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The Trouton-Rankine experiment failed to measure this phenomenon, which ironically gave additional credence to its existence. Terrell rotation is an illusion caused by this phenomenon. This phenomenon (10[1])occurs counterintuitively in a paradox proposed by John Stuart Bell, where it only applies (10[1])to one part of the setup. This phenomenon causes the circumference of a disk (-5[1])to produce contradictory values in Ehrenfest's paradox. (-5[1])On a Minkowski (-5[1])diagram, this phenomenon can be illustrated by comparing the space between points on the original position axis (-5[1])and the scaled position axis. In one thought experiment centering on this phenomenon, a moving pole either fits or doesn't fit inside a barn (10[1])depending (10[1])on which object's reference frame is considered. (10[1])For 10 points, name this relativistic effect that causes an object size to change. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: relativistic length contraction [or Lorentz contraction; or Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction; or any answer of relativity causing an object's length to change before "change" is read; prompt on special relativity]
<Lalit Maharjan , Science - Physics - Relativity>
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