
related to Using time dilation · 8
Length contraction → By, L'/v, Length, Since, Suppose, T', Time, Tv
related to Experimental verifications · 6
Length contraction → Any, However, In, Rankine, So, Trouton
related to Symmetry · 6
Length contraction → However, If, Lorentz, Minkowski, The, This
related to Reality of length contraction · 5
Length contraction → Albert Einstein, Einstein, In, Lorentz, Vladimir Varićak
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Length contraction → phenomenon that a moving object's length is measured to be shorter than its proper length
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Length contraction → Length

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the Troutoninstance ofand the induction of torques on charged condensers moving at an angle with respect to the aether.Lorentz was perplexed by experiments0.80text
Roger Penroseinstance ofIt was shown by several authors0.80text
James Terrell that moving objects generally do not appear length contracted on a photographinstance ofIt was shown by several authors0.80text
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Length contractionhas effectRoger Penrose0.60section
Length contractionhas effectJames Terrell0.60section
Length contractionhas effectVictor Weisskopf0.60section
Length contractionhas effectPhysics Today0.60section

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