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Barn-Pole Paradox Calculator
Calculate length contraction paradox in special relativity
📖 Barn-Pole Paradox
The Barn-Pole Paradox estimates the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy. It multiplies several factors: star formation rate, fraction with planets, habitable planets per star, etc.
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- Length contraction: L' = L × √(1 - v²/c²)
- Relativity of simultaneity resolves paradox
- Different frames see different events
- Classic relativity thought experiment
- Shows importance of reference frames