would you see youself in the mirror, and would you be able to see ray of light in there real form next to you?
2006-08-22 21:22:34 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Ah, closed system releativity. The closed system of you and the mirror would mean that the light reflected from you to the mirror will behave exactly as if you were standing still. if the mirror was stationary and you were moving away from it at the speed of light then you wouldn't see yourself (providing the mirror was only set to reflect you as you reached the speed of light.
2006-08-22 21:30:11 · answer #1 · answered by stevensontj 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You and the mirror would both be TRAVELLING at the same speed, therefore the speed differential between you and the mirror would be zero. thus the mirror would reflect you and only you, no reflected image.
As to Ray, I have know idea! It would only be if he was standing THERE beside you when you looked in the mirror. If you throw a handful of fine dust into the air, then you may see the rays of light in THEIR form beside you.
2006-08-23 04:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by Tony T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you would, as the mirror would also be travelling at the speed of light. If you was travelling towards a mirror at the speed of light you would not see anything as you would actually hit the mirror at the same time as your image did. It would probably hurt a bit too!!
2006-08-24 16:34:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were travelling with a mirror then the mirror would appear normal and you would see yourself in it as normal due to the conventions of relativity which would place you and the mirror in the same inertial frame and hence leaving both you and the mirror stationary relative to each other with the speed of light in your inertial frame at c - as it is in all other inertial frames.
This is ignoring the point that you cannot travel at the speed of light in order to answer the hypothetical scenario.
2006-08-23 04:33:32 · answer #4 · answered by Crash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you were travelling at the speed of light you would start experiencing some very strange things. you would still see your reflection in the mirror because you are holding the mirror and the light is being reflected from you at the same speed. as you and the mirror are constant. depending on the direction you are travelling you may see a frozen image or a highly speeded up image.
2006-08-23 04:33:12 · answer #5 · answered by crownose 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a matter of relativity. If you are holding the mirror, then the relative speed between you and the mirror is zero. So no matter at what speed you were travelling (assuming you could travel at the speed of light) you would still see yourself (as you are holding the mirror).
2006-08-23 04:49:56 · answer #6 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see your point, but any answer you get is going to be purely theoretical... can you live with that... nobody knows what will happen, we can guess, but, every day scientists discover something new, and want to change all the books.
A more interesting question, might be, if the mirror was replaced, by a video camera, and lcd.... as the lcd produces its own light
2006-08-23 04:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by yeah well 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is a good question. If you are travelling speed of light opposing the light source i believe you will only see yourself in WHITE color. If you are traveeling speed of light with the light source, i believe you will only see black color at the mirror. Maybe you will see photon when you are travelling with the light source. Well, in Einstein law of Mass = Energy, i believe by the time you travel in light, yourself and the mirror has changed to another form of energy.
2006-08-23 04:30:05 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Logic 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if u are travelling at the speed of light,it is possible that u and the mirror will be so much stretched so far that u dont see each other, mostly just the head/tail of ur self if the mirror is intact and viceversa
2006-08-24 06:16:56 · answer #9 · answered by ammu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What level of vanity would it take to travel at the speed of light and want to look in a mirror?
I think I'd be gawping out the window, personally!
2006-08-23 04:30:40 · answer #10 · answered by le_coupe 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋