ladder paradox (Q511755)
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thought experiment in special relativity: a ladder parallel to the ground moves horizontally; due to length contraction it fits inside a garage; but from the ladder's frame, the garage will be contracted to be smaller and cannot contain the ladder
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | ladder paradox |
thought experiment in special relativity: a ladder parallel to the ground moves horizontally; due to length contraction it fits inside a garage; but from the ladder's frame, the garage will be contracted to be smaller and cannot contain the ladder |
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- arwiki مفارقة السلم
- bswiki Paradoks ljestava
- dewiki Paradoxon der Längenkontraktion
- enwiki Ladder paradox
- eswiki Paradoja de la escalera
- fawiki پارادوکس نردبان
- fiwiki Tikapuuparadoksi
- frwiki Paradoxe du train
- hewiki פרדוקס הסולם והאסם
- hrwiki Paradoks ljestava
- huwiki Létraparadoxon
- itwiki Paradosso della scala nel garage
- ltwiki Kopėčių paradoksas
- plwiki Paradoks drabiny
- ruwiki Парадокс шеста и сарая
- shwiki Paradoks ljestava
- ukwiki Парадокс драбини
- zhwiki 梯子悖論
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- commonswiki Category:Ladder paradox