Relativistic spacetime intervals · CAP 2019 #22

Physics

Problem

Alice and Bob are travelling at two different constant velocities. In Alice's frame of reference, two explosions occur 1 second apart in time and 2 light seconds apart in space. If these two explosions occur time t apart and distance x apart in Bob's frame of reference, which statement is necessarily correct? a) (ct)2>x2(ct)^2 > x^2 b) (ct)2=x2(ct)^2 = x^2 c) it is possible that t = 0 d) it is possible that x = 0 e) more than one of the options above is correct

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