17 Relativistic train paradox
Hello Today, I would like to take a look at the questions posted at https://physics.stackexchange.com/. The contents are as follows. There is an iron bridge. This bridge cannot withstand the weight of the entire train, but if it only has to support part of the train as shown in Figure 1 below, it can do it. Figure 1. Non-relativistic consideration, if only a part of the train is on the iron bridge, the iron bridge will not collapse Therefore, when the train runs slowly, it is placed only on a part of the bridge, so the bridge does not collapse. (Click below to see the original.) However, if the length contraction is correct, it will be as shown in Figure 2 below. The train is contracted, the entire train is placed on the bridge, and the bridge must collapse. Figure 2. When the observer on the ground sees it, the entire train has come up and the iron bridge must collapse (Length contraction) However, from the standpoint of the perso...