A rocket is moving to the right at 1/2 the speed of light relative to the earth. A light bulb in the center of a room inside the rocket suddenly turns on. Call the light hitting the front end of the room event A and the light hitting the back of the room event B (Fig. Q37.3). Which event occurs first, A or B, or are they simultaneous, as viewed by

(a) An astronaut riding in the rocket and

(b) A person at rest on the earth?

Figure Q37.3

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A