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Exam 2 ASTR1020K CHP. 18
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Inertial reference frame
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a reference frame that is either at rest or moving with constant velocity
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Inertial reference frame
a reference frame that is either at rest or moving with constant velocity
relative motion
tracking motion with respect to the observer's motion lack thereof
Aberration of starlight
when starlight seems to change positions because earth is moving (analogores to rain in a moving car)
What quality of light makes it impossible for it to "stand still"?
a photon is a self-propagating wave/particle so if something moved at c, photons would stand still and wouldn't exist
boxcar experiment
the light must travel 2L in first scenario but more than 2L in the second scenario
