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This paradox is now considered an apparent paradox and is used by physics teachers to get at the weirdness of relativity and to see why a new system of relativity was developed. Join Nikki, a student at a New York high school, as we work our way through this fun explanation.
Voices:
Barry Gragg - Physics teacher at the Dwight School
Jay Lawrence - Dartmouth Physics Dept. Research interests: Condensed matter theory: Electron correlations and electron-phonon interactions, quantum information theory, decoherence and quantum measurement.
Nicole Price - Student at the Dwight School
Stephan Riemersma - Physics teacher at Midwood High School at Brooklyn CollegeAlso in the Sift series
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This paradox is now considered an apparent paradox and is used by physics teachers to get at the weirdness of relativity and to see why a new system of relativity was developed. Join Nikki, a student at a New York high school, as we work our way through this fun explanation.
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Barry Gragg - Physics teacher at the Dwight School
Jay Lawrence - Dartmouth Physics Dept. Research interests: Condensed matter theory: Electron correlations and electron-phonon interactions, quantum information theory, decoherence and quantum measurement.
Nicole Price - Student at the Dwight School
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