VCE Together Year 12 Physics: Time Dilation and Length Contraction

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Time Dilation and Length Contraction

This lesson is on Time Dilation and Length Contraction, which is part of Unit 3 Area of Study 3 for VCE Physics.

Time dilation

The formulae for time dilation is the following:

t = \frac{t_0}{\sqrt{\frac{1-v^2}{c^2}}} 

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Length contraction

The formula for length contraction is the following:

L = L_o \sqrt(1-\frac{v^2}{c^2})

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