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A bar that appears straight in one reference frame appears bent in another?
Is there a relativistic effect at play that explains the following thought experiment, that I am unaware of?
The apparatus depicted in the image has two straight bars in the middle emitting light from ...
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Einstein's relativity of simultaneity train/embankment thought experiment
Einstein's thought experiment I'm referring to is this one:
http://www.bartleby.com/173/9.html
briefly: train/embankment experiment is where lightning strikes at either ends of the running train (...
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