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35. Special Relativity
35. Special Relativity / Inertial Reference Frames / Problem 2

A source of coherent and directional light emits a beam of photons (event A) from Earth toward a detector fixed on the surface of Mars. Event B occurs when the beam hits the detector. Calculate the spacetime interval between events A and B. Consider that the distance between Earth and Mars is 2.26 × 10 8 km.

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