Special & General Relativity Questions and Answers
How soon after you start to move do you see the relativistic contraction effect?
As measured by you, it is instantaneous with the start of your relativistic motion.
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All answers are provided by Dr. Sten Odenwald (Raytheon STX) for the NASA Astronomy Cafe, part of the NASA Education and Public Outreach program.