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Contents

• The Experiment
• The Experiment in Spacecraft Orange’s Reference Frame
• Elapsed Time in Orange’s Reference Frame
• The Experiment in Spacecraft Red’s Reference Frame
• Elapsed Time in Red’s Reference Frame
• Closer Look at the Reference Frames
• Time Dilation Not a Matter of Appearance
• CERN Muon Experiment

The Experiment

The Experiment in Spacecraft Orange’s Reference Frame

Elapsed Time in Orange’s Reference Frame

The Experiment in Spacecraft Red’s Reference Frame

Elapsed Time in Red’s Reference Frame

Closer Look at the Reference Frames

Time Dilation Not a Matter of Appearance

CERN Muon Experiment