Special Relativity: Inertial Frames

Bob and Alice pass by each other collinearly at a relative constant speed.
They reset their clocks to zero at the moment they are colocated.

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Bob Alice t /T x /cT 0 γ 1 0 γ γβ t' /T x' /cT 0 γ 1 0 -γβ
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|v| ϵ [0,1] c = 0.750 c
τ ϵ [0,1] T = 1.000 T
β = |v| /c = 0.750
γ = √(1-β2)-1 = 1.512
Data B
Bob t /γT x /γcT vt /γT vx /γcT
Breal 1.000 0.000 1.000 0.000
Bsim 0.661 0.000 0.661 0.000
Bapp 0.378 0.000 0.378 0.000
Areal 1.512 1.134 1.512 1.134
Asim 1.000 0.750 1.000 0.750
Aapp 0.571 0.429 0.571 0.429
Data A
Alice t' /γT x' /γcT vt' /γT vx' /γcT
Areal 1.000 0.000 1.000 0.000
Asim 0.661 0.000 0.661 0.000
Aapp 0.378 0.000 0.378 0.000
Breal 1.512 -1.134 1.512 -1.134
Bsim 1.000 -0.750 1.000 -0.750
Bapp 0.571 -0.429 0.571 -0.429