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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Muhlenberg_College/MC%3A_Physics_121_-_General_Physics_I/05%3A__Relativity/5.05%3A_Length_ContractionLength contraction is the decrease in observed length of an object from its proper length L0 to length L when its length is observed in a reference frame where it is traveling at speed v. The pro...Length contraction is the decrease in observed length of an object from its proper length L0 to length L when its length is observed in a reference frame where it is traveling at speed v. The proper length is the longest measurement of any length interval. Any observer who is moving relative to the system being observed measures a length shorter than the proper length.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Muhlenberg_College/MC_%3A_Physics_213_-_Modern_Physics/01%3A__Relativity/1.05%3A_Length_ContractionLength contraction is the decrease in observed length of an object from its proper length L0 to length L when its length is observed in a reference frame where it is traveling at speed v. The pro...Length contraction is the decrease in observed length of an object from its proper length L0 to length L when its length is observed in a reference frame where it is traveling at speed v. The proper length is the longest measurement of any length interval. Any observer who is moving relative to the system being observed measures a length shorter than the proper length.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Grand_Rapids_Community_College/PH246_Calculus_Physics_II_(2025)/14%3A__Relativity/14.05%3A_Length_ContractionLength contraction is the decrease in observed length of an object from its proper length L0 to length L when its length is observed in a reference frame where it is traveling at speed v. The pro...Length contraction is the decrease in observed length of an object from its proper length L0 to length L when its length is observed in a reference frame where it is traveling at speed v. The proper length is the longest measurement of any length interval. Any observer who is moving relative to the system being observed measures a length shorter than the proper length.
