
Real life examples of simultaneity - Physics Forums
Oct 26, 2011 · Investigate real-world applications of simultaneity in particle physics Students of physics, educators teaching relativity concepts, and anyone interested in the practical implications of …
Relativity of Simultaneity question (use Einstein synchronization ...
Mar 8, 2025 · The discussion centers on the relativity of simultaneity and a hypothetical scenario involving faster-than-light (FTL) communication between a passenger in 2025 and a World War II …
Is Simultaneity Absolute or Relative in the Theory of Relativity?
Sep 18, 2023 · When two remote events are observed/measured to be simultaneous in one inertial frame, the same events will not be simultaneous when observed from a second frame in uniform …
What is the essence of the ladder paradox in relativity?
Nov 15, 2024 · According to relativity of simultaneity, events may not always be simultaneous from both frames of reference. The scenario described above happens due to lorentz length contraction and …
How does GPS correct for time dilation? - Physics Forums
Mar 3, 2015 · The convention that used for GPS is that of the Earth-centered inertial frame (which is the same as the "natural" simultaneity convention of clock A). All GPS clocks have their definition of what …
Simultaneity in IB Exam Q: Person A & B's Perspective
Jul 25, 2005 · Simultaneity of spatially separated events (like the lighting of the two matches) is frame dependent. But when things happen at the same time and at the same place (like the receipt of the …
Entanglement & Wave Function Collapse • Physics Forums
Aug 8, 2019 · This thread is to look at the notion of wave function collapse and relativity of simultaneity. The other thread I started on QFT has helped to clarify a...
Understanding Relativity of Simultaneity in Resnick, Part II
Nov 2, 2023 · Initially frustrated with the writing I switched to Susskind. Yesterday, I decided to just check out the relativity of simultaneity part of Resnick to see if that chapter was better than the initial …
Relativity of Simultaneity Questions - Physics Forums
Aug 9, 2021 · Explore graphical representations of simultaneity in different inertial frames Practice calculations involving relativistic speeds, such as 0.6c and 0.8c Physics students, educators, and …
Why doesn't relativity of simultaneity lead to a contradiction?
Feb 22, 2024 · I understand abandoning absolute simultaneity, in favor of relativity of simultaneity, allows each observer to make contradictory claims about the distant event relative to "now"; …