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Question
A uniformly moving train passes by a long platform. Consider the events 'engine crossing the beginning of the platform' and 'engine crossing the end of the platform'. Which frame (train frame or the platform frame) is the proper frame for the pair of events?
Solution
The platform frame is the rest frame so it can be regarded as the proper frame for the pair of events.
The train can never approach a speed comparable to the speed of light. So, no issue of relativity comes into picture when moving train is considered as a frame for the pair of events. So, both train and platform can be taken as the proper frame for the pair of events.
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