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Originally Posted by damian1727
where as 4 the observer space does not contract but the ship does !! lol
my theory is that it takes particals a bit longer to work out where they are in relation to everything when moving fast or in large numbers so they have to slow down a bit  |
For which observer?
To the external observer, the starship is length contracted. To the observer on the starship, the starship is not length contracted, because his meter stick is also length contracted in the direction of motion just enough so that when he measures the length of the starship in the direction of motion, it has not changed. The interesting things occur as he travels to the destination star in what to him is a very short time, because his clocks are running slow.