Question:
You stand at rest relative to a rocket that has synchronized clocks at its ends. It is then arranged for you and the rocket to move with relative speed v. A reasonable question to now ask is: As viewed by you, what is the difference in readings on the clocks located at the ends of the rocket? It turns out that this question cannot be answered without further information on how you and the rocket got to be moving with relative speed v. There are two basic ways this relative speed can come about. The rocket can accelerate while you sit there, or you can accelerate while the rocket sits there. Using the results from Problems 5 and 6, explain what the answers to the above question are in these two cases.