Space-Time Lab - Tutor Page 16

	Before I said that Einstein found that it was classical mechanics that needed a correction, not Maxwell's equations or Newton's relativity. So what exactly is this correction? What needs to be done is to replace the Galilean transformations by the relativistic Lorentz transformations. These Lorentz transformations (see left) encompass all the contraction and dilation phenomena described before, and at the limit where v< A) 1/10 the speed of light B) 3/7 the speed of light C) 1/2 the speed of light After you have figured out the speed, Click Next.
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