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If we see a high velocity object travelling past, we experience a length expansion along it's path when trying to measure the object. From the perspective of
by akira2501 5y ago
If we see a high velocity object travelling past, we experience a length expansion along it's path when trying to measure the object.
From the perspective of the object, the entire universe contracts by the same factor along it's path. It sees the phenomenon as length contraction.
I'm sorry for the framing of the question.. but is this a way to think about the underlying phenomenon of entanglement?
- aeternum 5y agoWe see a length contraction, but that aside, I've always thought of this question as super interesting. From the POV of the photon for example, the universe is basically flat. A 2d timeless plane. From this POV, the double-slit experimental results seem much more clear, it's more intuitive that the photon can both interfere with itself and appear in just one spot, as it experiences both the number of slits and hits the screen simultaneously. From the photon's POV, there's no 'delayed choice quantum eraser'. I believe the main issue with this line of reasoning, that length/time contraction are instrumental to entanglement is that entanglement phenomena like the double-slit also works with larger particles that are not necessarily travelling near the speed of light.
- nh23423fefe 5y ago> we experience a length expansion backwards. we measure contraction