An advanced civilization has developed a spaceship that goes, with respect to the galaxy, only 50 km/s

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An advanced civilization has developed a spaceship that goes, with respect to the galaxy, only 50 km/s slower than light.
(a) According to the ship’s crew, how long does it take to cross the galaxy’s 100,000-1y diameter?
(b) What’s the galactic diameter measured in the ship’s reference frame?

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Essential University Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976420

3rd Edition Volume 2

Authors: Richard Wolfsonby

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