Which of These Statements Is NOT a Consequence of the Postulates

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements is NOT a consequence of the postulates of special relativity?

• A) The mass of an object moving with respect to an observer is larger than the mass measured by a different observer who is at rest with respect to the object.
• B) A clock moving with respect to an observer ticks more slowly than when measured by an observer who is moving along with the clock.
• C) The length of an object moving with respect to an observer is shorter than it is when measured by a different observer moving along with the object.
• D) The wavelength emitted from a source moving with respect to an observer is different from the wavelength measured by an observer who is moving along with the source.

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