Show that two space-time points (0, 0, 0, 0) and(t, x = vt, 0, 0) that lie

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Show that two space-time points (0, 0, 0, 0) and(t, x = vt, 0, 0) that lie on the trajectory of an object traveling at speed v along the x-axis are separated by a distance satisfying Δ2 = 0 if and only if |v| = c. Use the relativistic in variance of Δ2 to show that the speed of light is the same in all reference frames. Show that if v > c then Δ2 > 0, so that according to Problem 21.8,the points cannot be in causal contact.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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