Re: Length Contraction

[Joel Rauber <Joel_Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>]

I suppose, if LIGO detects gravity waves, that that will provide some other
direct evidence of length contraction.

Joel Rauber
Joel_Rauber@sdstate.edu

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> Subject: Re: Length Contraction
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>
> Hi all-
>         Leigh's response emphasizes the point that <within the logical
> framework of special relativity> length contraction implies time dilation
> and vice-versa.  This equivalence is evident in the Lorentz
> transformations of space and time.
>         It is nevertheless a fair question, in my opinion, to ask for
> independent experimental verification of both predictions.
>         The only experimental verification of length contraction, of which
> I'm aware, comes from the indirect measurements of the interaction regions
> in collisions of heavy nuclei at Cern and elsewhere.  Those data can be
> interpreted to show "flattening of the nuclei" along the collision axis.
>                                                 Regards,