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A spacecraft is flying with uniform velocity v along a straight line relative to the ground. At a certain instant of time, the astronaut

 

A spacecraft is flying with uniform velocity v along a straight line relative to the ground. At a certain instant of time, the astronaut at the head of the spacecraft sends out a light signal to the back of the spacecraft and after At (measured by clocks installed in the spacecraft), the signal is received. The proper length of the spacecraft is (c represents the speed of light)=

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