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Homework Statement
In the old West, a marshal riding on a train traveling 35.0 m/s sees a duel between two men standing on the Earth 55.0 m apart parallel to the train. The marshal's instruments indicate that in his reference frame the two men fire simultaneously. (a) Which of the two men, the first one the train passes (A) or the second one (B) should be arrested for firing the first shot? That is, in the gunfighter's frame of refernece, who fired first? (b) How much earlier did he fire? (c) Who was struck first?
Homework Equations
Lorentz transformations
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not sure how to apply lorentz equations to this problem. I assume I need to find the distance between the duel and the train but beyond that I'm not sure how to begin solving this.