Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- The Special Theory of Relativity
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · The Special Theory of Relativity
According to the station clocks, two babies are born at the exact...
According to the station clocks, two babies are born at the exact same instant, one in Kanpur and the other in Agra. Who is elder in the reference frame of the 12033 Shatabdi Express travelling from Kanpur to Agra?
Options
- AThe Agra baby is elder
- BThe Kanpur baby is elder
- CBoth babies are of the exact same age
- DIt depends on the exact speed of the train
Correct answer
A. The Agra baby is elder
Step-by-step solution
Let the ground frame be and the train frame be .
Let Kanpur be at the origin and Agra be at , where .
The train moves from Kanpur to Agra with velocity in the positive -direction.
The birth of the Kanpur baby is event with coordinates .
The birth of the Agra baby is event with coordinates .
Using the Lorentz transformation for time, t' = \gamma \left( t -\dfrac{vx}{c^2} \right).
The time of birth of the Kanpur baby in the train frame is t'_K = \gamma \left( 0 -\dfrac{v(0)}{c^2} \right) =.
The time of birth of the Agra baby in the train frame is t'_A = \gamma \left( 0 -\dfrac{vL}{c^2} \right) = -\dfrac{\gamma vL}{c^2}.
Since , the Agra baby is born earlier in the train frame.
Therefore, the Agra baby is elder in the reference frame of the train.
Let Kanpur be at the origin and Agra be at , where .
The train moves from Kanpur to Agra with velocity in the positive -direction.
The birth of the Kanpur baby is event with coordinates .
The birth of the Agra baby is event with coordinates .
Using the Lorentz transformation for time, t' = \gamma \left( t -\dfrac{vx}{c^2} \right).
The time of birth of the Kanpur baby in the train frame is t'_K = \gamma \left( 0 -\dfrac{v(0)}{c^2} \right) =.
The time of birth of the Agra baby in the train frame is t'_A = \gamma \left( 0 -\dfrac{vL}{c^2} \right) = -\dfrac{\gamma vL}{c^2}.
Since , the Agra baby is born earlier in the train frame.
Therefore, the Agra baby is elder in the reference frame of the train.