31. Ehrenfest Paradox 2: Does the length of a rotating circumference change?
We looked at the Ehrenfest paradox last time. There are two issues in the Ehrenfest paradox. The first assumes a disc made up of an ideal rigid body, but when rotated at relativistic speed, it ruptures. The second is that the perimeter of a rotating body is different from its length when it is stationary. In the last post I looked at the first issue, and this time I want to look at the second issue. For those who have not read the first part, I will briefly introduce this paradox. It is best to read the previous post. Below is a link to the first part. The Ehrenfest paradox part I Rotating disc and length contraction In relativity, objects that run very fast are said to shrink in length. So the official name of this is Lorentz - Fitzgerald Length contraction. It is not 'Einstein's length contraction'. This was born regardless of the theory of relativity. Before the theory of relativity was published, several people experimented to detect ether, but the...