Barn and Pole Paradox: Revisited

Robert Cacioppo; Asim Gangopadhyaya

doi:10.1088/0031-9120/47/5/563

Barn and Pole Paradox: Revisited

Robert Cacioppo, Asim Gangopadhyaya

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Truman State University

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Abstract

We present two different paradoxes related to the length contraction in special relativity and explain their resolution.

Original language	American English
Journal	Physics: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Volume	47
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/47/5/563
State	Published - Mar 23 2012

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barn
pole
paradox
fly

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Physics

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