At the CERN particle accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland, protons are accelerated to a speed of 0.999999972c. In

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At the CERN particle accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland, protons are accelerated to a speed of 0.999999972c. In the tunnel next to the beam line a worker drops a wrench from a height of 1.1 m above the floor.
(a) How much time elapses before the tool hits the floor from the worker's frame of reference?
(b) How much time elapses as measured by a proton in the accelerator?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976444

5th edition

Authors: James S. Walker

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